Reaching out to the lost

I love this…

80-90% of deaf American’s do not attend church.
Here’s a real practical way to reach out to them.

Brian Sims of Brentwood Baptist Church (Brentwood, TN) is making church special for the deaf. In fact, Brian has created a church service exclusively designed for deaf people. It is called Brentwood Baptist Deaf Church.
Here are a few ways the church is reaching out to the hearing impared in their community:

  • Installed 30 speakers in the floor so that the congregation can literally feel the music.
  • The entire room is on a loop system which allows a deaf person with a hearing aid to tie into the sound system with the flip of a switch.
  • Each seat has a direct line of sight to the stage.
  • The seats are 30″ wide instead of the standard 18″ wide which gives congregants more space to communicate with sign language.
    Awesome! Maybe we can get my sister Kara to come and start a sign language ministry at encounter.

    Via: Churchrelevance.com

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