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A NEW program called Luke14 was launched on 29 June in Brisbane and 30 June on the Gold Coast to encourage and enable churches to welcome and include people with a disability.
An initiative of CBM Australia, keynote speakers at the launch, Jim Stallard, Mike Duggan and Dave Andrews, shared their
experiences and wisdom and encouraged people to be truly inclusive of people with disability in their communities.
In Luke’s gospel, Jesus gives us a clear command to extend the welcome of God to people living with disabilities and other marginalised people.
With a focus on the gospel, Luke14 is a well designed program which will better equip your church to meet the needs of your community.
In May 2010 members of the 28th Synod passed a resolution establishing the Synod Advisory Group for Relating to People
Experiencing Marginalisation (sagRpem).
The committee’s role includes assisting congregations and presbyteries with their engagement with people experiencing marginalisation, including people with a disability, in ways that are consistent with the paper presented during the Synod meeting entitled Theology and Foundational Principles for Relating to People Experiencing Marginalisation.
The committee plans to work with interested congregations and presbyteries to use the Luke14 program in their communities.
For more information contact Greg Mackay, UnitingCare Centre for Social Justice Director, on 3025 2012 or Greg.Mackay@ucareqld.com.au
Photo : Dave Andrews (left) and Mike Duggan were keynote speakers at the Brisbane Luke14 launch. Photo by Sue Hutchinson
