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Tag Archives: listening
Opening the jar, carrying the load
There’s a lot of Stuff swishing around in the Church of England right now. The focus at the moment may be on the composition of the latest groups which have been set up, comprised of people with different views being … Continue reading →
Continuing the conversation: from either/or to both/and
How can we show generosity to those with whom we disagree? And are we sufficiently transparent to show true hospitality? Continue reading →
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Tagged College of Bishops, hospitality, listening, transparency
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How we communicate
This is the second in a series of reflections after the Shared Conversations Following my experience of the Oxford/St Albans Regional Shared Conversations, I’m going to reflect here on one of the sessions on the first day. The facilitators explained … Continue reading →
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Tagged communication, Gentiles, language, liberal, listening, Oxford, progressive, slavery, St Albans, Stories
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Putting ourselves into boxes
And the H-word isn’t one I’d like to aim at those with whose views I disagree. Continue reading →
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Tagged Arian, Bible, Blogs, Catholic, Church Union, clobber texts, evangelical, General Synod, heresy, Jesus, joke, liberal, listening, Shared Conversations, Trinity, women, women bishops
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