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Having been a Training Incumbent for self- described liberal-catholic, middle-of-the-road, and evangelical curates, I appreciate that these are not simply “camps” or “tribes.” We are family members together in the household of God – the communion of saints in which we profess our belief, and whom I am honoured to serve.
I lived in Scotland for 12 years and it was there that I became a liberal, Anglo-Catholic in the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Middle of the Road; Tories, Labour, Green; Liberal, and
My faith was strengthened by the wise support and guidance of significant people in my life and has been nurtured by many traditions within the Anglican Communion, from liberal catholic through to evangelical, all of which have helped me to be the person I am now.
Today I worship at St Margaret of Antioch, Princes Road, a Liberal Catholic Church Plant serving one of Liverpool’s most diverse, multi faith communities, where our conviction is simple; all are welcome always.
From a Liberal-Catholic background, I have worked locally and nationally with communities across the breadth of the Church of England and beyond.
At St Matthew’s I worship within a liberal Catholic tradition.
Although I am a traditional Catholic and a trustee of Forward in Faith, I want the Church of England to remain a broad Church with high, middle and low, catholic, evangelical and liberal, all engaging in mission.
I consider myself to be a liberal Anglo Catholic.
I have worked with people from all parts of the church – liberal, conservative, Anglo- Catholic or evangelical – and we serve the Body of Christ best when we listen to each other and work together for our church.
I am an Evangelical but serve in a Liberal Catholic Parish.
I am, I am told, “a liberal Anglo-Catholic committed to honest
My theology is liberal Anglo- Catholic.
Breadth A journey from evangelical Understanding — Ministry is tough; clergy roots to a liberal catholic home wellbeing matters
I began as a lay worker in a large charismatic evangelical church, before serving as a curate in a rural context, as a school chaplain, and later as an Associate Priest in a liberal Anglo-Catholic parish.
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An inclusive church for everyone, my desire for the flourishing of the whole church My views are liberal and I believe that , as a Church we should be inclusive and encourage others to welcome everybody, regardless of their ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, neurodiversity, mental health or economic power.
About me I am a parish priest, solicitor, CEECA/Unite representative and former member of General Synod, standing in the liberal catholic and broad-church tradition.
I am a liberal catholic because I believe in the Eucharist and the sacraments, ordered ministry, serious theology, good liturgy and music, and the importance of our parish churches.
I am broad-church because I want catholic, evangelical, liberal, charismatic and traditional Anglicans to flourish.
Inclusive church in the liberal Anglo Catholic tradition.
evangelical and liberal and worked with other denominations too.
But being inclusive also means living with those with whom we disagree, and my ministry as a liberal catholic in a traditional catholic parish gives me first-hand experience of the joys and challenges of this.
While I’m part of the Liberal Catholic tradition of the Church of England, I have a broad experience in my own faith background having grown up a Roman Catholic and rediscovering my faith in my late teens in a conservative evangelical church.
Catholic, evangelical, liberal and charismatic traditions all have gifts to offer the Church.
Why I am standing The Church of England is the only denomination I have ever belonged to, and I have been part of liberal, catholic, charismatic and evangelical expressions of it.
About me I am a Liberal Catholic with experience of Parish and Cathedral Precentor ministry, as well as University Chaplaincy.
Why do Catholic, liberal and traditionalist parishes so often feel overlooked?
to faith as a child in an evangelical church but have long felt at home in a liberal- catholic context.
My own roots are in the Catholic tradition of the Church of England, having served in both conservative and more liberal contexts (I myself am very much in favour of women’s ministry at all levels).
Other current part-time roles ● Trustee, Tree of Life, Carlisle - a new charity reaching out to those in need in Carlisle with the love of Christ through Food, Lifeskills, Shelter, Healthcare and Relief branches. ● Finance Director, Selden College, in Oxford, a Christian Higher Education college offering undergraduate-level liberal arts education. ● Company Secretary, Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers (Bible School and Holidays at Capernwray Hall, N Lancs). ● Business Manager and Clerk, Burton Morewood Church of England Primary School Academy & Nursery - finance, HR and governance roles.
In 2020 in the wake of the pandemic we moved to St M ary’s M erton, a liberal catholic church witnessing to the Gospel of God’s love in Christ offered to all and committed to His kingdom.
I trained for ordination at Westcott House and describe myself as liberal-catholic, with the Eucharist being central to my expression of theology.
I went through discernment in an evangelical parish, but after training taught at one of the leading liberal catholic theological colleges, Ripon College, Cuddesdon.
At Cuddesdon, I gained the respect of ordinands ranging from traditional anglo-catholics, to liberal catholics and conservative evangelicals.
Christian in my local parish church and Christian Union, learning to deeply appreciate the mystery of catholicity in worship and radical social engagement, and enjoying the spaciousness that my open and liberal cathedral offers me and all who encounter God within it
I want to see everyone fairly represented on General Synod, both those with more- conservative and those with more-liberal views, a Church in which everyone can live happily together, moving on with greater harmony and unity from the divisions which have too often been synonymous with the Anglican Communion in recent years.
This group brings together people on Synod who are Liberal
My views are liberal, I believe church should be a welcoming place for everybody, every time and am committed to equality for everyone, at all levels and roles within the church, regardless of disability, economic power, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.
A Church that Sustains Parish and Innovation: My own spirituality has been shaped by charismatic evangelical and liberal catholic traditions, as well as experience of other denominations.
My parents were of broadly evangelical stock, and my exploration of the faith they nurtured in me has led me to spend time in evangelical churches, in charismatic churches and to have found a home in more recent years in the liberal catholic tradition.
The experience of church life in my own parish (central / liberal catholic tradition), at university (evangelical) and while in America (Anglo-Catholic) has given me a deep appreciation of the great richness which comes from the diversity encompassed within the Church of England and the Anglican Communion.
Now I have settled in the liberal catholic tradition.
I describe myself as middle of the road, neither evangelical nor high church but ecumenical and liberal.
As someone shaped by the liberal catholic tradition, I am committed to a Church rooted in worship, generous in theology, and courageous in its public witness.
If elected to General Synod I would give hope to give voice to the distinct experience, interests and intrigues of parish ministry from the liberal catholic tradition.
I believe in total inclusivity, which means every follower of Jesus from the most conservative to the most liberal and everything in between.
I consider my home to be in the liberal, liturgical tradition of the Church, however I count myself friends with people across the diversity of church traditions and enjoy the opportunity to lead and worship in a variety of ways.