Tag Archives: ordination

This week in Living in Love and Faith: On the Alliance Campaign Manual

It’s been quite a week for Living in Love and Faith news. Yesterday, an update from the House of Bishops putting everything on hold. It was clear when the staff team for LLF was modified a few months back, with the new … Continue reading

Posted in General Synod, Living in Love and Faith | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Implementation? Another week, another Living in Love and Faith statement 

With my history, both with the production of the LLF resources and then on one of the earlier LLF Working Groups, I probably know as much about the history of LLF as anyone. But I still find out that there is information I had missed. 

That was the case again today. Continue reading

Posted in General Synod, Living in Love and Faith, Shared Conversations | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Ceasefire?

Is a ‘pause’ what the Living in Love and Faith process needs now? Continue reading

Posted in equal marriage, General Synod, Living in Love and Faith, Shared Conversations | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Stopping: and starting?

After several years in which it has played a major part in my life, as of 29 April the ‘Living in Love and Faith process’ (LLF) has now officially been put on hold. Those of us on the various working … Continue reading

Posted in Episcopal Teaching Document, Living in Love and Faith | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Fight the good fight(s): the ordination of women and the human sexuality debate

I was struck recently by how all the celebratory pieces I was reading about the 25th anniversary of women priests were written from the point of view of those women whose vocations to priesthood were doubted (for many centuries) but … Continue reading

Posted in Church of England and gender, Living in Love and Faith | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Nothing new here: how the human sexuality debate repeats the women priests debate

Should a sheep among wolves wear her wolfskin coat? Continue reading

Posted in Church of England and gender | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

No tongues?

It can be a difficult experience to attend a major Christian celebration at a point when the church is reeling from yet another scandal. Last week, the Gibb report into the disgusting behaviour of Bishop Peter Ball was issued, complete … Continue reading

Posted in Church of England and gender | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Glad to be lay

… it was rather like asking me ‘Do you feel a vocation to be a rock?’ Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment