Barriers to entry, and participation
The barriers to church life for disabled Christians can be both blatantly obvious and easily missed. But this isn’t the only problem
I last saw Kay Morgan-Gurr, in person, towards the end of 2019, at the Evangelical Alliance’s annual council meeting. Kay, one of the organisation’s council members and a co-founder of the Additional Needs Alliance, joined with others to explore how churches might better connect with young adults in their 20s and 30s.
So much in church ministry and worship has changed since that gathering; and these changes, caused by the coronavirus pandemic, have brought to the fore Christians with disabilities or...
Accessibility has long been a challenge for the church. One would not be wrong in concluding that the past 26 years Kay has spent trying to help churches widen access, and the little progress...
COVID-19 has added another dimension: online church. Kay says this could probably resolve some of the accessibility issues, but it would only ever be part of the solution – and churches still...
I spoke with Kay about some of the challenges and, and why this turbulent season might be our chance to make our worship more inclusive.
What has gathering to worship looked like for you since the UK went into lockdown in March?
Church has a livestreamed service which features a lot for the children. It’s wonderful for them, and me, as I do children’s work through the Additional Needs Alliance (ANA) and Children...
