broad church
I am aware that saying that may alarm many of those who would be with me on equal marriage but my whole point is that I judge each issue on its own merits rather than voting with my tribe and I think that that’s a good thing; and what it means to be a catholic or broad church which seeks to hold people together rather than splintering every time we disagree.
I love that the Church of England is a broad church with more that unites us than divides us.
The Church of England is a broad Church.
I love that the Church of England is a broad church.
• A broad-Church experience which allows me to respect others
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.
It is a unique and broad church, and my desire is to help build unity and consensus where possible.
A broad Church needs broad experience The Revd Dr Belinda Stanley • House of Clergy • Diocese of Hereford
Through life’s journey, however - witnessing the work of the Mission to Seafarers, mixing with many creeds and cultures at sea and experiencing the joy of worshipping in different settings during retirement travels around the UK in our old narrowboat - I have become accepting of a broad church, rooted in Christian love.
I believe God has given us a broad Church in which everyone should be able to find a place to call home.
I want to focus on what we have in common, to build a broad church where God speaks through our different perspectives and “Christ plays in 10,000 places,” to quote Eugene Peterson.
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 broad-church because I want catholic, evangelical, liberal, charismatic and traditional Anglicans to flourish.
That is part of being a broad Church.
I am standing for election to the General Synod because I would like to contribute to ensuring the Church of England remains a broad church where everyone is welcome, especially its non-members.
COMMITMENT TO A BROAD CHURCH
As a result of my belief in a broad church that welcomes all, I serve as a trustee of Together for the Church of England.
As a broad church, there should be more to unite than divide us; this is the church’s strength.
Ours is a wonderful broad church, and we have far more that unites us than divides us.
I also want to continue to create spaces within the broad church that has always been the Church of England for those that hold different views but in a manner that is fully respectful of all views and not exclusionary or divisive.
Vision & Strategy for a Broad Church: I am a passionate defender of a "Broad Church" approach.
My own personal journey of faith within the Church has convinced me of the need for the Church of England to be a ‘broad church’ in which all traditions and approaches to worship have a place.
I would identify as ‘broad church’.
The Church of England is a broad Church.
The Church of England is a broad church, and we will not always agree.
I served my curacy in rural Oxfordshire engaging in ministry in a broad church and engaging in mission in the local community, focussing on schools and outreach to children and their families.
(Peterborough Diocese) A broad church for the 22nd Century.
Can we dare to be a truly broad Church?
Can we dare to be a broad Church?
I worship in a small country parish of Catholic tradition (but with a broad-church congregation).
The Church of England contains a wide breadth of Christian traditions, including evangelical, Anglo-Catholic, broad church and charismatic expressions, alongside many parishes combining elements of several traditions.
A genuinely broad Church must make room for conscientious disagreement.
The Church of England is a broad church, a Biblical church, and a Sacramental church and is in a unique position to proclaim the Gospel.
At the same time, years of working alongside clergy and churches from different traditions have taught me that we are a broad Church and that our differences on this issue are real and substantial.
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.
I love that the Church of England is a broad church.
I have experienced worshipping and studying within a breadth of Anglican traditions which I feel has given me a good understanding of what it means for the Church of England’s legislative body to serve the Gospel while being a “broad church”.
I bring experience, excellent communication skills and commitment to the mission of our broad church to reflect the diversity of all God’s people.
Lastly General Synod Members are automatically ex-officio members of the Diocesan Vacancy in See Committee, where I will be outspoken in a commitment to our Diocese remaining a broad church where all traditions are valued.