Deaf
Vision
To educate our PAOC fellowship regarding Deaf cultural ministry; to equip and strengthen our Deaf churches and leaders and to grow missional churches.
Values
Deaf Canada Ministries exists to make the Gospel relevant to deaf people, their families, and the deaf community. We value all deaf people and work to recognize and accommodate the specific needs of the deaf community, while respecting deaf culture, deaf identity, and our God-given (yet distinct) sign languages.
 It is the objective of Deaf Canada Ministries to develop deaf-lead ministries and Spirit-filled deaf role models, pastors and leaders. We seek to develop disciples through the creation of 'safe places' that respect and honor the deaf experience.
Karina and Kristeen use
(ASL) to say, "I love you."
Priorities
It is the priority of Deaf Canada Ministries to:
- Educate national, district and local PAOC pastors and leaders to recognize the function, purpose and need of deaf cultural ministries.
- Provide training, education, support and networking opportunities for deaf pastors, lay leaders, interpreters, evangelists, youth workers, children's workers, missionaries and interpreters working in hearing churches
- Develop:
- Ministries for deaf youth and children
- ASL and LSQ resources
- Resources for interpreters
- Create deaf missional churches intent on outreach and evangelism
- Cultivate deaf ministries across Canada by releasing deaf missionaries into the Canadian mission field
- Raise financial support for:
- Deaf missionaries in Canada
- ASL missionary resources
- Deaf children and youth programs
- Deaf pastoral support and training
For more information on currently existing Deaf ministries:
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