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Abby Howard

Abby Howard

Disability ministry coordinator at Mission Hills Church and founder of The Accessible Gospel, helping churches make faith inclusive for people with disabilities.

Aug 6, 2026

33:18
So where is the church missing it? Thinking that they're doing great, but not.
33:25
Yeah.
33:26
Yeah, so two things come to mind.
33:30
One, I don't think they understand the scope of disability.
33:33
And then two, I think they think that they're doing a good thing by saying we're not equipped, which I think is like the most hurtful thing to say.
33:44
Like, what do you mean you're not equipped to love my child? what do you mean you're not equipped to make sure this is a safe space for my child? That's not, we want to make sure everyone's loved and everyone's safe.
33:56
And so, and because they don't want to do the work, because they don't want things to look a little bit messy, they rather just say we're not equipped.

8 MINS LATER

42:30
So, Abby, as we wrap up, if a church leader is listening and they're thinking, we're just not ready for this, what encouragement, what next step would What should they encourage them?

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