Episode 121 of The New Leaf Project is here!
Today on our feed we're featuring the second episode of the Disability & the Canadian Church podcast, part of of the New Leaf Network of Podcasts.
This second Cynthia Tam and Stephen Bedard about autism and the church. Cynthia and Stephen help us to learn from multiple perspectives: parent, pastor, professional, self-advocate, ministry leader, and author. We talk about friendship and family, kinship and community, the language we use and the beauty of communication beyond words.
You can find Stephen’s writing on the Disability and Faith Forum at disabilityandfath.org and at his website stephenjbedard.com. You can order Cynthia’s book Kinship in the Household of God through her website cynthiatam.ca or on Amazon.
Cynthia Tam is an ordained minister and the National Coordinator for Disability Ministries with the Alliance Canada. Having Completed her Ph.D in Theology she is involved in teaching in the Alliance Stream at Tyndale University. With a professional background in occupational therapy, Cynthia co-founded Village Eulogia for Families with Special Needs and continued to serve families with children with disabilities through this organization.
Stephen Bedard is an author, pastor, autistic advocate, and parent. He has a DMin in the area of disability ministry from Acadia Divinity College. He lives with his wife Amanda in Brookfield NS and is co-pastor at Brookfield Baptist Church. Stephen’s oldest two children have autism and live in a group home setting. Stephen is the author of How to make Your Church Autism Friendly.
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Ep 122 - Finding Faith in the Fields and Forests with Wendy Janzen
Ep 120 - Disability & the Canadian Church: When Healing Hurts
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Ep 118 - The 2022 New Leaf Advent Reader – Elle Pyke
Ep 117 - The 2022 New Leaf Advent Reader – Rohadi
Ep 116 - The 2022 New Leaf Advent Reader – Jared Siebert
Ep 115 - The 2022 New Leaf Advent Reader – Sonia Reid Noble
Ep 114 - The 2022 New Leaf Advent Reader – Stella Chung
Ep 113 - The 2022 New Leaf Advent Reader – Angela Reitsma Bick
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Ep 111 - The 2022 New Leaf Advent Reader – Phil Reinders
Ep 110 - The 2022 New Leaf Advent Reader – Jessica Stefick
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Ep 108 - The 2022 New Leaf Advent Reader – Keith Dow
Ep 107 - The 2022 New Leaf Advent Reader – Christina MacBean
Ep 106 - The 2022 New Leaf Advent Reader – Kyra Schat
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