Creating a Dementia-Friendly Church
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What do we mean by …
Dementia -
Biomedical understanding
Dominant but limiting
Narrative of defect, deficit
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disability
Label that hides the person
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What do we mean by …
Dementia -
Theological understanding - personhood
“Person” is paramount
The interdependence of all people
Persons before God
Created in his image
Loved
Broken relationship
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What do we mean by …
Church -
Local gathering of God’s people
Attentive to God
Attentive to each-other
Attentive to the world
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What do we mean by …
Friendly -
Hospitable
Accepting
Caring
Remembering
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Discussion
What hinders us from being
Dementia Friendly Churches?
What are the barriers to creating
Dementia Friendly Churches
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Framework for creating a Dementia Friendly Church
Reach-out
Engage
Welcome
Acceptance
Inclusion
Encouragement
Support
Remembered
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Discussion
Taking each part of the framework,
how can we go about creating a Dementia
Friendly Church
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Some resources
Trevor Adams (2018), “Developing Dementia Friendly
Churches”, Grove Books Limited
Christine Bryden (2018), “Letter to the Church”, Journal of
Disability and Religion
John Swinton (2012), “Dementia: Living in the memories of
God”, Eerdmans
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Final thought
God remembers the person living with Dementia
… do we?
the framework for making churches inclusive for individuals with dementia. Discuss the barriers and ways to engage, support, and remember them within the community.
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Creating a Dementia Friendly Church
Creating a Dementia Friendly Church What do we mean by Dementia - Biomedical understanding Dominant but limiting Narrative of defect, deficit or disability Label that hides the person CREATING A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CHURCH
Creating a Dementia Friendly Church What do we mean by Dementia - Theological understanding - personhood Person is paramount The interdependence of all people Persons before God Created in his image Loved Broken relationship CREATING A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CHURCH
Creating a Dementia Friendly Church What do we mean by Church - Local gathering of God s people Attentive to God Attentive to each-other Attentive to the world CREATING A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CHURCH
Creating a Dementia Friendly Church What do we mean by Friendly - Hospitable Accepting Caring Remembering CREATING A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CHURCH
Creating a Dementia Friendly Church Discussion What hinders us from being Dementia Friendly Churches? What are the barriers to creating Dementia Friendly Churches CREATING A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CHURCH
Dementia Friendly Church Framework for creating a Dementia Friendly Church Reach-out Engage Welcome Acceptance Inclusion Encouragement Support Remembered CREATING A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CHURCH
Creating a Dementia Friendly Church Discussion Taking each part of the framework, how can we go about creating a Dementia Friendly Church CREATING A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CHURCH
Dementia Friendly Church Bringing it all together CREATING A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CHURCH
Dementia Friendly Church Some resources Trevor Adams (2018), Developing Dementia Friendly Churches , Grove Books Limited Christine Bryden (2018), Letter to the Church , Journal of Disability and Religion John Swinton (2012), Dementia: Living in the memories of God , Eerdmans CREATING A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CHURCH
Dementia Friendly Church Final thought God remembers the person living with Dementia do we? CREATING A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CHURCH
