By Jackie Nyamutumbu Kimani | The theology of the prosperity gospel in African churches often mirrors animistic beliefs especially as it relates to people with disabilities. It undermines God’s sovereignty and excludes disabled individuals from ministry.
By “Amos” Ming Raj Gurung | Every person, with or without a disability, matters in the kingdom of God. God has a special focus on those who are weak and disabled. This was demonstrated in Jesus’s ministry as he served people with disabilities and brought them honor when society had rejected them.
By Matthijs Terpstra and Andrew Miller | Deaf people in developing nations around the world face formidable challenges. Deaf Ministries International (DMI) has found that education, training, and the love of Christ can help Deaf people overcome barriers, live productive and meaningful lives, and give back to their communities.
By Jenna Sanderson with Chantelle Sanderson | People with disabilities comprise the largest unreached people group in the world, today. We are also often missed as participants in God’s global mission. As a 22-year-old with Cerebral Palsy, I want people to see me for who I truly am: a daughter of God, who is loved, forgiven, important, and useful in the kingdom of God.
By Dave Deuel | After the birth of the church, the first mission begins in Jerusalem with the healing of a man with a disability at the temple gates. This should not be surprising because people with disabilities appear throughout the Scripture narrative and especially in Jesus’s earthly ministry.
By Andrew K. Opie | What happens when disability comes into the picture? It often results in some being left out of gospel work due to not measuring up as sufficient.
By Kim Kargbo | At least 16% of the world’s population has a disability, and only 5–10% of them have heard the gospel. This makes people with disabilities the world’s largest unreached people group.
By Hilda Bih Muluh | People with disabilities experience a range of barriers to inclusion in the church. And those who are invited in are often still blocked from sharing their gifts with others and participating in Jesus’s mandate to share the gospel with all peoples and nations.
By Sheryl Takagi Silzer | Global mission teams are becoming more and more multicultural. This presents challenges particularly to the work and relationships between people from the Global North and Global South. Facilitated discussions about cultural frameworks can help global workers gain a better understanding of different cultural perspectives.
By Valerie Althouse | I am a White American woman who grew up in a white majority church that emphasized global missions. Eighteen years ago, I moved to New York City to serve as both a missionary and a mobilizer for world missions. I desire for Jesus to be known and worshiped among all peoples. So why did I often find myself cringing when I shared missions mobilization materials within a diverse, urban, multiethnic, and international environment?
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