BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260913T023350Z UID:59-442368@thechurch213.tithelysetup5.com DTSTART:20260414T123000Z DTEND:20260414T170000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260106T130042 DESCRIPTION:Russ Duncan\, Ministry Relations Manager with Joni and Friends will be guiding us through what the Bible tells us about people with disab ilities and how we can open the doors to engage them in the Church.\nThis is what every Church needs to  begin connecting their friends\, family\, and neighbors with disability into the body of Christ!\nWe are committed t o removing barriers—both physical and social—and building a culture of inclusion where everyone experiences God's love and the fellowship of bel ievers.\nWe want to thank our dear friend Teresa Williams for her great lo ve for all God's children and her resilient dedication to be the voice for the voiceless.  It is because of her that we are offering this conferenc e.  It is because of her helping us to understand disability better that we are praying for every body of Christ to open their arms to people with disabilities of any kind.\n \nChurch Training Pathway\nTuesday\, April 14 \, 2026\n8:30a - 1p\nwith JONI and FRIENDS: \nRuss Duncan\, Ministry Relat ions Manager\nSign Up:  Scan the Registration QR code below or click here .   \n                                         \nMeals (No Cost): Continental Breakfast 8:30a / Lunch 11:40a\ nSpeaker:  Russ Duncan\, Ministry Relations Manager\, Joni and Friends\nC hurch Contact:  Kevin Schwartz\, 828-505-6116\nConference Contact:  Tere sa Williams\, 828-243-1643\n \nConference Itinerary\n8:30 - 9a            Continental Breakfast\n9 - 9:45a            God's Heart for t he Disabled in Scripture\n9:50 - 10:35a      Barriers to the Church for People with Diability\n10:45 - 11:30a     How to Care for People of Al l Ability\n11:40a                Lunch and Panel Discussion (Local Churches with Disablity/Friendship Ministry\n                            MC:  \n                            1. \n                            2. \n                            3. \n \nRuss Duncan Bio\nI’m Russ Duncan\, the North Ca rolina office Ministry Relations Manager. I’m a native of North Carolina and graduate of NC State (go Pack). I now live in Rock Hill\, SC with my wife Kate and 5 of our children. Before coming to Joni and Friends\, I tau ght high school math for 24 years. I have also served as a church elder fo r 15 of those years. That time as an elder gave me a great love for Christ ’s Church. I am blessed to be able to provide churches with resources an d training\, allowing them to fulfill their mission as it includes people living with disability. I also get to connect churches and like-minded dis ability ministries to each another through disability networks. These ne tworks allow for collaboration\, encouragement\, and support in the area o f disability ministry. Feel free to reach out at russ.duncan@joniandfrien ds.org with any questions. I would be glad to serve you!\n  LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T130042 LOCATION:The Church at Asheville SUMMARY:Church Training Pathway URL;VALUE=URI:https://thechurchatasheville.com/events/church-training-pathw ay/2026-04-14 ATTACH;FILENAME=Praise-1---1125x1500.png;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dq5pwpg1 q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2025/11/18/20/39/15/977a7646-ef39-4030-974d-1d015362f 3e2/Praise-1---1125x1500.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR