All Stand – Voices from our Church

The Gift of Disabled People to the Church

This booklet was created by Rev John Naudé who is a wheelchair user and an ordained member of the Church of England for over 25 years. Prior to being ordained he was a disability adviser and trainer within the UK and parts of Europe. He is an adviser to the World
Council of Churches disability group, (EDAN – Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network) and a member of the Committee for Ministry of and among Deaf and Disabled People (CMDDP) within the C of E. He is also an Author & Adviser to a number of Christian Organisation on Disability Issues. He is married with three adult children and loves to paint.

Containing a foreword by the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, this booklet contains the stories of a number of people from the church who live with a range of disabilities.

God smiles at me and he knows my name and
that I am special to him’ – Andrew

‘I have learnt so much on my journey of disability, both
in church and in the wider world that I wouldn’t want it to
be different in any way at all’ – Sal

‘There is such value, worth and gifting in being different and
disabled people in an able-bodied world’ – Emily

‘The world sees us as broken, but we’re perfect in our
imperfectness, as humans, and as Children of God’ – Laura

‘Journeying with Jesus can be a long and winding road,
if not a magical mystery tour. Wherever that journey takes
me, I don’t and never shall journey alone’ – John

‘I don’t think God sees me as anymore of a flawed image
than anyone else’ – Mike

‘I’ve realized that God loves me no matter what’ – Anonymous