Barb Stanley
Growing up with a brother who has Autism, Barb understands what life as part of a family affected by disability feels like. She is an advocate who wants to see disability ministry become an expected part of every church. She has a background in church administration, and started a disability ministry at The Refinery Church in 2014. In 2020, she founded Wonderful Works Ministry, an organization that provides online disability ministry training resources designed especially for churches. She lives in Ohio with her husband, Brandon, and two teenage sons. To learn more visit wonderfulworks.net
Relaunching Disability Ministry: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities
Every disability ministry leader in the country has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Each have had different experiences, but one thing that all have in common is that each are facing new ministry obstacles that they have not experienced before. This talk speaks to three common ministry relaunch obstacles, and shows how they can actually be turned into opportunities to make the ministry stronger.