Book Overview
Deaf ministries have a myriad of ways to engage faith communities with Deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened, and DeafBlind persons and their families. This book provides ministers, interpreters, pastors, students, lay people, and those feeling called to Deaf ministry with an introduction to the variety of ministry models. From the book, Deaf Ministry: Ministry Models for Expanding the Kingdom of God, 4th Ed., these collected readings presented in this introduction are intended to provide a brief overview of each ministry model, as to educate, interest, improve a church's accessibility, and inspire persons to serve in Deaf ministries. Though this book is an introduction, it still provides the heart of the 4th Edition book. Readers are introduced to the interpreting ministry model, the hard-of-hearing ministry model, a disability ministries, the Deaf missions model, the DeafBlind ministry model, along with other models, including a chapter about implementing a new Deaf ministry. It's a must have resource for any church library.
