Welcoming People with Learning Disabilities to Church (with Pete & Christine Winmill)

How can we make sure church is welcoming and accessible to people with learning disabilities? In this episode, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) is joined at Word Alive by Pete and Christine Winmill from Count Everyone In to talk about welcoming people with learning disabilities to church. 00:00 - Introduction 01:59 - The Count Everyone In track at Word Alive 04:40 - Lockdown for people with learning disabilities 07:54 - Making church accessible to everyone 11:50 - What can church leaders do now to increase accessibility? 18:17 - The NIV Readers' Bible - Accessible Version 19:48 - Listening to people's stories 22:35 - Wisdom for overwhelmed church leaders Resources mentioned in this episode NIrV Accessible Edition (biblicaeurope.com) Count Everyone In (counteveryonein.org.uk) You can watch a video of this episode and access further resources for church leaders on the FIEC website. This episode was recorded at Word Alive 2022. About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners. You can access video podcasts by subscribing to the FIEC YouTube channel. About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC. Follow FIEC on social media: Instagram Facebook Twitter