Disability Ministry Conferences & Training Opportunities
The Key Ministry team has a vision that every pastor, church staff member and volunteer ought to be able to access disability ministry training of the highest quality without having to travel further than a half-day drive from their home.
Here’s a list of upcoming conference and training opportunities around the country. For a listing of training opportunities sponsored by Key Ministry, or where Key Ministry staff will be speaking, please visit our Events Page. If your church or organization is hosting an upcoming disability ministry conference or training, please complete this form to have the information listed. Are you a ministry leader interested in joining a consortium to discuss collaborative educational opportunities for advancing the movement? Please let us know here.
Upcoming Conferences
OCTOBER 2023
Accessible Gospel hosted by Life Line Families October 28 in Lafayette, GA
MAY 2024
Disability & The Church 2024 hosted by Key Ministry May 1-3 in Orlando, FL.
Conference Archive
SEPTEMBER 2023
AACC 2023 Know Hope World Conference hosted by the American Association of Christian Counselors September 13-16 in Nashville, TN.MARCH 2023
Together Conference hosted by Together We Care March 11 in Snellville, GA
Community For All Virtual Conference hosted by Faith Inclusion NetworkFEBRUARY 2023
Voices of Hope hosted by Fresh Hope February 11 (virtual mental health conference led by those with lived experience).
All Access virtual conference.APRIL 2023
Disability & The Church (#DATC2023) hosted by Key Ministry in collaboration with the Tim Tebow Foundation April 28 & 29 in Cleveland, OH.
MAY 2022
Disability Ministry Conference hosted by Disability Ministry Conference May 14 in Santa Ana, CA
APRIL 2022
IFL2022 hosted by Key Ministry in collaboration with the Tim Tebow Foundation April 29 & 30, 2022 in Cleveland, OHMARCH 2022
Reimagining Faith & Disability Inclusion Post-Pandemic hosted by Faith Inclusion Network Community for All March 10 & 11, 2022 in Norfolk, VA
FEBRUARY 2022
All Access Disability Ministry Conference February 25 & 26, 2022 in Houston, TX
JULY 2021
National Virtual Ministry Screening - Faithful and Able hosted by Abilities Workshop July 14, 2021
OCTOBER 2020
Online Pastors’ Retreat hosted by Key Ministry October 5-7, 2020
Wonderfully Made Conference online hosted by SOAR Special Needs October 19-23, 2020.
JUNE 2021
Including People with IDD in Faith Communities: Perspectives from Diverse Faith Traditions hosted by AAIDD Religion and Spirituality Interest Network June 24, 2021
APRIL 2021
Inclusion Fusion Live hosted by Key Ministry April 17, 2021 in Cleveland, OH + regional host sites + virtual.
AUGUST 2020
Glorious Hope Conference hosted by Gospel Centered Family and Hope in Autism August 15 online
JUNE 2020
Blueprint Ministry Workshop hosted by Abilities Workshop, Inc. June 15-16, 2020 in Orlando, FL
MAY 2020
IndispensABLE - TN hosted by Ability Ministry May 16, 2020 in Johnson City, TN
APRIL 2020
Engage Conference hosted by 99 Balloons April 4, 2020 in Fayetteville, AR
Inclusion Fusion Live hosted by Key Ministry April 24-25, 2020 in Cleveland, OH
MARCH 2020
Together Special Needs Conference hosted by Mount Paran Church March 7, 2020 in Atlanta, GA
Special Moms Day Away hosted by Barnabas Ministry @ Grace Church March 14, 2020 in Eden Prairie, MN
IndispensABLE - Kentucky hosted by Ability Ministry March 21, 2020 in Louisville, KY
Special Needs Conference hosted by the Baptist Convention of Maryland and Delaware March 28, 2020 in Columbia, MD
FEBRUARY 2020
All Access Disability Ministry Conference February 22, 2020 in Houston, TX
FIND Symposium hosted by Faith Inclusion Network of Dallas February 25, 2020 in Dallas, TX
NOVEMBER 2019
Mental Health & The Church hosted by Winebrenner Theological Seminary November 9, 2019 in Findlay, OH
reFRESH Conference hosted by Joni & Friends Ohio November 16, 2019 in Circleville, OH
Unbroken Faith // A Workshop with Diane Dokko Kim hosted by Quest Church November 16, 2019 in Seattle, WA
OCTOBER 2019
Look Up Faith Conference inspired by The Lutheran Foundation October 7, 2019 in Fort Wayne, IN
Inclusive Voices, Welcoming People with Disabilities hosted by University of Connecticut University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and Hartford Seminary October 7, 2019 in Hartford, CT
Wonderfully Made Special Needs Conference hosted by SOAR Special Needs Ministry October 24-25, 2019 in Overland Park, KS
SEPTEMBER 2019
Accessible Gospel Conference hosted by LifeLine, Inc. September 27-28, 2019 in Chattanooga, TN
Northern CA Disability Ministry Conference hosted by Disability Ministry Conference September 28, 2019 in Mountain View, CA
Embrace Fall Conference 2019 hosted by Fellowship Bible Church September 28, 2019 in Little Rock, AR.
APRIL 2019
Inclusion Fusion Live 2019 hosted by Key Ministry April 5-6, 2019 in Cleveland, OH
