Churches can sometimes be extremely abusive to the disabled, without even knowing it. Here are some tips on how churches can better serve those with disabilities and other special needs.Let People With Disabilties Say Their Own Needs
People with Disabilities often are trying to please everyone else, so often you have to push them to say their own needs. This sounds kinda strange, but most people with disabilities really care about other people – often to a fault. They will often sacrifice their own needs to please someone else. Letting this go on for a significant ammount of time can be very draining and could result in someone not being comfortable at church anymore, anger towards the church and depression.
Dont Assume They Understand, or that they don’t understand
Assumptions are commonly made about those with disabilities as to their ability to comprehend and understand things. Often times people think just because they are disabled that they can’t understand something, or that they will be able to understand it just fine. This is why churches need to get time to personally get to know everyone that reguarley attends, even those with disabilities. By getting to know people – you get to know their unique needs.
Don’t Segregate
Churches should not segregate those with disabilities like they would children during a service. How would you like it if you were 40 years old and asked to leave the sanctuary during service at the same time of the children? I think that’s enough on this one.
Patience
People with disabilities often have meltdowns, temper tantrums, and other emotional stuff attached to their lives. These usually result from needs not being met, or being overwhelmed during the church service. Don’t be afraid afterwords to ask what made them upset and how you can help fix it.
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The CHURCH dones not abuse the disabled, but the HARLOT CHURCH is abusing the disabled ! Is the difference there. The harlot church has the false doctrines thats are abusing the disabled.
Do you wont more infomation about the Harlot Church System Here the llink:
The Harlot Church System (part 1)
By Charles Elliott Newbold, Jr.-
http://www.therealchurch.com/articles/the_harlot_church_system_part_1.html The Harlot Church System (part 2)
By Charles Elliott Newbold, Jr.-
Sorry I forgot to put the Link of the Harlot Church System (part 2)
By Charles Elliott Newbold, Jr.-
http://www.therealchurch.com/articles/the_harlot_church_system_part_2.html The Harlot
Hey, I found a website about some pastor is exposing these so-called ‘preachers’ who abusing the disabled by using false doctrines. This pastor is also disabled himself. His mane is Justin Peters and his website is http://www.justinpeters.org/ .