Prompt: Read the following articles:
Carter, E. W. (2016). A place of belonging: Research at the intersection of faith and disability. Review & Expositor, 113(2), 167-180.
Becker, A. J. (2018, May). The Ministry of the Disabled: How Christians with intellectual disabilities are serving churches (not just being served by them). Christianity Today, 62(4), 34-43.
Write a response paper addressing the following topics: In either your current or previous church, have the disabled been included to serve in ministry? If so, in what way? If not, why? What are the physical, cognitive, and emotional barriers in the churches of your community that prevent the disabled from serving in ministry? What is a ministry in your church that could include the disabled in serving, and in what role? What are some scriptural references that support including the disabled in serving in ministry?