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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.

Compassion without Agenda

March 27, 2025
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Two women are seated at a table having coffee, one is smiling and the other is expression-less, purple and green block letters in the centre of the image read Compassion without agenda by Jacqui Sua

Compassion Without an Agenda: Loving People as They Are Written By Jacqui Sua, Elevate Christian Disability Trust Staff How we should focus on relationship over “fixing”—meeting people where they are rather than seeing disability as something that always needs to be healed.   March 2025  We often associate compassion with helping or fixing someone’s problems, but […]

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Being Still

August 1, 2024
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I have been contemplating the story in Exodus 14; God used Moses to lead the Israelites out of slavery, crossing the desert into the chosen land of milk and honey. They had been enslaved under Pharaoh for many years. The Lord provided and protected them throughout the journey. The Israelites had seen many miracles along […]

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Hugh Willis and His Journey with Elevate

August 1, 2024
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Hugh Willis

On January 11th, Hugh Willis took up citizenship in Heaven. The funeral service at City Impact Church, attended by over 700 people, was a celebration of his life and a testament to his faith. Many more watched the service online, ‘zooming in’ from the Elevate branches nationwide and from overseas. There’s a lot to say […]

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Values

July 30, 2024
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Respect, Welcome, Come Alongside, Serve

  When we began creating our current strategic plan, we asked ourselves this question: “How can we ensure Elevate is still around in another 40 years?” This has continued to be a guiding question for us as we outwork the strategic plan. An important element of ensuring the future as an organisation is that our […]

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Disability Awareness Sunday

August 10, 2013
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16 June is near 📆🔔 Our amazing team, Kirsty, Manuele and Siobhan have helped to create a three-part Bible Study called “Just Love”. The studies are for you to use by yourself, with your Church, life group, family, or with friends to begin conversations about how we see and treat people who may be different […]

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