Church access
ADA
Training
Provided by Sycamore Tree Ministries, Inc.
One fifth, 1 in 5, 20% of Americans have some form of disability. Is your church reaching this unreached population? Help is available.
The ADA should be viewed as a tool for churches and ministries to be more like the Apostle Paul when he said that he becomes all things to all men so that by all means he may see some saved. However, too often the ADA is viewed with disdain and as government intrusion into our private lives by churches; even though, churches for the most part are exempt from the legal ramifications.
This course is designed to help churches, ministries, and their leaders (both lay and ordained) to understand how the ADA is a friend. This course is designed to help church and ministry leaders to begin thinking about access to facilities and curriculum for persons with disabilities.
If someone who is blind were to come to your building, could they participate in your Christian education classes and worship services if they needed a book--just as you would? In other words, are your materials, hymn books, Bibles etc available in braile? How about people who are deaf? Can people who are in wheelchairs get into your facilities? Do parents & grandparents in wheelchairs have access so they can take their kids/grandkids to class?
We will custom fit the class(es), in both content and length, for your situation after telephone &/or email contact.
Sycamore Tree Ministries, Inc., will help equip you to answer these questions, and then help you understand how to improve. We are also available to do a facility/curriculum evaluation/assessment for you, and then to provide a written report for you.
We do not charge a fee. We ask the church/ministry to cover our expenses and provide a love offering. Jimmy Weber, the Director and staff evangelist, served for 14 years as a Senior Pastor, in smaller churches. He understands tight finances in churches, and strives to keep costs down.
The ADA should be viewed as a tool for churches and ministries to be more like the Apostle Paul when he said that he becomes all things to all men so that by all means he may see some saved. However, too often the ADA is viewed with disdain and as government intrusion into our private lives by churches; even though, churches for the most part are exempt from the legal ramifications.
This course is designed to help churches, ministries, and their leaders (both lay and ordained) to understand how the ADA is a friend. This course is designed to help church and ministry leaders to begin thinking about access to facilities and curriculum for persons with disabilities.
If someone who is blind were to come to your building, could they participate in your Christian education classes and worship services if they needed a book--just as you would? In other words, are your materials, hymn books, Bibles etc available in braile? How about people who are deaf? Can people who are in wheelchairs get into your facilities? Do parents & grandparents in wheelchairs have access so they can take their kids/grandkids to class?
We will custom fit the class(es), in both content and length, for your situation after telephone &/or email contact.
Sycamore Tree Ministries, Inc., will help equip you to answer these questions, and then help you understand how to improve. We are also available to do a facility/curriculum evaluation/assessment for you, and then to provide a written report for you.
We do not charge a fee. We ask the church/ministry to cover our expenses and provide a love offering. Jimmy Weber, the Director and staff evangelist, served for 14 years as a Senior Pastor, in smaller churches. He understands tight finances in churches, and strives to keep costs down.
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About The Training Provider: Sycamore Tree Ministries, Inc.
Sycamore Tree Ministries, Inc. - Sycamore Tree Ministries, Inc., is a non-profit ministry established to help churches and other ministries understand how to and to effectively reach and care for people with disabilties. We do facility and cirriculum evaluations. We train church and ministry staff (paid and volunteers) how to meet the needs of and help people with disabilities. We work to help churches and ministries involve...
