Tag Archives: transparency

Synod At Home (4) – Rest From our Labours

Posted on July 16, 2026 by fluff35

The final day of the Synod quinquennium. I’m not finished yet and intend to stand in the elections, Then it’s up to the lay deanery synod members of my diocese whether or not I resume membership. Continue reading →

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Removing the fiction: wrangling bishops

Posted on June 15, 2024 by fluff35

It’s one thing to say that we respect our different theological convictions, but it’s quite another to say what you believe or who you are when you know you are going to attract criticism; and when you are the one without the power, and the person to whom you are speaking has all the power. Continue reading →

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Transparency, trust and bishops

Posted on June 13, 2024 by fluff35

I’ve been silent on this blog for a while. Partly that’s because I haven’t been involved in the three Working Groups which have been meeting to discuss various facets of the ongoing Living in Love and Faith discussions (even though … Continue reading →

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One down, one to go: the LLF appointment saga continues

Posted on February 6, 2024 by fluff35

While last week was quite a week in the Church of England, this week is proving just as complicated. And it’s still only Tuesday… After last week’s shenanigans, late on Monday afternoon came the announcement of a second Interim Theological Advisor, … Continue reading →

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Suspicion and fear

Posted on October 24, 2023 by fluff35

In the latest document to come to Synod, any sense of joy, of celebration, of welcome, of blessing, has now disappeared. Continue reading →

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Continuing the conversation: from either/or to both/and

Posted on October 3, 2022 by fluff35

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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