Books
Centre For Disability Ministry in Asia
The CDMA is the research and publication arm of KIN that produces culturally relevant resources for churches in Asia.
book
Koinonia Groups: Nurturing Disability-Inclusive Small Groups in Your Church
Authored by Chew Ping Lin, Leow Wen Pin & Jesselyn Ng. (Disability Ministry in Asia Series, Volume 3)
“Koinonia Groups” is a guide for Christians aiming to enhance their small group ministries by walking with persons with special needs as fellow disciples and disciple makers. Through practical insights and stories, it explores what it means to pursue Christlikeness as one body. Step by step, it will transform your small group into one that embodies true koinonia—partnership in God’s love.
For bulk orders (more than 5 copies), please contact us at team@kin.org.sg.
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Enabling Hearts: A Primer for Disability-Inclusive Churches
Edited by Leow Wen Pin. (Disability Ministry in Asia Series, Volume 1)
This handbook introduces churches to the basics required to start a disability ministry. The book comprises overviews of disability theology and ministry, various issues common to all disability ministries, tips on how to include people with specific disabilities, and case studies of Singaporean disability ministries.
This handbook introduces churches to the basics required to start a disability ministry. The book comprises overviews of disability theology and ministry, various issues common to all disability ministries, tips on how to include people with specific disabilities, and case studies of Singaporean disability ministries.
For bulk orders (more than 5 copies), please contact us at team@kin.org.sg.
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Enabling Communities: Bible Studies on Including People with Disabilities in Church
Authored by Leow Wen Pin & Joanna Ong. (Disability Ministry in Asia Series, Volume 2)
This Bible study (available as a Facilitator’s Guide and Students’ Guide) helps church small groups understand the basics of disability inclusion from a Biblical perspective. It comprises four studies drawn from the New Testament, and includes practical and group application. The Facilitator’s Guide contains answers and detailed facilitation guidance to help small study leaders.
For bulk orders (more than 5 copies), please contact us at team@kin.org.sg.
Singapore DisabilityMinistry Survey
Watch the launch event highlights
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Singapore Disability Ministry Survey 2023
The Singapore Disability Ministry Survey 2023 provides a holistic snapshot of the disability ministry sector in Singapore.
Through surveys and in-depth interviews, churches with and without disability ministries shared with us about the barriers and challenges they faced in discipling people with disabilities. The findings inform the Church about how to reach out to more people of all abilities.
Publications
Peer-reviewed research and other publications to educate churches and drive innovation in the disability ministry sector.
Enabling Hearts Discussion Guide
The Enabling Hearts Discussion Guide is a guide for churches to facilitate disability ministry team discussions on the contents of KIN’s book Enabling Hearts: A Primer for Disability-Inclusive Churches.
Others
St Andrew’s Cathedral Podcast
Mosaic podcast + transcript
Others
Koinonia Papers (KPs)
The Disability Ministry in Asia series is a series of resources that support churches in the work of disability ministry.
2022 ︱ Paper 2
Christians in the Metaverse
By A/Prof. Alex Tang
2022 ︱ Paper 1
Who Moves the Stars?
By Rev Dr Samuel Goh
2021 ︱ Paper 1
Some Biblical Reflections on Disability
By Rev Dr Samuel Goh
2020 ︱ Paper 3
Teaching Children with Intellectual Disability / Autism in the Sunday School Setting
By Norman Kee
2020 ︱ Paper 2
Including People with Physical Disabilities in Church
By Sherena Loh
2020 ︱ Paper 1
Discipling the Differently Abled into Disciplemakers
By Jacqueline Woo
2020 ︱ Paper 1
Discipling the Differently Abled into Disciplemakers (Easy Read)
By Jacqueline Woo
Reformed World Journal
In recent years, accelerated by the work of organisations like Joni and Friends and the Lausanne Movement’s Disability Concerns Network, disability ministry has experienced robust growth worldwide. Singapore, a highly developed island state deeply connected with the global economy, has experienced similar growth in this area among its churches.
In this short article, we provide an overview of the Church in Singapore. We then discuss the current state of disability ministry in Singapore, both at the local congregational level and the broader level of the Protestant Church in Singapore as a whole. We conclude by discussing the future prospects of ministry among persons with disabilities in Singapore.
Articles
Ong Ching Hui & Leow Wen Pin.
Towards an Asian Disability Missiology: Reflections from Singapore.
Journal of Asian Missions (forthcoming)
By A/Prof. Alex Tang
Leow Wen Pin.
Review of Disabilities and the Disabled in the Roman World
Journal of Disability and Religion
By Christian Laes
Leow Wen Pin.
Review of Pastoral Care and Intellectual Disability: A Person-Centred Approach
Journal of Disability and Religion
By Anne Katherine Shurley
Ong Ching Hui.
Review of Disability in Mission: The Church’s Hidden Treasure
Asia Journal of Theology, 34, no. 1 (2020): 141-143.
By David C. Deuel & Nathan G. John