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Inclusive Church: Annual Lecture 2024 Following the Annual General Meeting of the Inclusive Church on Thursday July 11th, some representatives of Hinde Street also attended the 2024 Annual Lecture. This year’s lecture, entitled ‘Faith in [...]

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Just one day until our AGM & Annual Lecture titled Faith in Transition!
Come hear from Alex Clare-Young speak about what some trans folks might have to teach faith communities in the context of societal transformation.

Sign up here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/inclusivechurch/e-bomalj

Just a reminder about some accessibility information about our AGM & Annual Lecture:

- On Zoom in meeting mode.
- Automatic captions in full transcript mode and BSL interpretation, both live and on the recording.
- Timetable:
6.45pm - Zoom Room Opens
7pm - AGM starts
7:20pm - Lecture starts followed by Q&A
8:10pm - Breakout rooms for small group discussions
8:30pm - Event ends
- During the Q&A, if you would like to ask a question either use the "Raise your hand" function on Zoom or put the question in the chat.
- AGM Papers here: https://www.inclusive-church.org/agm/

Book here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/inclusivechurch/e-bomalj

1 week to go!

Next Thursday evening, we will be hear what some trans folks might have to teach faith communities in the context of societal transformation in our annual lecture given by Alex Clare-Young

We will also be holding our AGM - a chance to review the Inclusive Church Annual Report and elect some new trustees!

Book here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/inclusivechurch/annual-lecture-and-agm/e-bomalj

Papers here: https://www.inclusive-church.org/agm/

The Inclusive Church network newsletter for July 2024 is out now! You can read it online here:

Inclusive Church newsletters – Inclusive Church Here you can find back copies of our newsletters. If you would like to see a newsletter which is older than those in the list below, please get in touch here. Sign up to receive the monthly newsletter. July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 March 2024 February 2024 December 2023 October 2023 Summer 2023 April...

Our Chair and our trustee for LLF have signed this letter with Together: https://togethercofe.org.uk/together-responds-to-llf

Together for the Church of England has co-ordinated a letter to the Bishop of Leicester, lead bishop for Living in Love and Faith, with a response to the LLF process and papers before General Synod. The signatories in support are from across the Church of England and are committed to LGBTQIA+ inclusion and the unity of the Church.

Read the letter here - https://togethercofe.org.uk/together-responds-to-llf/

Biographies of candidates for election as trustees at our AGM on 11 July are now online at https://inclusive-church.org/agm

AGM – Inclusive Church Our AGM is an important time to meet, share experiences, re-inspire one another and work together to determine Inclusive Church’s direction in the future.  All members of Inclusive Church are welcome to attend and are eligible to stand for election as trustees and vote at the meeting. Find out ab...

With our AGM and Annual Lecture getting closer (just under 3 weeks!) we wanted share some accessibility information about the event:

- On Zoom in meeting mode.
- Automatic captions in full transcript mode and BSL interpretation, both live and on the recording.
- Timetable:
6.45pm - Zoom Room Opens
7pm - AGM starts
7:20pm - Lecture starts followed by Q&A
8:10pm - Breakout rooms for small group discussions
8:30pm - Event ends
- During the Q&A, if you would like to ask a question either use the "Raise your hand" function on Zoom or put the question in the chat.
- AGM Papers here: https://www.inclusive-church.org/agm/

Book here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/inclusivechurch/e-bomalj

Notice is given of the Inclusive Church AGM 2024, to be held online on 11 July at 7pm.

For further details, including papers: inclusive-church.org/agm

1 month to go until our AGM and Annual Lecture!

We are delighted that this years lecture will be given by Alex Clare-Young and is titled "Faith in Transition".

Alex will speak about what some trans folks might have to teach faith communities in the context of societal transformation.

Prior to the lecture, we will hold our AGM, lasting approximately 15 minutes, which is a time for Inclusive Church’s formal business including adopting the annual report and the election of trustees.

Register here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/inclusivechurch/e-bomalj

The Inclusive Church network newsletter for June 2024 is out now! You can read it online here: inclusive-church.org/newsletter

Inclusive Church newsletter The Inclusive Church Newsletter is a digital publication produced every month. It aims to provide supporters and members with the latest news and information from the life of Inclusive Church and our partner organisations.

