This is a basic handbook for people who want to develop or improve a ministry to and for the deaf in the local church and includes a foreward by Joni Eareckson Tada. It is perhaps in the church service that the beauty of sign becomes most evident.
Some churches have sign choirs.
Watching the robed members sign in unison can be an awe-inspiring experience. A Guide to Deaf Ministry reveals that serving deaf people involves cross-cultural communication. Those who would minister to the deaf must understand their needs, their language, their world. This book encompasses all these things, showing readers how to begin a deaf ministry, the resources that are available, what the deaf culture is like, and the special aspects of interpreting through sign in the church and worship settings. This is a book for all who seek to minister to deaf people, who live with them, or who number themselves among them.