LAST WEEKEND, director of Changing Attitude Colin Coward came to our church to give a series of reflections inspired by twenty years working towards a more inclusive church around the world. Colin is an Anglican priest who originally trained as an architect and subsequently as a psychotherapist. He ministered for 19 years in inner-city parishes. …
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Apr 25
A Coward with courage – challenging the Church, changing our image of God
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25th April 2015
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Apr 14
A conversation that matters: #OpenChurch2015 conference
- By abravefaith in Bullying, Christianity, Civil Partnership, Coming Out, Marriage Equality, Spirituality
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14th April 2015
Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters. This was the aim of last week’s two-day conference Open Church: The church, sexuality, mission and the future hosted by Steve Chalke, Baptist minister and founder of international charity the Oasis Trust. Steve hit the headlines two years ago when he called for an ‘open conversation’ around same-sex relationships and …
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