Inclusion is an approach to overcoming inequality that can be justified from theological and interdisciplinary perspectives. In a broad understanding, inclusion refers not only to people with special limitations or disabilities, but also to the demand established in human rights that all people must have equal opportunities to participate in society. This demand has by no means been realised across the board, and is sometimes even discredited as an unattainable utopia - yet from a theological point of view, it is a desideratum that cannot be abandoned. From a Christian perspective, inclusion is a leitmotif that decisively characterises helping activities in church and diaconia and has an impact on social contexts. At the same time, it is an instrument for perceiving, analysing and reflecting on the extent to which diaconal and church self-image and external perceptions coincide or diverge. In this respect, it is important to compare self-perceptions and external perceptions and also to take a critical look at the concept of inclusion by asking to what extent diaconal special environments or church leadership have also caused or reinforced exclusions, for example by experiences of power and violence in very different contexts in the past and present. On this basis, it is important to develop future perspectives how inclusion can counteract inequalities and be professionally organised in order to meet central social challenges from a Christian theological perspective and enable freedom and equality for all people - taking into account individual needs and existing structures.