JAEC Workshop – Sexuality
My workshop on sexuality issues which I held at the Church Society JAEC conference earlier this month is now online. It draws on some of my work on the Great Consummation project. You can download the slides here.
Category: Sexuality
Pastoral Support
A few weeks before Easter I wrote to every Diocesan Bishop (or acting Diocesan) to ask a straightforward question. If someone who identifies as homosexual was to approach your Diocese to ask for support in maintaining a life of celibacy, …
Jonathan Merritt’s Testimony
Just to add another testimony into the mix, here’s celibate Jonathan Merritt who was famously outed recently. When I was about 10 years old, the isolation of my pain almost killed me as thoughts of suicide plagued my mind. I …
The Archbishop on Same-Sex Marriage on LBC
Perhaps the most interesting part of the hour long phone on LBC with Justin Welby this morning was the full answer to the final question. A gay christian listening to you though may have heard the message that he or …
+Chelmsford’s Diocesan Synod Address
I thought this address to Chelmsford’s Diocesan Synod was actually really good. First, on mission and evangelism +Stephen sounds like a Bishop who actually means and does what he says. Secondly, on human sexuality, he indicates the right kind of …
Church in Wales – Homosexuality
Find below the report from the Standing Doctrinal Commission of the Church in Wales on Same-Sex Partnership. Report Executive Summary Procedural Note I’ll post a fuller analysis later, but two things stick out straight away. First, the report has an …