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General Synod plays a significant role in shaping the life, witness and governance of the Church of England.
Whilst working collaboratively with clergy, I would hope to champion the voice of the laity and the wider community to so that the Church remains a credible, compassionate and bold witness in society.
"Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth." ~ 1 John 3:18 Mission, growth & public witness I want a living, faithful and growing Church that matters to its community: a place where people encounter God and grow in faith, but also find friendship, compassion, practical help and belonging.
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.” ~ 1 Corinthians 12:4 As St Mary's representative on Churches Together in Central Peterborough, I organise the annual Good Friday Walk of Witness, bringing together Christians from over 40 churches in a public expression of our shared faith.
Peterborough Good Friday Walk of Witness
I suspect that this is where we will end up eventually but, as I said, I would like to help make this happen as soon as possible because our inability to bless same-sex couples or allow LGBT priests to marry, negatively impacts a lot of people and, as our former Archbishop Justin said, is catastrophic for the witness and mission of the church.
People’s lives are touched, communities are changed, and churches grow through the faithful witness of local churches.
These are complicated and often painful discussion, but they are essential if we are to ensure the future life and witness of the Church of England.
Each of these requires a prayerful, biblical, and carefully considered response if the Church of England is to bear faithful witness to the living Lord Jesus in a messy and hurting world.
My prayer is that I will be a vibrant and faithful witness to the living God, honouring Him in submission and obedience to His word, relevant and accessible to all, that we might be worthy of the title ‘Bride of Christ’.
Faithful witness in many parts of the Diocese is under severe pressure.
I believe Christ’s prayer in John 17 is a first order call to unity - for the glory of God and for the mission and witness of the whole Church to our communities.
In the deanery I work well with other parishes, particularly on Mission, where I have taken part in street witness.
It has been a fabulous opportunity to witness ministry and mission across different traditions and contexts.
Our witness is weakened when we are divided, and the gifts that different members of the Body bring enrich the whole. “Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.” (Acts 27.31)
Diocese: Willesden Area, London Diocese House: Clergy Role: Vicar of All Hallows Church, North Greenford; ADO for the Willesden Area; Member of the Willesden Area Vocations Group A Vision Rooted in the Heart of God I am standing for General Synod because I believe the Church of England carries a profound gift for this nation: a church in every community, a light in every neighbourhood, a witness of Christ’s love that is present, rooted, and available to all.
Because when we each bring the gift God has placed within us, the Church of England becomes a powerful witness to the world.
Nothing else has the power to save and to transform lives, and we must be bold and witness to it throughout our country.
Recent debates in the London Diocesan Synod around truth and reconciliation have reminded us of a critical principle: it is not the culture of the age that should determine the doctrine of the Church, but the living witness of Scripture, tradition, and reason held carefully together.
Yet it also enables me to witness extraordinary faithfulness, creativity and resilience.
Rural churches remain at the heart of countless communities and continue to provide faithful Christian witness.
I would like to see an authentic reintegration of Christian values within mainstream society, not through privilege or power, but through faithful witness, generous service, truth, compassion and the transforming message of Jesus Christ.
I believe it is important to overcome factionalism in order to witness to the compelling truth of faith in Jesus.
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privilege to witness the ongoing so-called silent revival, which is manifested by the increasing numbers of young people and unchurched individuals who are turning to Christ and the church in search of answers.
Working with students, university societies, departments and staff gave me valuable insight into how the Church is perceived by secular institutions, the opportunities for partnership and witness, and the continuing public role of the Church of England within contemporary society.
M y Fa i t h I know that to live out my life as a Christian in an incarnational and faithful way, my faith has to be one of witness to Christ’s teaching in everything that I do.
The Church so often feels habituated by division and a lack of unity which can so easily un- dermine our witness and mission.
Treasurer Guardian of the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, a national centre for pilgrimage and retreat; I witness first-hand the incredible impact of spiritual renewal, healing and reconciliation for so many thousands of Anglican and ecumenical visitors, not least hundreds of young Christians, who discover the joy and meaning of faith
The Revd Ayoka Olabisi: Assistant Curate, Christ Church Pennington Faithful to Christ • Safe for All • Committed to the Next Generation I am offering myself for election to the General Synod because I believe the Church of England is at an important point in its life and witness.
Witness by example. “Ye shall be my witnesses” .
