Why and How to Serve Those with Disabilities in Your Ministries
Paul reminds us that our friends living with disability are indispensable to the body of Christ. A church without disabilities, then, becomes an incomplete church.
With mental health challenges on the rise among teenagers, youth and family ministers must often work with parents to provide support and care from the local church.

Paul reminds us that our friends living with disability are indispensable to the body of Christ. A church without disabilities, then, becomes an incomplete church.
The gospel tells us that God, who knows all things, is not hiding from us but instead went and stood in the very shame we’re trying to hide. All this is so that, as his Word says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame” (Rom. 10:11).
The younger generations are hungry for a place to belong, and that is what the gospel gives us through the local church. In Jesus, we who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ (Eph. 2:13).
As important as youth and family ministers are, we were never meant to carry the weight of being your students’ savior. Neither were their parents.
When churches begin walking with families in the early years of parenting, they no longer see the church as a program provider or babysitter, but as a trusted partner in raising their children to know Christ.
Due to the rise in technology use, busyness, and growing complexities, it can seem easier for students to fake being Christians today. Our goal as youth workers should be to help them clearly know they need a Savior and that they can trust him today!
