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If Lambeth calls, I'm not answering

THE LAMBETH CONFERENCE, a gathering of bishops from across the Anglican Communion for dialogue on church and world affairs, begins in Canterbury this week. Steven Shakespeare, author of Prayers for an inclusive church, calls out one of this year’s Lambeth Calls’ which claims express the common mind of the church but clearly doesn’t.

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Radical hospitality - A reflection on Martha and Mary

AT OUR Open Table Liverpool communion service this month, Revd Frances Skinner, a trans priest from the Diocese of Chester, shared this powerful sermon on the radical hospitality Jesus practiced which we are called to emulate.

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Diversity Dice: Building a LGBTQ+ training resource

STARTING a conversation about supporting LGBTQ+ people within any faith setting can be tough, writes Will from Frontier Youth Trust. This is what happened when a #Christian youth work charity asked an #LGBTQ+ organisation to train Christian youth workers.

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