Tag: Diversity
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How to create a safe and welcoming space for autistic people to worship and serve
How to create a safe and welcoming space for autistic people to worship and serve By Mel Maddox. I had just come back to church after a few weeks of not going because I had been unwell. I was really anxious about returning. My anxiety is always worse when I haven’t been somewhere for a…
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Tips when talking to people with Asperger’s Syndrome
Tips when talking to people with Asperger’s Syndrome By Tom Hammer Upon returning home from a large barbeque gathering one evening, my mum asked, “Hey, Tom! Who was at the barbeque?” “Sam,” I replied, telling her the name of the person who turned the sausages and steaks at the grill. It’s easy for people like…
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How to include and support unwell people and those living with a disability in your churches
ACSQ contributor (anonymous): I spent much of my younger years unwell on a Disability Support Pension due to a number of interrelated autoimmune conditions that rendered me fatigued, in chronic pain and dealing with unpleasant ‘plumbing’ issues. The worst symptom was the persistent ‘mind-fog’ – I was so out of it that I didn’t realise…
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Clergy aged 65+ wellbeing and contribution survey
Earlier this year a survey was sent to 305 clergy over the age of 65 in our Diocese seeking to understand issues relating to their wellbeing. The survey was developed through the Clergy Wellbeing Development Group under the auspices of the Parishes and other Mission Agencies Commission (PMC) and in consultation with clergy in this…