LIVING IN LOVE AND FAITH
Evangelicals across the Church of England have asked CEEC for advice, guidance and support
in order to engage well with Living in Love and Faith.
At the time of writing (March 2021) CEEC is consulting with Diocesan Evangelical Fellowships to ascertain
what is being planned across the dioceses (e.g. in diocesan Synods, deaneries and parishes).
It is intended that these consultations will enable us to offer resources later in the spring
that will support evangelical clergy and lay leaders in local churches
in engaging positively with LLF.
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CEEC is grateful to Council members and friends who have contributed to the development of
the Living in Love and Faith suite of resources.
The reflections below from several of these individuals are offered to evangelical churches and leaders as initial reflections
on engagement from what might be called a ‘traditional biblical’ viewpoint.
Evangelicals across the Church of England have asked CEEC for advice, guidance and support
in order to engage well with Living in Love and Faith.
At the time of writing (March 2021) CEEC is consulting with Diocesan Evangelical Fellowships to ascertain
what is being planned across the dioceses (e.g. in diocesan Synods, deaneries and parishes).
It is intended that these consultations will enable us to offer resources later in the spring
that will support evangelical clergy and lay leaders in local churches
in engaging positively with LLF.
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CEEC is grateful to Council members and friends who have contributed to the development of
the Living in Love and Faith suite of resources.
The reflections below from several of these individuals are offered to evangelical churches and leaders as initial reflections
on engagement from what might be called a ‘traditional biblical’ viewpoint.
Elaine Storkey
Academic, senior member of Newnham Cambridge, former president of Tear Fund, director of the London Contemporary Society, author and broadcaster. Read Elaine’s reflections here |
Jason Roach
Senior pastor at a multi-ethnic church in a south London housing estate called ‘’The Bridge", part-time adviser to the Bishop of London. Read Jason’s reflections here |
Ed Shaw
Church leader / local licensed minister in Bristol diocese where he leads a six-year-old congregation under a Bishop’s Mission Order. He is also director of Living Out. Read Ed’s reflections here. |
Andrew Goddard
Teaches and writes in the area of ethics and is an assistant minister in Pimlico. Read Andrew’s reflections here |
Braver and Safer: Creating spaces for learning together well.
CEEC is grateful for the reassurance offered in section 7 of this document (here) from the LLF Next Steps Group
to anyone who ‘in a tone of genuine and respectful sharing or enquiry’ :
• expresses their view that 'my reading of the Bible is that same-sex activity
and/or gender transition are wrong’
• states that their understanding of Scripture is that marriage is intended to be
between a man and a woman, including stating that this is
the current position of the Church of England
• asks non-personal questions about sexuality and identity
• unintentionally uses words to describe sexuality or identity
that others prefer not to use or even find offensive.
‘Braver and Safer’ indicates that ‘’Such contributions are not homophobic.
The utmost care should be taken, therefore, not to use this term in this context:
to use it in this way is a form of bullying’’.
CEEC is grateful for the reassurance offered in section 7 of this document (here) from the LLF Next Steps Group
to anyone who ‘in a tone of genuine and respectful sharing or enquiry’ :
• expresses their view that 'my reading of the Bible is that same-sex activity
and/or gender transition are wrong’
• states that their understanding of Scripture is that marriage is intended to be
between a man and a woman, including stating that this is
the current position of the Church of England
• asks non-personal questions about sexuality and identity
• unintentionally uses words to describe sexuality or identity
that others prefer not to use or even find offensive.
‘Braver and Safer’ indicates that ‘’Such contributions are not homophobic.
The utmost care should be taken, therefore, not to use this term in this context:
to use it in this way is a form of bullying’’.