1. I believe it is unbiblical to teach that if persons with disabilities can grow in faith they will be healed.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
2. Believers with disabilities face unique challenges that make it nearly impossible for them to minister effectively to others.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
3. Christians without disabilities should be willing to help believers with disabilities spiritually and practically.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
4. I feel deep compassion toward persons who are severely disabled.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
5. Persons with disabilities are generally not capable of making a significant a contribution to their church community. *
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
6. When I meet a person with disabilities, I don’t believe I am equipped to have a productive conversation, so I don’t know what to say.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
7. Christians with disabilities can bless the body of Christ by providing a gentle, visible reminder that this world is broken and we are all broken and in need of God’s grace.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
8. I believe that I am equipped to be a friend to a person with a disability.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
9. Persons with disabilities may sometimes need to be challenged to turn from self-pity in order to serve others in the body of Christ.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
10. I tend to talk with people with disabilities in a different tone of voice.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
11. It is God’s will for all persons with disabilities to be healed of their disabilities for the glory of God.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
12. Christians with disabilities are not able to have as much joy as Christians who are not disabled.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree 1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
13. A church that has persons with disabilities will have unique opportunities to see the power of Christ at work in ways that other churches will not.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
14. When I encounter a person with severe disabilities, I think it best to avoid making eye contact in order to help them not feel awkward.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
15. I become nervous around persons with disabilities.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
16. God can be more glorified by helping persons with disabilities learn to live for His glory with their disability than by healing them miraculously from their disability*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
17. If a church is faithful we should expect, all other things being equal, to have at least as many persons with disabilities in our congregation as the percentage of persons with disabilities in our surrounding area.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
18. I feel that I am able to sympathize with persons with disabilities and the challenges they face in their lives.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
19. Even though Christians with severe disabilities need meaningful relationships with other believers, I am not ready to do the hard work of learning how to have a close relationship with a person with disabilities*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
20. Believers with disabilities can glorify Christ in a unique way as they have the opportunity to demonstrate that His strength is made perfect in weakness.*
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1 is Strongly Disagree, 6 is Strongly Agree
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APPENDIX 4
RESOURCES FOR DISABILITY SIMULATION
The seminar participants found the disability simulations to be a very helpful part of the project. We allowed each person to experience four different disability simulations. The goal was to work toward creating empathy on the part of abled
Christians toward those who live with disabilities. The disability simulations were in the following areas: 1) manual dexterity; 2) vision; 3) hearing; and 4) sensory processing.
Immediately after the disability simulations, we broke for lunch and asked the seminar participants to discuss a series of questions to help them reflect on the simulations.
Instructions for each simulation as well as the discussion questions are included below.
Manual Dexterity:
1Supplies
• One coach
• Several gloves with fingers taped or glued together
• Saltine crackers
• Plastic knives
• Peanut butter
• Shoes with shoe laces
• Beads and string
• 2 bags with items in them (ex. Pine cone, hair brush, shower sponge, tube of toothpaste, orange, tennis ball)
• Blindfolds Instructions
People who have had a stroke or who have a spinal cord injury may lose manual dexterity. Individuals with orthopedic impairments may have decreased dexterity and will need to adapt by learning new ways of doing things, sometimes using specialized equipment and tools.
Visual Impairment:
2Supplies
• Two coaches
• Blindfolds
• Sunglasses
• Vaseline
1 Joni and Friends, “Disability Awareness Training Stations,” accessed April 26, 2023, https://www.joniandfriends.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/disability-awareness-training-stations.pdf, 4.
2 Joni and Friends, “Disability Awareness Training Stations,” 2.
• Canes (dowel rods can be used, or Society for the Blind/Association for the Blind may donate canes)
Instructions
Have trainees pair up in twos. One trainee should wear the blindfold or sunglasses with Vaseline smeared over the lenses to experience visual impairment or
blindness. The other trainee will act as a support and helper to the first. The trainees should reverse roles midway through the time at this station.
Trainees with eyes covered learn:
• How to use a cane to navigate curbs, stairs, etc.
• How to pour water from a pitcher into a cup, feeling when water gets close to top
Trainees without blindfolds or sunglasses learn:
• How to be sighted guides
• Etiquette: announcing yourself by name when entering a room, letting the individuals know when you are leaving the room
• How to correctly guide someone using their elbow
• Stopping at curbs and stairs to alert someone of change
• Talking to the person with visual impairment about stairs and hills, doors, etc.