Beyond Accessibility: Toward Full Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Faith Communities

by Brett Webb-Mitchell

Overview

A church has built an accessibility ramp and perhaps refitted its restrooms to accommodate a wheelchair. Now what? This new resource by a noted author of several books on people with disabilities offers a theological and practical approach for congregations, with clear, targeted strategies for full inclusion of all members, recognizing and using the gifts that each member brings to the congregations life together.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780898698428
Publisher:	Church Publishing
Publication date:	04/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	722 KB

About the Author

Brett Webb-Mitchell is an author, educator, and minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He leads pilgrimages in the U.S. and abroad and is the founder and director of the School of the Pilgrim. His previous books on people with disabilities include God Plays Piano, Too; Unexpected Guests at God's Banquet; Dancing with Disabilities, and with Diane Archer, Sacred Seasons.

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A church has built an accessibility ramp and perhaps refitted its restrooms to accommodate a wheelchair. Now what? This new resource by a noted author of several books on people with disabilities offers a theological and practical approach for congregations, with clear, targeted strategies for full inclusion of all members, recognizing and using the gifts that each member brings to the congregation’s life together.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Part 1 Images for an Inclusiveness Community 1

Chapter 1 Introduction: Beyond Accessibility 5

Chapter 2 The Church: The Body of Christ 27

Chapter 3 Gifts, Talents, and Services 43

Chapter 4 Moving toward Community 57

Part 2 From Acceptance to Full Inclusion: The Practices 69

Chapter 5 Hospitality and the Stranger 75

Chapter 6 Accessibility and Acceptance 93

Chapter 7 Inclusion and Gestures 113

Chapter 8 Practicing Love 133