32. Understanding Adults with Disabilities and how the Church can Step in

33. Disability Advocate Training - 11/10/2020

The Banquet Network hosted an online disability advocate training for individuals and churches on Tuesday November 10, 2020. In this podcast, we share valuable resources to help and support churches in becoming more disability inclusive. info@thebanquetnetwork.com | thebanquetnetwork.com

32. Understanding Adults with Disabilities and how the Church can Step in

Katie Long shares the history of adults with disabilities in the US and where we are now. Katie shares suggestions for the church to step in and reach out to the disability community. Katie is the Administrative Assistant at Arrowhead Bible Camp, which runs a residential camp for adults with developmental disabilities. Katie has been working with the DD population for 12 years. She is passionate about the developmentally disabled population and equipping others to care for, serve, and educate others to end the stigma against the DD community. To learn more about Arrowhead Bible Camp and Shepherds Camp go to arrowheadbiblecamp.org aa.arrowhead@gmail.com | thebanquetnetwork.com

31. Bridging the Gap Between the Church and Adults with Disabilities

In this episode, our guest, Rebecca Wall, discusses the gap between the Church and the adult disability community and shares how the Church can step in to bridge that gap. Bio: Rebecca has been in the disability space since 2012. She is the the Programs Director at 99 Balloons, a non-profit ministry out of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Rebecca desires to see the church embrace, include, and celebrate each and every person made in the image of Christ. rebecca@99balloons.org | thebanquetnetwork.com

30. Let's Hear it for the Dad's: doing life with a child with a disability

Jay speaks from an honest and transparent perspective as the father of a child with special needs and how disability has transformed his outlook on life. Bio: Jay Perkins is a father of 3. He enjoys engaging with his community in Atlanta, GA. In 2008 Jay left his corporate job to build a special needs activity center for his daughter who encounters significant sensory challenges. This led to the development of his current business, Sensory Solutions, where he builds and constructs sensory based spaces in schools and churches for children with special needs. jay@sensoryroomsolutions.com | thebanquetnetwork.com