Church is for everyone, but not all church policies work for everyone. In this workshop we will learn how to look at your church policies through the lens of disability, what policies most commonly need to be adapted (or added), and how to create policies that work for families and for the church.

Barb Stanley is the Founder and President of Wonderful Works Ministry, an online disability ministry resource center that specializes in creating the tools that churches need to support families impacted by disability through free training videos, classroom tools, and adapted kids Bible stories. She has a background in church leadership, ministry mobilization and also started her church’s disability ministry, 139 Kids. Barb grew up with a brother who has Autism and is a passionate advocate for disability ministry. She lives in Ohio with her husband, Brandon.

Leah has had a passion for working with children for as long as she can remember. After studying Early Childhood Education at The Ohio State University, she moved to Northern Virginia, where she started her career in education as a preschool teacher. Leah and her family moved back to Ohio in 2012, and in 2014, she began serving in her church’s Special Needs Ministry, 139 Kids. Here, Leah became the co-leader, specializing in creating positive support plans for children in the ministry. Leah attended Ashland University, where she earned an Intervention Specialist licensure. She is passionate about equipping churches to have their own Disability Ministries. Leah is married, and she and her husband, Chris, have two school-aged children.