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DISABILITY & THE CHURCH

Looking Through the Lens of Disability to Better Understand the Heart of God


In this webinar, Dr. Ben Conner, Professor of Practical Theology and Director of the Graduate Certificate in Disability and Ministry at Western Theological Seminary, will teach us how to center the insights of people with disabilities and imagine a more inclusive and faithful church. Hosted by Dr. Carlos A. Thompson, Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry and Disability Theology and Director of the Friendship House at Western Theological Seminary. 

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MEET YOUR PANELISTS

Benjamin T. Conner (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is Professor of Practical Theology at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan, where he is director of the Graduate Certificate in Disability and Ministry. He is the author of Amplifying Our Witness: Giving Voice to Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities and Practicing Witness: A Missional Vision of Christian Practices.

MEET YOUR HOST

L.S. Carlos A. Thompson (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry and Disability Theology and Director of the Friendship House at Western Theological Seminary.

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