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So I've been co-opted to a diocesan committee which is trying to work to help churches become more inclusive of people with disabilities.
I'm finding that often, raising the issue is met with one of two responses:
- Apathy. This isn't a problem.
- But disability inclusion will cost us a fortune so we shouldn't have to do it.
I'm wondering if I've just got a really weird sample, or whether this is a bigger problem in the church.
Does your church talk about disability inclusion? Does it do it well? If someone turned up at your church who was
- in a wheelchair
- deaf
- intellectually disabled
- with significant mental illness,
would your church know how to welcome that person, how to include them fully into the life of the church, and how to involve them in service as appropriate to their gifts and talents?
I'll be interested to hear others' experiences!
I'm finding that often, raising the issue is met with one of two responses:
- Apathy. This isn't a problem.
- But disability inclusion will cost us a fortune so we shouldn't have to do it.
I'm wondering if I've just got a really weird sample, or whether this is a bigger problem in the church.
Does your church talk about disability inclusion? Does it do it well? If someone turned up at your church who was
- in a wheelchair
- deaf
- intellectually disabled
- with significant mental illness,
would your church know how to welcome that person, how to include them fully into the life of the church, and how to involve them in service as appropriate to their gifts and talents?
I'll be interested to hear others' experiences!