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People with Disabilities – In Order to Belong, They Need to Be Missed!
Author(s) -
Naudé John
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international review of mission
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.118
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1758-6631
pISSN - 0020-8582
DOI - 10.1111/irom.12264
Subject(s) - order (exchange) , christian ministry , inclusion (mineral) , body of christ , sociology , psychology , social psychology , law , political science , gender studies , business , theology , philosophy , finance
People with disabilities are often excluded within our churches: Why is that so? This paper will explore why disabled people are not missed within our churches as a mission group and as a member of the body of Christ. It will also explore why the fact that they are not missed makes them feel like they do not belong in the church. The paper will conclude with what people with disabilities have to offer the church, and what the church can positively do to help them feel like they belong through our mission and inclusion of them into the full ministry of the church.