1. Youth Ministry and Disability: Next Steps
Rev. Miriam Spies
January 8, 2019

2. Outline Camp Days and Leadership Opportunities
Theological Perspectives
CanChild Research: The 6 F’s

3. Stories Camp was not a place for a child like me
Leadership Opportunities and Development

4. Three Theological Perspectives
Children are…
Gifts of God and sources of joy
Sinful creatures and moral agents
Models of faith and sources of revelation

5. CanChild: The 6 F-Words Function Discipleship Family Body of Christ
Fitness & Fun Signs of Wellness
Friends Significance of Peer Relationships
Future Call and Vocation

6. Family – Body of Christ Baptismal identity – state of becoming
Identity in community
Supports for parents and siblings

7. Function – Disciple
What people do - how we follow Jesus – loving God and neighbour
Practice skills
Listening to voices
Having challenging expectations

8. Friends – Significance of Peer Relationships
Developing and nurturing meaningful peer connections
Jesus called disciples to be friends
Shared vulnerability
Community

9. Fun and Fitness – Signs of Wellness
Body image – created as God’s beloved
Adapting to allow and encourage participation
Invitation into holy joy

10. Future – Call and Vocation
Unemployment rates / role of advocacy
Not determining whether possible – space for dreaming, wondering, and testing (discernment)
Meaningful vocation
Affirm role in serving God in the world
Future – Call and Vocation

11. For Further Information
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