I want to support its mission by encouraging biblical faithfulness, clarity in the gospel, strong local church witness, and confident proclamation of the Word of God.
My hope is simply to serve the wider church with faithfulness, clarity, and a desire to strengthen our shared witness to Christ.
Our parish churches are places of worship, prayer, pastoral care and witness, and I want to help ensure they continue to be places where people encounter the transforming love of Jesus Christ.
Clarity of Public Witness: As a communications and media worker, I understand that how we communicate is as vital as what we communicate.
I am offering myself for Synod because many in our congregations share concerns about the direction and confidence of our Anglican witness.
I am passionate for the revitalisation of the church and for all parishes to thrive, and witness as many lives as possible transformed by the love of Jesus Christ.
It belongs at every level of Church life, from individual Christians and local congregations to our national and international witness.
Mission and Finance (the two go together!): In my time on Archbishops’ Council Finance Committee and the major Diocesan Finance Review team, we significantly increased funding to maintain the witness of churches in poor areas, and increased support for missional projects to reach people who do not yet know Jesus (the majority of these projects are parish-based).
I have a particular interest in the intersection of politics and faith, and a deep love of liturgy, and recognise the importance of the local parish for Christian witness throughout the country.
If elected, I’d join those who seek to follow the Church of England’s orthodox biblical witness because God’s way is always going to be best for us.
Well-resourced parish ministry has been the lifeblood of generations of faithful Christian witness in this nation.
At a time when many parishes face uncertainty about their future, our first responsibility should be strengthening the Church's ministry and witness in the communities we currently serve.
This unapologetic witness to our shared hope in Jesus Christ represents the best of Anglicanism.
A Church that better reflects the growing diversity within our nation will be a stronger and more credible witness to the gospel.
It takes hold of and wrestles with thorny issues of theology and of how the church can witness to a post Christian society.
At the same time, the life and witness of the local church, and its contribution to the wellbeing of the community, are impossible without the many forms of lay ministry which need to be treasured and encouraged.
My views are rooted in the witness of Scripture, and my spiritual life has been nurtured within the evangelical tradition.
The extraordinary beauty of many churches and cathedrals, the haunting legacy of its liturgical and musical traditions, the power and healing nature of its worship, and the seemingly tireless resilience and energy of its clergy and lay people bear witness to the glory of God, the saving grace of his Son Jesus Christ and the blessings ofthe Holy Spirit.
The parish church is where people most often encounter the Church: in prayer and worship, in baptism, marriage and burial, in pastoral care, in schools, in community service, and in the quiet daily witness of clergy and laity serving their neighbours.
Our confession of Jesus Christ calls us into public witness.
However, I have always seen practical action as a vitally important demonstration of my faith and have been instrumental in facilitating and taking part in Foodbank at St Elisabeth’s since 2014, a community café, and children’s work in the form of Totz toddler group and Messy Church as part of our parish’s witness.
Faithful Social Witness:
I have also reflected on the prophetic calling and witness of our church in this land.
I am also interested in the Church's public witness.
Above all, I would want my contribution to General Synod to serve the Church's central calling: making Jesus known in word, worship, public witness and practical action.
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If I am chosen to serve on the General Synod, I would want to do all I can to increase the effectiveness of the Church of England as a witness for Christ in our country and the wider world.
I pray that I can be used in some way to help the Church of England become a lively, visible, faithful witness to Christ in every parish in the country.
General Synod is one of the places where that calling becomes real: where we discern together how to witness to Christ faithfully in a rapidly changing world.
e AChurch that communicates clearly and graciously In an age of mistrust and noise, our public witness must be marked by honesty, hope, and the love of Christ.
In my present role, my ongoing engagement in interfaith and intercultural mission, equity, diversity and inclusion, racial justice, children and young people’s ministry, and witness among communities on the margins would enrich my contribution to the life of the Church.
If there are not enough ordained ministers to lead churches, the current clergy will become progressively more stretched, our presence in communities will be reduced, and our witness to Christ in this nation will be diminished.
I am standing for election to the General Synod because I love and follow (albeit failingly) the Lord Jesus Christ and care deeply about the Church of England, wanting to serve its life, witness and renewal.
Public witness: I want the Church to speak and act with those affected by poverty, injustice, conflict and environmental harm, while keeping the good news of Jesus Christ and his offer of salvation central.
