Loading...
Session Description
This session will focus on how autistic individuals have been excluded from full participation in our faith communities and why the church’s mission is hindered by that exclusion. It will end with a discussion of concrete steps a church can take to become more welcoming and supportive of those with autism.
Conference Title
2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-31-2020
Event Type
Lecture/Plenary
Type (recording/text)
Recording
Subject Area
Worship
Topic
Disability Inclusion/Universal Design
Keywords:
Autism, Exclusion, Support
Recommended Citation
Timpe, Kevin, "Austim and the Church's Mission" (2020). Symposium on Worship Archive. 18.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2020/allitems/18
Austim and the Church's Mission
This session will focus on how autistic individuals have been excluded from full participation in our faith communities and why the church’s mission is hindered by that exclusion. It will end with a discussion of concrete steps a church can take to become more welcoming and supportive of those with autism.