Believing, Belonging, Becoming: Building Welcoming Faith Communities

Publisher: Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities
Format: Video, 11 minutes
Written and Produced: Lisa Pugh
Photographed and Directed: John Schwartz

The Believing, Belonging, Becoming: Building Welcoming Faith Communities video from the WCDD shows the stories of 4 persons with disabilities and how they participate in their faith communities.

From the website: "See how faith communities have formed worship support circles, fostered one-to-one relationships, and committed resources to promote inclusion."

In addition to the video, you receive a discussion guide, inclusion tips and brief overview of person first language.

The video is tastefully done and the case studies highlighted show real world examples of inclusive faith communities. It does a good job of showing the benefits that come from inclusive practices while acknowledging the risks and fears that may be involved in doing so.

From the video, "...everybody has something of value to share, everybody has a gift. The challenge is sometimes finding people to receive it."