Ken & Theresa Taylor

Ken graduated from the Minnesota School of Business with an accounting degree. He keeps his knowledge current through classes at Surgent Income tax school. He also has work experience in the field of payroll. Ken loves teaching and empowering others to share their gifts. He is quick to lend a helping hand. Ken has an amazing ability to look beyond human imperfections and instead focus on the God given gifts. Ken legally blind with immature retinas due to albinism. Ken remarks that he has a foot in both the sighted and blind worlds. It is not always easy to live with not enough functional vision, but with too much vision to be thought of a blind.

Theresa loves to learn. She has several degrees including her Masters of Divinity in Children and family ministry along with her doctorate of Ministry in pastoral care. She is an ordained pastor through International Ministerial Fellowship. She is an author of Enabling the Disabled in the body of Christ in which she share her research on the need for reconciliation in the church in respect to those affected by disabilities. Theresa with her role as a pastor affected by disabilities can speak of her experiences and encourage both the church and people affected by disabilities to focus on Christ and bringing glory to god. Theresa is totally blind and profoundly deaf. She uses hearing aids and remains very oral. 

Ken and Theresa have shared their gifts through conferences, retreats and one on one experiences. Their latest venture involves exploring God’s truth in nature. They plan on sharing a series of video casts on various outdoor activities and have people affected by disabilities can also enjoy these adventures. They will also incorporate the endless ways we can discover God’s love and goodness in nature. Ken and Theresa enjoy hiking and backcountry camping. They hope to take some longer treks on various trails around the United States and will also be journaling these experiences.