Elevate Articles
Welcome! Whether you or a loved one has a disability, you are a leader of a church or Christian organisation, a ministry worker, or you are simply interested in disability issues, the articles and stories below have been written to equip, encourage, inspire and even challenge you.
Each year in November, our Chairperson and Director write a letter to everyone involved in Elevate Christian Disability Trust. This year’s letters are written by our director, Kirsty Armitage, and our interim chairperson, Vanessa Creamer, in light of the passing of our chairperson in 2025, David Senior. This year the director’s and chairperson’s letters are […]
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Have you heard rumblings of a big summer festival from your youth group, friends, or your Church? Festival One 2026 is fast approaching. Festival One is an organisation and event that Elevate is thrilled to be partnering with for the third year in a row, to collaboratively deliver the Soul Lounge: a space within Festival […]
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Are you based in Auckland and interested in historic stories to do with disability? Read here about one interpretation of the meaning of the road name ‘Karangahape’, in this article called ‘The Place of the Calling of Hape’. This interpretation tells the story of a great Chief, Hape, a highly respected man, and said to […]
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God in Every Season: We will Raise Again By Amanda Barclay (with help from Faye Angelo) When Lazarus died and Jesus came to Mary (paraphrase), He said to her, “Your brother will rise again”. Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am […]
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Ask Why Is This Happening
He’s a danger to the others,” they said. “He’s aggressive.” “He should be removed from the group.” “He has rages.” The topic under discussion was the little boy with Down Syndrome. “He’s a danger to the others,” they said. “He’s aggressive.” “He should be removed from the group.” “He has rages.” This did not tie […]
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Book Review: A Place Where I Belong
By Manuele Teofilo If you’re looking for an informative and insightful book on neurodiversity, then A Place Where I Belong by Staci McLean is for you. She is an author, a speaker and the mother of a neurodivergent child. McLean is also the founder and director of The Neurocollective NZ, creating places where we ALL […]
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The Sunday Morning Struggle
Written by Staci McLean, Director of ‘The Neurocollective NZ’ Is going to church on Sunday worth the effort? For many families getting to and through a church service on a Sunday morning is a marathon effort. As the mother of a child who is neurodivergent, the Sunday morning struggle was real and at times the […]
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