The United Methodist Association of Ministers with Disabilities

AMD work

• Our Mission and History: our history, purpose, and efforts in advocacy, education, and support
• Book Project: read about our book, Speaking Out: The Gifts of Ministering Undeterred by Disabilities, published in 2012.
  If you are interested in participating in a future edition or second volume, contact us here

General Information

• The Christian as Minister, eighth edition (2013): candidates with visual or motor disabilities may request a screen-reader format from from GBHEM.
• ATS Policy Guidelines on Disability and Theological Education ; the guidelines are on page C9 (page 37 of 164 in the Mozilla reader)
• Robert C. Anderson, "Infusing the Graduate Theological Curriculum with Education about Disability"
  Theological Education 39 (1, 2003): 131-153 ; (starts on page 136 of 180 in the Mozilla reader)
• Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing ministry books and media from UM Committee on Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Ministries
• Disabilities Inclusion Learning Center from the Union for Reform Judaism and Ruderman Family Foundation

Where we've been

• AMD leaders at Youth 2019
• Statement on recommended language, April 2019
• Letter regarding defunding of Disability Ministries Committee, September 1, 2017
• Letter to the Commission on a Way Forward, June 2017
• Petitions to 2016 General Conference
• Actions about "mental health" changes to CPP, December 2014
• "Full participants: pastors with disabilities share struggles, hopes in ministry"
  Bill Fentum for United Methodist Reporter, October 30, 2009
• Disability Concerns Resolutions, January 2004
• General Letter to Members, September 2003
• Goodbye to a Giant: Who Else Will Help?, March 14, 2003
• Some Ideas for the New Year, January 2003
• General Letter to Members, Pentecost 2003
• Theological Statement, October 1994

Our members on the web

• Flying Kitty Monster, Tim Vermande's web site.
• Kintsugi Pastor (Crip Pastor), blog of Chris Wylie
• Random Acts of Expression, blog of Gary Dillensnyder
• Rev. Rebecca Writes, Rebecca Torres-Holland
• Slip Slidin' Away and Hiding Behind the Pulpit, blogs of Michael McKinney
• Wings: a faithletter for United Methodists and those who care about them, edited by Jo D'Archangelis (archive).