I believe that being an Inclusive Church is less a destination, more a journey. Here I share some thoughts on why, and how we can approach the journey so that it’s invigorating and enlivening, rather than dispiriting and endless! (I use ‘Inclusive Church’ as a title, thinking of churches who register with the organisation, ‘Inclusive Church’, …
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Boundaries of Inclusion
‘All are welcome’ and ‘come as you are’ can’t enable a safe community if they mean, ‘come and say and do whatever you want’: we’re only able to create a safe community if we have boundaries. Below I explore some of the issues and ideas, with some questions to discuss this in your context. I …
Thoughts about Privilege
When I started looking at this bible passage, I thought I knew what it was about…but then…. On first read this story in Luke 13: 10-17 is about Jesus healing a bent-over woman, or the religious leaders missing the point about Jesus’ ministry. It is. But preparing to preach on this passage, I was struck …
Trans women, the media, toilets, and agendas
Just why are there SO many media articles about trans women and toilets? Although it’s estimated that trans people make up only about 2% of the population, there seems to be a huge number of articles in the media about trans people. I wonder why? The simple answer could be because we are prepared to …
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Challenging boundaries – Queering the gospel.
My thoughts on the gospel of John, chapter 20, verses 24 – 29 (Jesus meets Thomas after Jesus’ resurrection) shared April 2021. “In winter 2018 we had a book group looking at a book called ‘Upside Down Bible’, by Symon Hill. That book encouraged us to look at gospel stories in a different way – …
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Created equal, but not the same…
In our rush to be united and positive, can we miss God’s point? I keep hearing things about how we’re ‘all the same’ – like the tv show ‘Embarrassing Bodies’ slogan, ‘there’s no shame, we’re all the same’, and today I heard a pastor say, ‘When God looks at us, he doesn’t see Black and …
gathering thoughts 