Shut in ministry

[GoLions]

What does your church do to reach the shut-ins of your church. I ask because I want my church to have the best of what is out there.

[aldona]

What does your church do to reach the shut-ins of your church. I ask because I want my church to have the best of what is out there.

I think one of the best way you can minister to the folks who are stuck at home and can't get to church is by not calling them "shut-ins."

It is an awful word, ranking right up there with "worldlings" for non-church-going people and "heathen" for indigenous people who follow primitive religions, or "retards" for intellectually disabled people.

If I was confined to my home and unable to get to church, and became aware that I was being referred to as a "shut-in", I would absolutely climb the wall. And probably NEVER participate in that church again.

Sorry, that's just me, I've got a thing about words and labels. Now, back to the serious discussion.

AJ

[phkrause]

Originally Posted By: GoLions

What does your church do to reach the shut-ins of your church. I ask because I want my church to have the best of what is out there.

I think one of the best way you can minister to the folks who are stuck at home and can't get to church is by not calling them "shut-ins."

It is an awful word, ranking right up there with "worldlings" for non-church-going people and "heathen" for indigenous people who follow primitive religions, or "retards" for intellectually disabled people.

If I was confined to my home and unable to get to church, and became aware that I was being referred to as a "shut-in", I would absolutely climb the wall. And probably NEVER participate in that church again.

Sorry, that's just me, I've got a thing about words and labels. Now, back to the serious discussion.

AJ

Absolutely agree aldona, its almost as bad as that liberal and conservative label that gets over abused.

pk