{"id":24943,"date":"2025-03-12T19:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T19:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=24943"},"modified":"2025-03-12T19:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T19:01:03","slug":"april-2025-ventures-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/april-2025-ventures-course\/","title":{"rendered":"April Ventures course to focus on communities of belonging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Kendra Flory<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The April offering from the Ventures in Christian Discipleship program at McPherson (Kan.) College will be \u201cA Place for Everybody: Creating Communities of Belonging\u201d<\/strong> to be presented by Jeanne Davies, executive director of the Anabaptist Disabilities Network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The course will be held via Zoom on Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (central time). Continuing education credit is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description:<\/strong> In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul teaches that the church is the body of Christ and each member contributes their gifts for the good of all. When our faith communities do not fully include people with disabilities, we are not whole. How can we deepen our hospitality and enrich our common life by accommodating needs and affirming gifts, so there is a place for everybody? This course will explore disability theology, models of disability, and practical ways to make our congregations more accessible to all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jeanne Davies,<\/strong> executive director of the Anabaptist Disabilities Network, is ordained in the Church of the Brethren. She holds a master of divinity degree from Bethany Theological Seminary, a certificate in Homiletic Peer Coaching from Vanderbilt Divinity School, and a certificate in Disability and Ministry from Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Mich. She has a passion for disability advocacy and inclusion and believes that the whole church benefits when all the members of the Body are actively connected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continuing education credit is available for $10 per course. The registration process includes the opportunity to pay for CEUs and give an optional donation to the Ventures program. To learn more and register go to www.mcpherson.edu\/ventures<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— Kendra Flory is advancement assistant at McPherson College.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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