<span class="TextRun SCXW46366742 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46366742 BCX0">John will introduce several different Biblical models that we can use to understand neurodiversity and inclusion, such as the Tower of Babel, the Body of Christ and Earthen Vessels.</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46366742 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46366742 BCX0">Together we will work through them to help us understand neurodiversity better and then explore some practical strategies for inclusion. </span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW46366742 BCX0"><br class="SCXW46366742 BCX0" /></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW46366742 BCX0"><span class="SCXW46366742 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW46366742 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46366742 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46366742 BCX0">Expect a mixture of taught content and discussion. No </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46366742 BCX0">previous</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46366742 BCX0"> knowledge necessary.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW46366742 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span>   <span class="TextRun SCXW90092594 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW90092594 BCX0"><img class="wp-image-36374 alignleft" src="https://www.sarum.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/John-Allister-600x800.jpg" alt="" width="155" height="207" /> John Allister is the vicar of St Jude's Church, Mapperley, and the author of <em>Faith, Hope and Autism: Learning to Love Neurodiversity</em> (Canterbury Press, 2026). He is the founder of Neurodiverse Church and is "very obviously autistic". Before ordination he was a physics teacher, and he now lives in Nottingham (UK) with his wife, two children, and an over-friendly golden retriever.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW90092594 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span>         <a href="https://www.neurodiversechurch.org/">https://www.neurodiversechurch.org/</a><img class="wp-image-36375 alignleft" src="https://www.sarum.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/Neurodiverse-church.png" alt="" width="245" height="75" />

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