John Knight is a passionate advocate for the value and dignity of human life, a disability ministry champion and the father of a son with special medical needs.

John serves as Director of Donor Partnerships at Desiring God. He is married to Dianne and together they parent their four children: Paul, Hannah, Daniel, and Johnny. Paul lives with multiple disabilities including blindness, autism, cognitive impairments and a seizure disorder. John blogs on issues of disability, the Bible, and the church at The Works of God.

We’re sharing John’s presentation from Inclusion Fusion 2012…For the Sake of Your Own Joy! Why Your Church Should Want Families Like Mine. John’s presentation is specifically targeted to pastors and other church leaders. He presents a succinct and passionate argument (filled with references to Scripture) for leaders who know they should ‘do something’ to reach out to and serve people with disabilities. John argues that through serving families impacted by disability, we pursue our own joy in God!

Here’s John:

John also composed a fabulous video promoting his Inclusion Fusion appearance on the topic of “Why” inclusive ministry to families impacted by disabilities is so important. You can view it here…

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