Inclusive Church is aware of an allegation made on the website of the organisation ‘Christian Concern’. It refers to a member of General Synod who was reported to the police for an alleged hate crime relating to comments he made on social media about Pride and Queer Theory. On their website Christian Concern state that […]
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Book Review: My Body is not a Prayer Request by Amy Kenny
This book made me feel seen. As a disabled person, I have rarely heard stories like mine told in church or theology. So this profound, prophetic book was powerful reading for me. Through engaging narrative theology, Dr Kenny shares heartbreaking stories of disability injustice, reflects on her lived experience in the light of disabled saints […]
Sermon: The Spirit of Truth
Church of the Ascension, Wall Heath John 16: 12-15 and Proverbs 8:1-4 & 22-31 Today is Trinity Sunday, and the readings are about Wisdom. Or are they about the Holy Spirit, as per the John passage? Or perhaps some people would even interpret the Proverbs passage as being about Jesus. There’s certainly a link between […]
‘Perfectly and wonderfully made’: Fiona Macmillan speaks at the General Synod launch of the booklet ‘Something Worth Sharing’
Good afternoon Synod members. I’m Fiona MacMillan and, like many of you, I’m a new member of Synod. I’m also a trustee of Inclusive Church, chair the Disability Advisory Group at St Martin in the Fields and lead the planning team for an annual conference on disability and church which has been running since 2012. […]
Pandemic Learnings: Emily Richardson speaks at the General Synod launch of the booklet ‘Something Worth Sharing’
It feels strange to be speaking about this booklet here and now. I had to go back and read the contents, including things I had written. We took this booklet to Greenbelt in 2019. It feels like another world. Gathering, mingling, sharing in person. And yet, when I reflect on the last two years, I […]
(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 […]