ELCA Disability Ministries Workshops @ Extravaganza!
Have you registered for Extravaganza yet? Better get to it, because we would love to have you join us for our TWO workshops this year! Here’s a glimpse of what each workshop will be about. You can go to https://www.elcaymnet.org/workshops to find more information about all of the workshops happening at the E! this year.
D.A.R.E. to Play (Disability Access Resource Experience): All are welcome at church? Some of our youth group games don’t include all of God’s children. During this workshop, participants will learn how to make icebreakers, team building activities, and games more inclusive for those with disabilities and/or those who are neurodivergent. We will discuss the “why” of inclusion, along with navigating conversations surrounding youth with disabilities. Participants will also receive a list of supplies to have on hand at their congregation to make games and activities more accessible for those with disabilities. Come prepared to play some games and have some fun.
Catechism D.A.R.E. (Disability Access Resource Experience or Exploration): What does dying and rising mean from a disability perspective? Join the ELCA Disability Ministries Team as we explore the baptism texts of the New Testament, Luther’s explanation, and our contemporary Lutheran baptismal worship services. Mark Allen Powell, New Testament scholar and music critic, and others have demonstrated that we are influenced by our context. Indeed, it is Scripture’s content in conversation with our changing context that engages and reveals the Living Word of God. The Church often wrestles wondering how to make accommodation for the disabled student, but in this workshop come consider what might happen if people living with various disabilities are allowed to speak and interpret Scripture.
The Extravaganza is January 23-26, 2025 this year at The Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky. Hope to see you there, friends!