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In the second part of his conversation, Luke turns to the themes within his book and explores its theological basis, highlighting how social justice is at the heart of discussions about class. He offers a view of social class as something to be eradicated rather than purely as an identity. Class as something that is imposed on groups of people was a theme raised in the research and Luke offers a political perspective alongside the discussions about cultural differences. With reference to union membership, to a collectivist outlook, and to elements of Liberation Theology that highlight God’s preference to the poor, Luke challenges and urges us to understand classism as a social justice issue.
In this podcast, Kate and Anna talk about their journeys to ordination as working-class women and their experiences working in the Church of England.
In the first half of the conversation, Luke talks about his background and his journey to ordination, offering rich detail about his working-class roots and his joy at finding intellectual growth and fulfilment through the training process, seeing the rigours of academic inquiry as a gift from the Church for which he is grateful. He also talks about the doubts he had that his call would be recognised because of his background and how he presents himself and describes how at times he has a sense of non-belonging within the Church. Luke’s story includes both the significant encouragement he received and the discomfort of some encounters with those in the Church during his journey to ordination.
Based on the rhyming nativity story included in our first ever printed Advent calendar, Follow the Star: An Advent Countdown makes an ideal bedtime story for the festive season. Complete with fun festive music and sound effects, this beautifully produced way to introduce young children to the Christmas story is available now on smart speaker.
During Advent, we will share stories about acts of generosity. We want to remind people that Christmas is an opportunity to be generous and inspire people into becoming generous disciples.
We are inviting audio submissions from staff, Giving Advisors and members of the public. We would encourage you to share our request for stories of generosity with your churches and parishes as well as anyone else in your community.
Here's an example.
Get a sneak peek of our new version of ‘The First Nowell’ as we invite choirs and singing groups to sing along with us.
Tamanda Walker talks to the author of the report, Selina Stone, and co-researcher, Carlton Turner, about the wellbeing experiences of Global Majority Heritage clergy in the Church of England and how the church can respond.
Stories Jesus Told, 1 - The Farmer and the Seeds Used with permission from Scripture Union.
We proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling-block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.
Safeguarding eManual Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults Introduction
Shirell Adams, Saarah Ahmed, Godfred Boahen, Yonas Elouazani, Rosemarie Davidson-Gotobed and Kamau Picort of the UKME Network discuss what Black History Month means to them and recollect a few experiences in relation to celebrating this month, as well as discussing what they have done so far in 2021.
Welcome to the House of Bishops’ Safer Recruitment and People Management Guidance. This is revised guidance from 2016 and helps fulfil the Church’s commitment to promote a safe environment and culture across all our communities for children, young people and vulnerable adults by setting out safer recruitment/management processes and ensuring continued vigilance once someone is in role. This Guidance came into effect on the 4th January 2022. It goes beyond simply obtaining a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The reality is that many people who have abused or will abuse in positions of trust do not have a criminal record. This revised guidance is separated into three sections. The first is the Requirements. These are the Must Dos - the minimum standards that everyone must adhere to. The second is the Good Practice Advice - information on “why” the Requirements must be met, and “how” to meet them to a good level. Finally there is the toolkit - templates and resources which can be used if there are none already in place. The guidance is laid out so that all these three sections relating to any topic are on the same page, so you don’t have to scroll through the whole document every time. FOR EXAMPLE if you want to search for, say, application forms, on that page, you will find what the requirements and good practice advice is for application forms, along with any templates. There is also an FAQ document. This is a live document and is added to as questions are asked. There is one new requirement in this guidance, and that is for DBS checks to be done at three yearly intervals rather than five. This brings the Church into line with other bodies. A 2-year period has been allowed for bodies to ensure all DBS re-checks are brought into line with this new requirement and should be complete by January 2024”. There are no other requirement changes from the previous 2016 policy. If you have any queries or comments on this policy, please contact clare.worrell@churchofengland.org or Deborah.mcgovern@churchofengland.org .
How do questions about identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage fit within the bigger picture of the good news of Jesus Christ? What does it mean to live in love and faith together as a Church? Find out more at https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofengland.org%2FLLF&token=be28fc-1-1603884489313 (www.churchofengland.org/LLF)