Answer the call to Disability Ministry

At WTS gain a practical foundation within the context of community, hearing the voices of people with disabilities and the teaching gifts of professors who are disabled.

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Choose your path

Both programs prepare you for ministry within the context of a nurturing community.

Graduate Certificate in Disability Ministry

The GCDM program is available through WTS’s distance learning program. The program prepares women and men called by God to lead the church in mission.

Students will gain the knowledge and skills to lead congregations, ministries, schools, colleges and universities, medical practices, and businesses that are inclusive of people of all abilities.

Master of Arts in Disability Ministry

The MA in Disability and Ministry offers specialized training for those who seek to work toward empowering all of God’s people in ministry and witness.

You can earn this degree online or by attending classes on campus.

Our courses always include the voices of people with disabilities and the teaching gifts of professors who are disabled.

Offered in partnership with the Center for Disability and Ministry.

The Center for Disability and Ministry at Western Theological Seminary exists to support ministry leaders of all abilities in nurturing and receiving the gifts and contributions of persons with disabilities through formational opportunities, including theological education, consultation, forums, and publications.

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Dr. Elizabeth Pennock, Director of the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Meet the Program Director

Dr. Benjamin T. Conner had been involved in youth ministry in some capacity for over twenty years before coming to Western. He has served the Church in congregations and through Young Life staff.

Dr. Conner earned his Master of Divinity from Union Presbyterian Seminary (Virginia) and his PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary in Mission, Ecumenics, and History of Religions. His teaching and research interests include practical theology, youth ministry, discipleship and Christian practices, mission studies, evangelism, disability studies, and Christian history.

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