I grew up at St Martin-in-the-Fields where inclusion was seldom mentioned but usually practised. One of my godfathers was a gay priest who had served there and the community largely supported the ordination of women, particularly since Joyce Bennett ministered among us from 1984. The 1998 Lambeth Conference declaration was a bombshell; some LGBT+ close […]
Month: November 2021
(Still) Calling from the Edge: Conference Review 2021
So much can change in a decade. In 2012, I was at the first conference on disability and church at St Martin-in-the-Fields church. Hosted in partnership with Inclusive Church, this unique conference was the first time I had ever experienced an event organised by disabled Christians, for disabled Christians. I had the rare experience of […]