Thinking Anglicans
All Along the Watchtower | A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you … John 13:34
Thinking Anglicans
Description: Reflecting on sexuality and gender identity in the Church of England
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The Church of England does love its sticky notes: the paper ones, not the online version. On my Parochial Church Council we are still living with the results of a sticky-note exercise many years ago which led to the formation of the various sub-groups which meet between full PCC meetings and are supposed to do the real work. And the sticky notes have reared their multicoloured heads many times in the processes designed to help us work out where we should go with inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people – first the Dioc
Why sticky notes? Well, they are a way of making sure that everyone can contribute – not just those who shout the loudest. They can be anonymous so you can say what you think, assuming your handwriting isn’t distinctive. You can move them around easily to identify emerging themes. But that can be difficult and can be influenced by the preconceptions of the person doing the moving around. If you ask people to write ‘just one word which sums up…’ you can bet that some of them will write two words, or three, o
Thinking Anglicans
All Along the Watchtower | A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you … John 13:34
Thinking Anglicans