About this Event
Join us for a day of learning with Dr. Amy Jacober as she explores the power and challenge of care in guiding autistic children in meaningful worship and prayer.
Amy Jacober is an outspoken advocate, author, and educator with many interests including youth, disability, and increasingly mental health. Dr. Jacober has been teaching graduate, undergraduate, and professional students to consider context when looking at individuals and systems as well as faith and culture. She excels in connecting core beliefs with practical action bridging the gap between theory and practice. She has taught and lectured in universities, colleges, non-profits in the US and abroad for more than twenty years. She has authored many articles, chapters, and books including Redefining Perfect: The Interplay Between Theology and Disability (Wipf and Stock, 2017). Amy is a minister and theologian as well as a wife and mother. She spends time in ministry with youth, people with disabilities, and those seeking to live out their faith for the good of others and the world. When not doing ministry, she spends time cooking, hiking, or playing board games with friends and family.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Nazarene Theological Seminary, 1700 East Meyer Boulevard, Kansas City, United States
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