Paralympics
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The Paralympics changed the way disability is viewed
… so say many commentators.
The Paralympics was not about disabilities but about the abilities of disabled people.
What are the abilities of the disabled people within your church’s congregation or community? How can you make opportunities for the abilities of disabled people to be expressed and celebrated within your church?
Listen to a topical interview with Kairos Forum’s Cristina Gangemi broadcast on Vatican radio.
To meet some Christian paralympians visit our Paralympians tell their stories page.
Church
es for All has been working with More Than Gold to develop ideas for what your church can be doing during the Paralympics and following on afterwards. Here are three …
Plan and run a Paralympics Disability Sunday service – download our REDEFINING ABILITY Disability Sunday resources pack and download the HYMN FOR THE OLYMPICS which references the Paralympics in verse 2.
Plan and run a Luke 14 Banquet – download a guide: Hosting a Luke 14 Banquet.
Run a youth programme (11 – 14’s) based on the Paralympics values: download the LASTING VALUES resource
Download for your church a CfA Paralympics flyer supporting these three ideas.
Download an actual Paralympics Disability Sunday Order of Service and Disability Sunday Sermon.
And don’t forget to review the way your church welcomes and includes disabled people in all its activities: Inclusive Principles
Other Paralympics-related resources …
God’s Spirit in Motion article by Tim Wood (CfA Vice-Chair) on LICC website
Undeafeated resource from BMS World Mission
Paralympics Sunday resource from More Than Gold
Paralympics Torch Relay resource from More Than Gold
MissionScene August 2012 from Baptist Union (see pages 29-32 for CfA contribution)
Idea Magazine Jul/Aug 2012 from EA
More Than Conquerors mini-mag from More Than Gold web-shop