Hello all,
I haven't posted for a while but something occurred to me this morning that I wanted to comment on.
I am teaching a class for a Christian college and one of the assignments is to interview pastors about ministry that includes persons with disabilities at their church. A comment that came up from my student's interviews was that pastors would say, "We haven't the resources to do ministry to this group." Here is how I responded to those comments.
One other point. When people say they haven't the resources, my response has become, "What resources are needed?" as I think that is often an excuse. Additionally, where in scripture is there a link between our required resources and ministry? Look at what is required in Matthew 25:31-46. Feed hungry people, give thirsty people a drink, welcome strangers, give clothing to the naked, care for sick, and visit those in "prison" (we could say those who have been socially isolated). These are things that do not require "training." Verse 45 says, "I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me" (NLT). To claim a lack of resources is basically saying, "I refuse to help."
We need to be honest with ourselves about our lack of caring.
McNair
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