▪ Faithful in witness. ▪ Responsible in stewardship. ▪ Effective in action.
I am standing for election to the House of Laity because I believe we are called to be visible and active in our faith, building God’s Kingdom through the life and witness of the local Church.
Christian witness is not confined to Sunday.
Support greater recognition of lay vocation and Christian witness in workplaces, communities and public life
My prayer is that it would be a vibrant and faithful witness to the living God, honouring Him in submission and obedience to His word, relevant and accessible to all, that we might be worthy of the title ‘Bride of Christ’.
The Church of England I seek to help build is one that is based on the principles of having a witness in every community and showing our love to our neighbours.
Having lived across different cultures and experienced both welcome and exclusion, I understand how deeply the Church's witness matters.
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This must include a renewed focus on engaging younger generations, so that our churches become both younger and more diverse, enabling the Church of England and its Christ-like witness to extend far into the future.
Through Alpha, and the welcome and witness of the local church, I came to faith and had the joy of being baptised with my daughter.
I was a witness to the major reform of our diocesan organisation in 2005.
to remain faithful to Scripture and the historic Christian faith, especially as we wrestle with difficult questions about the Church's life, doctrine and witness;
The wellbeing of clergy and their families across the Diocese is a topic which is close to my heart, as I witness first-hand the pressures that our clergy face daily.
Disagreeing well can itself be part of our Christian witness.
I am eager to continue working for the life and witness of the Church of England, if elected again as a member of the General Synod.
Christopher is a thoughtful, compassionate and deeply collaborative priest whose emotional intelligence, commitment to diversity, and ability to build bridges across difference will be a tremendous gift to the Church’s life and witness.”
Throughout the year I fell in love with the Church of England and experienced first hand the powerful witness that the Church is of God’s love, grace and mercy.
I am passionate about ensuring the Church of England continues to be this, working together to be faithful to God’s word, loving to those Jesus loves, and intentional in our witness to those outside the Church family.
Alongside the challenges, I believe this presents new opportunities for Christian witness as people wrestle with the deep human search for profound questions about truth, creativity, human identity, purpose and what it means to be made in the image of God.
The Priority of the Parish Church: people come to faith when congregations are equipped and encouraged by local clergy to serve and witness with confidence to their neighbours, and draw them into the life of a local church.
Strengthen Diocesan Witness: Demonstrate that the Diocese of Liverpool is a forward-looking Church reflecting the full breadth of the communities it serves.
Diversity is a gift from God; when we walk together in unity, our witness to the transforming love of Jesus Christ becomes far stronger.
The availability of funding and maintenance must be available to all churches (including non-listed churches) which need it, as there is no local witness of the love of God without the parish church.
It is heartbreaking to witness the lack of focus on our Formularies, which have been a crucial part of the Church’s history; from the beginning until now, they have served as an important rule of our Anglican tradition.
As a general rule, people are not converted to Christ in deaneries or dioceses – and not through hierarchs or experts – but in local churches where believers bear witness to the grace and truth of Jesus, and are led by able pastors who preach “the pure Word of God” and duly minister the Sacraments (Article XIX).
Community engagement — bringing together Christian witness, prayer and practical service.
This has enabled me to build relationships with Christians from a wide range of denominations and traditions, and I am particularly committed to seeing churches united in witness and action.
I arrange United services and help develop opportunities for Christian witness and practical service.
I believe that working together, while respecting our different traditions, can give a stronger and more effective Christian witness to our communities.
The inheritance of faith and blessing that parishes embody is an invaluable witness that we cannot dismiss or leave behind.
I am proud to be able to contribute as much as I can to the life and witness of our Diocese.
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That experience strengthened my belief that we have much to receive from Christians of different traditions and that our shared life and witness matter.
The more local presence Christians have, the more able we are to witness to Christ – ordained ministry is an important part of this, as are our church buildings.
Weybridge – planning community events for Remembrance weekend, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Good Friday walk of witness, and more
This surprised me, as Jesus called women to carry the message of the Gospel with women first to witness the Resurrection.
Why I am standing I am standing for General Synod because I care deeply about the life, witness, and future of the Church of England, particularly as it is lived out in our parishes and local communities.
Our handsome, often ancient, buildings were called "troublesome" in one report, but they are our inheritance, part of our Christian witness and presence.