We’ve a brand new line-up poster for one of the foundational strands of our festival – our devotional spirituality.

Whether it’s The Gospel According to Johnny Cash, the spellbinding Lost Welsh Folk Hymns with Lleuwen Steffan or the jazz of Grace Notes, prepare to lose yourself in gorgeous spiritual sounds (as well quieter contemplative moments and lots more besides).

As always, a list of names and things can never really tell the whole story. But, as a festival that takes religion seriously (but is seriously wary of fundamentalisms), hopefully you’ll get a sense of the richness of what's in store this August.

Could you become our next National Coordinator?

The trustees of Inclusive Church are seeking a fabulous Christian committed to the network's values to take a leading role in our movement. inclusive-church.org/natco

Please share this post as widely as you can, so we can find the most brilliant NatCo possible!

Our partner Modern Church are looking for a new Comms Officer. 8 hours/week, working from home. Could this be you?

Vacancy: Communications Officer If you are passionate about a faith that is open, inclusive, conversational, engaged with the world and other disciplines, then this role offers you an exciting […]

Today the Maternity Policy Audit of the Church of England is published. It's really important all dioceses and NCIs pay close attention, so they can end discrimination against parents. Read it here: https://www.nadawm.org/resources-and-links/

The Inclusive Church network newsletter for May 2024 is out now! You can read it online at inclusive-church.org/newsletters

The Inclusive Church network newsletter for May 2024 is out now! You can read it online here: https://www.inclusive-church.org/civicrm/mailing/view/?id=179

We couldn't be more delighted for our Vice-Chair, Revd Dr Evie Vernon! Every blessing on this new ministry

We are pleased to announce that the Revd Dr Evie Vernon O’Brien has been appointed as the Racial Justice Director for the Church of England in the West Midlands.
Evie will take up her role in July working with six dioceses - Birmingham, Coventry, Gloucester, Hereford, Lichfield, and Worcester. It is the first collaborative project of its kind in the Church of England. She will lead a team of people who will support each diocese to promote racial justice more effectively and examine our culture, practices and policies to ensure fundamental principles of equality, diversity and inclusion run through everything we do, both in our worshipping communities and in our workplaces.
Full article available on the CofEB website http://www.cofebirmingham.com/news-stories/regional-racial-justice-director-announced.php

Just under one week left to apply to become an Inclusive Church trustee! Here are a few FAQs:

1) What do you mean by "shape the next chapter"?
Our strategic plan is coming to an end, so the trustee board is beginning to discern Inclusive Church's focus of the next 5 years

2) How often do trustees meet?
We meet every other month for 2 hours on Zoom (with a short break halfway through)

3) What do you do outside of trustee meetings?
This depends on your availability, we have working groups that focus on particular things eg. Recruiting new trustees, event planning

4) How long is this role for?
Trustees are elected at the AGM for a term of 3 years.

If you have any questions, please get in touch.

More info here: inclusive-church.org/new-trustees/

Do you care about building a church for all? A church where the marginalised are at the centre? A church where all can be their authentic selves? A church all can access?

If your answer is yes, consider applying to be one of our trustees!

➡️ inclusive-church.org/new-trustees/

St Mary the Virgin, Oxford are looking for a Childrens', Family and Schools Chaplain. It's 16 hours a week, closing date 15 April.
Could this be you?

Would you like to join the team at the University Church?

We’re looking for a Children, Families and Schools Chaplain with enthusiasm and energy, who will contribute to the spiritual and numerical growth of our ministry among children and families, and reach out to the wider community in creative and imaginative ways.

For further particulars, visit our website (link in bio).

Posing a Problem: Not Equal Yet by Ruth Harley, curate in the Watling Valley Ecumenical Partnership “When you expose a problem, you pose a problem.” So writes Sara Ahmed in her book Living a Feminist Life. Ahmed is talking about that phenomenon, well known to many of us, by which the person who names a problem within an insti

Some Are More Equal Than Others by the Venerable Christine Allsopp, archdeacon emeritus of Northampton, exercising a retirement ministry in the Diocese of Oxford As the actual date of the 30th Anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood approaches, I have been going through the jumbled collection of papers, scattered through