In-person registration includes conference attendance, a ticket to our Banquet of Belonging, and access to recorded sessions following the conference. Space is limited, register early to secure your spot.
9AM to 6PM (PST)
10AM to 7PM (MST)
11AM to 8PM (CST)
12PM to 9PM (EST)
The Banquet of Belonging begins with the recognition that discipleship is incomplete when disabled people and their families are absent or relegated to the margins. Jesus’ instruction in Luke 14 overturns social hierarchy by centering those who are routinely left out and naming them as essential participants in God’s feast.
This conference gathers disabled and non-disabled Christians, pastors, and families to explore how discipleship changes when people learn from one another across differences. Sessions will address theology, access, relationships, and lived experience, grounding everything in practices that create shared tables rather than parallel ministries. Each regional gathering includes a shared meal that embodies the call: a community formed by mutual welcome, celebrated gifts, and a commitment to belong to one another.
After growing up and pastoring in western Canada, Jon wrote a PhD on forgiveness in Scotland and went on to teach ethics in England before returning home to continue his theological work in and for the Canadian church. Jon is married to Angie and they have four grown sons who still gather to watch Liverpool Football Club.
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“Disentangling Christian Community from the Superman- and Barbie-ficiation of the Image of God”.
Jon frames prevailing myths of humanity within various interpretations of the Image of God in order to reorient us to the relational view that is to be modelled in the gift-sharing community of Christ.
In conversation with myths peddled by entertainment and tech industries, Jon will draw from various disability models to portray human goodness in terms of creaturely interdependence.
“Belonging in Family and Faith”
The Sanderson’s explore what it truly means to belong—at home, in the church, and in our wider communities. Rooted in their shared family story and lived experience, this session weaves together faith, vulnerability, and practical wisdom.
Together, they reflect on how families are shaped by love, limits, care, and mutual dependence, and how faith communities can become places where those realities are named and honoured rather than hidden.
The Sanderson’s invite us to consider how belonging grows through relationships rather than programs, and how family life—especially when shaped by disability, difference, or caregiving—reveals a deeper vision of faith marked by grace, patience, and shared life.
Coming Soon
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Coming Soon
“Disentangling Christian Community from the Superman- and Barbie-ficiation of the Image of God”.
Jon frames prevailing myths of humanity within various interpretations of the Image of God in order to reorient us to the relational view that is to be modelled in the gift-sharing community of Christ.
In conversation with myths peddled by entertainment and tech industries, Jon will draw from various disability models to portray human goodness in terms of creaturely interdependence.
“Belonging in Family and Faith”
The Sanderson’s explore what it truly means to belong—at home, in the church, and in our wider communities. Rooted in their shared family story and lived experience, this session weaves together faith, vulnerability, and practical wisdom.
Together, they reflect on how families are shaped by love, limits, care, and mutual dependence, and how faith communities can become places where those realities are named and honoured rather than hidden.
The Sanderson’s invite us to consider how belonging grows through relationships rather than programs, and how family life—especially when shaped by disability, difference, or caregiving—reveals a deeper vision of faith marked by grace, patience, and shared life.
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
“Disentangling Christian Community from the Superman- and Barbie-ficiation of the Image of God”.
Jon frames prevailing myths of humanity within various interpretations of the Image of God in order to reorient us to the relational view that is to be modelled in the gift-sharing community of Christ.
In conversation with myths peddled by entertainment and tech industries, Jon will draw from various disability models to portray human goodness in terms of creaturely interdependence.
“Belonging in Family and Faith”
The Sanderson’s explore what it truly means to belong—at home, in the church, and in our wider communities. Rooted in their shared family story and lived experience, this session weaves together faith, vulnerability, and practical wisdom.
Together, they reflect on how families are shaped by love, limits, care, and mutual dependence, and how faith communities can become places where those realities are named and honoured rather than hidden.
The Sanderson’s invite us to consider how belonging grows through relationships rather than programs, and how family life—especially when shaped by disability, difference, or caregiving—reveals a deeper vision of faith marked by grace, patience, and shared life.
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
“Disentangling Christian Community from the Superman- and Barbie-ficiation of the Image of God”.
Jon frames prevailing myths of humanity within various interpretations of the Image of God in order to reorient us to the relational view that is to be modelled in the gift-sharing community of Christ.
In conversation with myths peddled by entertainment and tech industries, Jon will draw from various disability models to portray human goodness in terms of creaturely interdependence.
“Belonging in Family and Faith”
The Sanderson’s explore what it truly means to belong—at home, in the church, and in our wider communities. Rooted in their shared family story and lived experience, this session weaves together faith, vulnerability, and practical wisdom.
Together, they reflect on how families are shaped by love, limits, care, and mutual dependence, and how faith communities can become places where those realities are named and honoured rather than hidden.
The Sanderson’s invite us to consider how belonging grows through relationships rather than programs, and how family life—especially when shaped by disability, difference, or caregiving—reveals a deeper vision of faith marked by grace, patience, and shared life.
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