The parish church remains a remarkable gift to our nation: present in every community, available at significant moments in people’s lives, and called to bear faithful, generous Christian witness.
And Breaking the Silence are soldiers who bear witness to the crimes committed by their brothers (and sisters) in arms.
Dear friends in Christ, I am standing for General Synod because I care deeply about the life and witness of our Church.
I am 40 years old and have been involved in the ministry and witness of the Church of England all my adult life, wherever I have been living at the time.
our witness across the Diocese, can be very difficult to maintain.
I have regularly taken part in the annual Brighton Pride parade and believe it is an important act of witness.
I am deeply committed to the Church of England – to its sacramental and missional life, working for the advancement of God’s Kingdom; and to its Christian witness as part of the worldwide church.
CHRISTIAN WITNESS & ETHICAL ISSUES
The Church must witness sensitively but boldly to the Faith, and should not be afraid to be distinctive or to take a lead on important ethical and moral issues.
A good, strong, gospel witness needs to be maintained within it.
The next General Synod will be asked to make decisions that will shape the life and witness of the Church of England for years to come.
I long for it to witness to the love of Jesus Christ in every village, town and city across the country and I support the aims of Save the Parish in focusing on parish, priest and people as we continue to be a church for the whole nation.
As the established church, we have particular responsibilities, and I am deeply concerned that we continue to challenge ourselves to live up to our calling to witness to Jesus across the land, and that General Synod plays its part in this work.
The parish system is a wonderful inheritance which ensures a Christian witness in every square foot of the country, but ministry challenges and opportunities vary hugely between areas of deprivation and of affluence.
Our unity is not simply for us; it is part of our witness.
That is part of why I am drawn to General Synod, with its role in stewarding the life, witness and future of the Church of England: a Church that is
ensuring chaplaincies remain a vital part of our public witness
personal evangelism and workplace witness, as well as of financial management and governance processes, equips me to make a valuable contribution to national church debates and decisions about the allocation of resources, the process of change and the importance of keeping the main thing the main thing ie enabling the sharing of the good news about Jesus in parishes up and down the land, by clergy and laity alike.
Witness: The Church of England has a long standing role in speaking into the public square.
The Church must bear witness to the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God.
I want to serve a Church whose central focus is the Lord Jesus Christ and which bears witness to him not only in name, but also in action through worship, ministry, service within our communities and faithful governance.
These are central to our public witness, not optional additions to it.
Clergy Wellbeing We know only too well that a major barrier to a rise in vocations is clergy wellbeing, as laity witness clergy burnt out and stretched far beyond capacity.
Safeguarding cannot be an add-on, it must be integral to our mission and witness to the kingdom, ensuring that as we share the gospel with others we do so in a way that honours every person as made in the image of God.
My studies with the World Council of Churches in Geneva and practical ecumenical work in parishes have strengthened my conviction that our divisions weaken our witness and that we must seek every opportunity to work, pray and grow together, and to seek the full visible unity of the Church.
As Rowan Williams says in his book ‘Tokens of Trust’, the Bible is the Word of God because it is the primary witness to Jesus Christ, and when it is read in a community of believers it is used by the Holy Spirit to bring God’s calling alive for us.
My understanding of what the Church can be was also shaped by the Anglican witness I encountered as a young person.
Through serving on the M:Power board and as an ADDO, I have been overjoyed to witness God at work in estates across our diocese, including through four Urban Mission ALMs in our parish.
But their witness transformed the world.
It would be a privilege to serve on the General Synod and to contribute to the life and witness of the Church in this important role.
I studied Mathematics at the University of Warwick where I became a Christian through the witness of friends.
A lead Bishop championing this work would provide invaluable support to families and stand as a powerful witness to the wider world.
As well as working for the good of the church, I also have an active interest in public issues that affect society at large, and have a strong commitment to the mission of the church and our national witness on issues of justice, social equality, international development, education and medical ethics.
I would be a strong advocate for the local church, recognising that parish churches are at the heart of the Church of England's ministry and witness.
I continue to see lives transformed by the gospel, churches renewed through prayer, and communities strengthened through faithful Christian witness.
I long to see the CofE be the best witness to the UK it can be and General Synod has the opportunity to bring clarity and focus.
I have regularly attended the USPG Annual Conference, and am very grateful for the opportunity to hear the testimony and witness of our global Anglican partners.
