Inclusive Church Blog
04/23/2020
Cristo Negro (Black Christ) - Iglesia de San Filipe - Portobelo, Panama
Genesis 1.27 “So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them.”
John 14.9 “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.”
What does your God look like? I suspect that for many of us, God looks either a...
03/13/2020
Many in the Church of England believe it should be a more inclusive, welcoming and open church. A lot is being done by parishes, voluntary groups and campaigning organisations to promote inclusion, but we all know that there is so much more to be done. This year there is an excellent opportunity...
02/13/2020
The Upside Down Kingdom of Heaven: Stories of Disabled and Neurodivergent Christians in Churches is a short nineteen page booklet outlining one aspect of Dr Naomi Lawson Jacobs’ PhD research. This short booklet covers one aspect of Naomi’s research, and perhaps one of the most important aspects,...
01/24/2020
‘So why am I writing this book? Precisely because I think that the question ‘Who looks like you do?’ is at the heart of being human. As a Christian, I believe that we are called to live in relationship and continual, open conversation with both those who mirror us, and those who are other to us...
01/22/2020
In the same week that I began work as National Coordinator of Inclusive Church, I went to my choir practice and parked my car right in front of a wheelchair ramp. I was so embarrassed when someone had to come into the practice, find me and ask me politely to move it. I had prevented a wheelchair...
10/23/2019
The WAVE for change gathering on the 21st September was an event seeking to change the conversation around learning disabilities and inclusion. People from a variety of walks of life and with and without learning disability attended, including people local to Muswell Hill in London. The ethos of...
10/10/2019
Should same sex couples be able to marry in church? How can the church respond to the climate emergency? How do we equip the church for the challenges of mission and ministry in the 21st Century? Do you ever find yourself asking these questions? And do you ever wonder who in the church has...
09/06/2019
When I was about 6 years old I remember playing by the closed kitchen door hearing my aunt tell her sister (my mother) that her husband hit her. I knew I wasn’t supposed to hear and so I kept it to myself. But it registered with me as a bad, bad thing. I never trusted – or liked – that uncle...
07/23/2019
When I discovered my little girl had learning disabilities I felt so lonely and isolated. As she grew up I became increasingly aware of the number of barriers – the education system, people’s attitudes, my own lack of confidence and wish to withdraw – that were resulting in her, like others with...
06/14/2019
It is with sadness that we have to inform members and supporters that Cheryl Nimz has had to resign from her post as she and her husband Mike are moving back to Canada. Cheryl was the administrator/PA to the National Coordinator and did a brilliant job responding to emails, doing church admin and...
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