The CEEC 'Making Sense Of...' Podcast

Making sense of…Leadership in the Church of England. Do we need to reshape the CofE leadership? Joining us for this episode are Ian Paul - Associate Senior Research Fellow, Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge, Managing Editor, Grove Books Ltd, Associate Minister, St Nic's Nottingham, Member of the General Synod and the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England, Amanda Robbie- Member of CEEC, General Synod representative, Vice chair of the Lichfield DEF and Andrew Goddard, Assistant Minister, St James the Less, Pimlico, Tutor in Christian Ethics, Westminster Theological Centre (WTC) and Tutor in Ethics at Ridley Hall, Cambridge.

The Church of England is currently in turmoil as a result of the Living in Love and Faith process. How has that impacted individual and church giving? How are evangelicals responding? We’ll be exploring how the Ephesian Fund is helping to address peoples’ concerns, whether its working, and responding to some of the criticisms its received, particularly online.

When we talk about radical biblical inclusion, what exactly are we talking about? And why is this something that we need to be talking about?There’s lots more we could be doing to better love and care for our LGBTQI+ brothers and sisters in Christ. We discuss Jesus' way of welcoming everyone and challenging everyone as John Dunnett, National Director of CEEC is joined by guests Ed Shaw and Ashleigh Hull of Living Out. They share their personal experiences as gay/same-sex attracted Christians and their down-to-earth ideas for practical steps toward biblical inclusion, as well as where to go to explore the theology. And they recommend resources to help us all think through the biblical inclusion of LGBTQI+ people and more.

In part 2 of this conversation is how we are responding to decisions taken at November 2023 General Synod with guests Ed Shaw, Director of Living Out & CEEC Co-Chair and Helen Lamb, a member of CEEC. They discuss CEEC's Provisions around Alternative Spiritual Oversight and Financial Giving (The Ephesian Fund). Hosted by CEEC National Director, Rev. John Dunnett.More on the Ephesian Fund including sections for individuals and PCCs/churches: https://ceec.info/ephesian-fund/More on Alternative Spiritual Oversight: https://ceec.info/alternative-spiritual oversight