Confident and faithful Christian witness The Church of England has inherited an extraordinary spiritual, intellectual and cultural tradition, yet often appears remarkably uncertain of its own purpose and value.
© Continues to steward the historic, biblical faith handed down to us, while engaging honestly and pastorally with the questions our culture is putting to the church today especially as we witness a resurging curiosity for faith among children, young people and wider society.
General Synod had to agree that one of its schools could change status in this way, and I attended Synod to hear the resolution and witness the vote.
Nevertheless my faith sustains me with joy and hope, and I would like to offer that witness to the Church as well.
Safeguarding is a Gospel imperative that shapes our culture and witness.
Although daunting at times, I believe in a faithful God who continues to work through the Church of England to see lives and eternities transformed by the good news of Jesus and the witness, worship and service of his people.
The other schools need our involvement, love and Christian witness.
I am standing for General Synod because I believe in the vocation and witness of the parish and the national church.
These experiences have deepened my conviction that a key priority of the Church is its welcome, public witness, and care for those who are vulnerable or displaced.
Living in Love and Faith: I believe the Church of England’s present marriage canons bear faithful witness to scripture and tradition.
And so I want to play my part in building up confidence in what the Church of England stands for – its gospel message, liturgy, welcome and witness.
It requires the willingness to listen, disagree well and continue seeking together what will best serve the mission and witness of the Church.
For me, membership of General Synod would be less about having a national voice and more about accepting a national responsibility: to listen well, prepare carefully, contribute constructively and help the Church make decisions that support its worship, witness and mission.
As part of the Diocesan Prayer Diary team, I travelled across Norfolk, gathering stories to encourage informed prayer and to help witness how Christ transforms lives and communities.
My faith has grown through the worship, fellowship and service of the parish church, and I believe strongly that local parish life must remain at the heart of the Church’s witness in our communities.
I have a deep commitment to the parish system and have been fortunate to witness it flourishing in the places in which I have served.
The Church of England should be a place in which the vocation of each and every individual can flourish — for clergy and laity alike — because a Church confident in its vocation is better able to offer an attractive witness and be nourished to grow.
I believe Christ is seen more clearly when, despite the discomfort of our differences, we find a way to hold together as the body of Christ to witness to God’s transforming love for all.
These are not abstract interests; they are the daily reality of ministry in a region marked by war, displacement, resilience, and profound Christian witness.
It is a lamentable failure of our church’s witness that those outside the church often associate Anglicans primarily with what they see as a destructive and irrelevant battle around human sexuality.
It seems to me a vitally important part of the witness of the national church to the nation, that an accommodation is both sought and achieved which respects polarised but sincerely held views, which leaves all parties feeling they have a future in the Church of England, and which gives a model for future debates across the wider international Anglican communion.
Local Christian communities—who know, love, and serve their neighbourhoods through daily witness— are precious.
I care deeply about the Church of England—its people, its parishes, and its long-standing witness to Jesus Christ.
In the current economic climate, I feel we particularly need to address the concerns of those who live, work and witness to our faith in less affluent areas, those places where the Church needs to be far more than just a building, however beautiful.
Confidence in the Good News of Jesus: Without giving you a sermon, I believe we sometimes appear to have lost confidence in, and have watered down, the gospel; we appear to have lost our boldness to witness Jesus in our communities.
This mission to witness to Jesus and lead others to him should be at the forefront of all we do as a church.
the Good News should be at the heart of and the motivation for all that we do and each one of us in our various settings and parishes are given every opportunity and resource to witness to this great good news and point people to Jesus.
As a sociologist and Modern Church Trustee, I will use my deep understanding of both the big picture and people's everyday lives to think strategically as Synod makes decisions about how we, as a Church, best witness, evangelise and minister in contemporary society.
It is a communion of people, parishes, chaplaincies, dioceses and communities, called to witness to Christ.
We are part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, and our relationships with other churches are part of our witness.
Across our Diocese, lives are being transformed, churches revitalised, young people exploring faith and communities are discovering hope through local Christian witness.
I believe the Church of England can face the future neither by denying its challenges nor by surrendering to decline, but by becoming more faithful to Christ, more hopeful in its witness and more fruitful in its mission.
I am committed to approaching Synod with an open mind, a listening ear and a determination to contribute positively to the future life and witness of the Church.
