News and notes from AMD, DHM/UMCD, DMC, MHM - 9 April 2021

Here are the highlights of postings this week from the Association of Ministers with Disabilities, Disability Ministries Committee, Mental Health Ministries, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Ministries Committee, and UM Congress of the Deaf. Please note that many posts have additional comments and discussion which will not be reflected in these links.
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• Bishop's Blog: Spreading the aroma of Christ
  

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AMD

• The Accessible God Podcast
  

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DHM/UMCD

• Deaf Link: Chunnakam Easter
• ELDA: Newsletter
• Caption Mate: announcement
• Deaf Link: Colombo Deaf Church
• WISH: Indiana adds ASL to driver's test
• RNS: ASL Bible shows that God speaks in sign languages too
• Living with Hearing Loss: Representation matters
  

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DMC

• Sharon McCart: I once lived in a cemetery (corrected link)
  
• L'Arche Erie: Remember to love
• Lovers Lane UMC: Owen Lecture, pandemic and stress
• Wabash Center: Expanding the theological classroom
• kathiecomments: Encountering Silicon Valley
• NCR: I am a lifelong wheelchair user and I don't feel welcome
• South Carolina conference: St. John's hosts vaccine registration
• Rev. Rebecca Writes: The Christmas-Easter cactus
  

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MHM

• Forest Bathing
  

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Events

• Covid-19 list of inclusion resources
• April 11: Columbia Theological Seminary, The Church and People with Intellectual Disabilities
• April 12-May 3: Theology of John Wesley online course
• April 16: Austin Presbyterian Seminary, Online Worship: Is it accessible for all?
• April 17: AMD+MFSA, conversation with Kathy Black 
  
• April 18: Autism Faith Network, Disability and the Church with Lamar Hardwick
  
• April 20: NCPD, Thomas Aquinas and the Question of Disability
• April 22: Stone Belt Arc: Creative strategies for inclusive digital worship
• May 17-20: Centre for Public Justice (Canada): Seeking Justice Together
  
• DMC Grants, applications open until May 31
• Wesley Seminary is offering the summer course, "Introduction to Disability Ministries and Deaf Ministries" (CM-629-VT). This 2-week virtual course is 5/24-6/4/21. While exploring these justice-related ministries to consider for your ministry setting, graduate credits or CEUs may be earned. The course can be audited as well. Contact Rev. Leo Yates at leoyjr@gmail.com for more information.
  

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