This is a speech I was able to give on Monday morning of General Synod: Thank you, chair. I warmly … More
Author: Ben
Human Dignity of Disabled Children: Responding to a Motion from the Diocese of Liverpool
A General Synod speech I was unable to give. The debate was very powerful as people shared stories of their … More
Clergy time off: a Synod speech not given
I’m delighted by this motion [a motion asking for clergy to have up to 36 hours off a week in … More
General Synod Speech: Ministry to Romany Communities
GS 2123 For hundreds of years, the New Forest has had its own Romany community. In 1926, seven compounds were … More
General Synod Speech: Ministry to Children and Young People
GS 2121 According the research published in From Anecdote to Evidence, 48% of our churches have fewer than 5 children … More
Synod speech #2 (in case I don’t get to give it)
The Ethics of Nuclear Weapons I wonder if you had like me a long journey to get here. I was … More
Synod speech #1 (in case I don’t get to give it)
London/Truro Diocesan Synod Motion on Environmental Programmes My 11 and 13 year old sons have become a bit obsessed with … More
‘Happy Birthday’ to John Barton
And I’m back! In true blogger style, after a few months of commitment, this site was allowed to go fallow … More
Mind the Gap: the Hermeneutical Problem of Distanciation
Whilst little Persephone had chicken pox on our lovely summer holiday in Tuscany last week, someone had to sit with … More
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“In much postmodern discourse it has become usual to argue that the biblical text has many meanings (as many as … More