Through all this and more, Synod must ensure significant improvement in the life and witness of parish churches of all traditions, sizes and locations, enabling them to be the living presence of Christ in the communities they serve.
Safeguarding never treated as box-ticking, but as central to our gospel witness.
General Synod faces significant questions about mission, governance, ministry, finance, church growth and public witness.
I would encourage greater collaboration across Christian denominations wherever that strengthens our witness and enables us to serve our communities more effectively.
The CofE is a broad church, and it behoves us all to work shoulder to shoulder as we tackle church decline in some areas, and witness apathy and indeed positive opposition from outside.
Failures in safeguarding cause deep harm and damage the Church’s witness.
Church witness in sexuality: As someone who experiences same-sex attraction, I have wrestled long and hard with the Bible’s teaching in this area.
This is radically counter- cultural in a polarised society and will be a prophetic witness in a broken world.
While differences of conviction will always exist, I believe our Christian witness is strongest when we demonstrate that disagreement need not lead to hostility, and that truth and grace belong together.
Those experiences have reinforced my conviction that the Church is at its strongest when it combines faithful worship, generous service and courageous witness in every community.
I care deeply about supporting clergy and lay leaders, nurturing discipleship, encouraging mission and evangelism, and helping our parishes remain places of faithful worship, service and witness.
Whether the matters before us concern safeguarding, mission, ministry, vocations, governance, parish sustainability, public engagement or the Church's witness in society, I would seek to contribute with humility, charity and hope, always attentive to the voices of those serving and worshipping in our local churches.
As a member of Save the Parish, I would work to speak up for local presence, ministry and witness.
I ask for your prayers and support as I offer myself for this role, trusting that together we may continue to strengthen the witness and ministry of the Church in our communities and beyond.
I am also involved in our church sewing group, helping create altar frontals and banners which enrich our worship and witness.
Voices which, together, add beauty and depth to its work and witness.
I am standing because I want to help build a Church that can make room for the whole Body of Christ, that can hold difference faithfully and that is courageous enough to recognise that justice is not an optional addition to the Gospel, but part of our witness to the Kingdom of God.
Breadth of witness You will be aware that although my episcopal role
I still believe there is nothing more powerfully transformative than the Church when its worship, common life and witness are shaped by that love.
Truthful and charitable Christian witness Our society needs the hope of the Gospel and confident, outward-looking local churches.
Most importantly, I want the Church to be known not for its internal disagreements but for its compassion, generosity and witness to Christ.
However, they are a key witness to the life and work of the church in the local community, and often provide many opportunities for mission and outreach in the local community.
As a representative on our local Churches Together, I appreciate the opportunities to learn from members of other denominations and consider that ecumenical working wherever possible enables more effective witness and mission both locally and nationally.
My own experience of being nurtured in a living Christian faith has been shaped by the faithful witness of many different disciples in churches across our Diocese, from the Pierhead to Pemberton, by way of Prescot.
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.
The General Synod carries significant responsibility for shaping the mission, governance, and witness of the Church.
Championing climate responsibility means recognising that environmental stewardship is integral to Christian witness and strengthens its social and ecological commitment to justice, care and long-term stewardship.
Through scripture and in prayer we must diligently seek his way for us so that we might become more like him and bear witness to his name and glorify his Kingdom.
Much of my ministry was in rural parishes, and I remain very committed to the life of the local church: its worship, its communities and its witness to the people among whom itis set.
They are a source of discouragement and doubt for us in the Church, dragging us away from the “love, joy and celebration of our common humanity” that the gospel calls us to; they cast a shadow over our witness to Christ, the good news of salvation and redemption that we long to embody and declare”.
The witness of rural churches Rural churches offer a distinctive model of what it means to live as the Church and to serve small communities faithfully.
It would be an honour to learn from Anglicans across the country and wider communion, to contribute to discussions on the Church’s future, and to help shape its witness in faith, policy and public life.
That commitment is reflected in my work to establish the Creating Cohesive Communities Conference, to found the Carlisle Passion Play, and to contribute to a range of diocesan and national initiatives that seek to strengthen the Church's witness and serve our communities.
There are important questions before the Church around vocations, safeguarding, clergy wellbeing, governance and our witness in society.
I believe that working together is vital to witness to Jesus’ inclusive and unconditional for all giving a voice to the oppressed, marginalised and those on the edge.
Community engagement, strengthening the Church’s witness in society.