Bailey Thompson
Bailey Thompson is a Master of Theological Studies and Master of Social Work candidate at Baylor University. She is completing her advanced social work internship this year with Bridges to Belonging. Before coming to Baylor, Bailey earned dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Spanish and Social Work from Texas Tech University. She is passionate about […]
Barb Stanley
Barb Stanley is the Founder and President of Wonderful Works Ministry, an online disability ministry resource center that specializes in creating the tools that churches need to support families impacted by disability through free training videos, classroom tools, and adapted kids Bible stories. She has a background in church leadership, ministry mobilization and also started […]
Charla Holst
Charla Holst, OTR/L, founder of Overcomer Ministries, Inc., provides Christ-centered occupational therapy consultation, training, and sensory regulation resources for churches and ministries to overcome barriers to Jesus. Overcomer Ministries, Inc. is an official Shine On: Tim Tebow Foundation Contributor. Charla has authored 3 books and most recently co-authored the inclusive Bible Study, Act 1: Becoming […]
Jason Le Shana
Reverend Jason Le Shana, Ph.D. is Program Director of the Baylor Collaborative on Faith & Disability, an initiative launched in 2024 to advance new scholarship, leadership training, and church impact at the intersection of faith and disability. Jason and his colleagues are passionate about connecting scholarly insights to congregational life through convening and training church […]
Laura Deeken
Laura Deeken is a speech-language pathologist and church volunteer. She equips churches and families to support children with communication disabilities using simple, practical strategies rooted in real-life experience. She is the creator of The Adapted Word, a website that provides tips and digital resources for disability ministry. She lives in Central Texas.
John Fela
John Fela (M.Ed) is a national disability advocate, working with both faith based and non-faith based disability organizations. He previously worked for Joni and Friends, a global disability ministry. Prior to that, he spent almost 20 years in education, serving in a variety of roles as a classroom teacher in both public and private school […]
McKenna Habeeb
McKenna serves as a Senior Staff Associate for Masterpiece Alliance, a non-profit that invites people of all abilities into meaningful community. Through experience volunteering for Young Life, McKenna formed a passion for building relationships and incarnational ministry. This led to her working for Masterpiece Alliance, where she now gets to build relationships and co-labor with […]
Sandra Peoples
Sandra Peoples (PhD) is the disability ministry consultant for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention and an adjunct professor for Liberty University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is the author of Accessible Church: A Gospel-Centered Vision for Including People with Disabilities and Their Families. She and her family live outside of Houston, TX. You […]
Cheryl Geras
Cheryl Geras attended Point Park College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After marrying at a young age, she continued her education in business and went on to build a career in the healthcare industry. For ten years she worked In Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance services, assisting convalescent patients ranging in age from 18 months to 100 […]
Douglas Babbitt
Doug Babbitt attends and is a servant leader at New Life Community Church in Georgetown, MA. where people and families with disabilities are enthusiastically embraced as indispensable members of the body of Christ. Doug has been a certified Speech-Language Pathologist for more than 30 years and currently works with medically fragile and neurodiverse children and […]