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Open Table Network 31/05/2022 Open Table Network 31/05/2022

The reconciling power of conversation

OTN TRUSTEE Augustine Tanner-Ihm reflects on finding reconciliation after being uninvited from a student ministry outreach event because of his involvement with the Open Table Network.

Open Table Network 27/05/2022 Open Table Network 27/05/2022

The north wind and the sun – Non-violent resistance to Franklin Graham’s UK tour

AS CONTROVERSIAL US preacher Franklin Graham continued his UK tour last weekend, Revd Rose Hill, a priest in the Church In Wales, reflects on the impact of the peaceful, prayerful response she and friends offered.

Open Table Network 22/05/2022 Open Table Network 22/05/2022

Who are we to hinder God? The command to inclusive love

A SERMON preached the day after controversial US evangelist Franklin Graham came to Liverpool, by Steven Shakespeare, author of several books including Prayers For An Inclusive Church, and long-term supporter of our first Open Table community in the city.

Open Table Network 21/05/2022 Open Table Network 21/05/2022

What needs to be healed - OTN Coordinator reflects on Franklin Graham's UK tour & support for 'conversion therapy'

AS CONTROVERSIAL US preacher Franklin Graham began his UK tour in Liverpool last weekend, OTN Coordinator Kieran Bohan shared this reflection on why we need to create safer spaces for LGBT+ people in our communities.

Open Table Network 20/05/2022 Open Table Network 20/05/2022

Care, caution and challenge as the Baptist Union reflects on same-sex marriage

IN MARCH, around 70 people gathered at the Council of the Baptist Union of Great Britain to consider a change to the Ministerial Recognition Rules so that a minister in a same-sex marriage would no longer be committing gross misconduct and lose their accreditation. Baptist minister Revd Pam Davies reflects on the conversation.

Open Table Network 14/05/2022 Open Table Network 14/05/2022

The Nice Bits of the Bible - A poem by Steven Shakespeare

A POEM on the occasion of evangelist Franklin Graham coming to Liverpool with a message of condemnation for LGBT+ people. By Steven Shakespeare, author of several books including Prayers For An Inclusive Church, and long-term supporter of our first Open Table community in the city.