Disability and Discipleship Social Hours
A Lead Up To The Banquet Of Belonging
A four-week New Leaf Learning Centre series
with A Deeper Communion Community
Thursdays, April 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2026
1:30 - 3:00 pm ET - online
What does it mean to belong to one another? Not in theory, but in practice, together at the table.
This series gathers disabled and non-disabled Christians to ask what discipleship looks like when we actually learn from each other. Not parallel ministries. Not accommodation as an afterthought. Shared tables, mutual welcome, and communities shaped by every gift in the room.
Over four weeks, we'll move through theology, access, relationships, and lived experience, drawing on the work of A Deeper Communion, a multi-denominational Canadian network connecting ministry leaders, practitioners, and academics at the intersection of disability and faith.
The questions we're sitting with: Where is the Canadian church getting this right? Where does something need to change? And what does it look like when welcome isn't a program but a practice?
This Learning Centre series is a taste of something bigger. The Banquet of Belonging Conference from A Deeper Communion is gathering in person in Toronto, Calgary, Winnipeg, and Langley, and online on May 7th, 2026. Come to the Learning Centre series to go deeper into the conversation, and bring your appetite for what's ahead.
Learning Centre sessions are recorded and made available afterwards for those who sign up but cannot attend in person
Register
There are two options to access the New Leaf Learning Centre: a monthly subscription or a one-series pass (below). For the monthly subscription, please visit here. This series is available for free. Please complete the registration to receive online access to this series.
The suggested amount is $40 ($10/week); simply choose your amount in the drop-down menu and “sign up now.”
We would like for you to join us, so if you can’t afford the registration at this time, please reach out to us, and we will make sure you are able to participate: admin@newleafnetwork.ca
