Author Archives: Jayne Ozanne

We Can’t Go Back…Even When We Do!

Posted on July 3, 2020

by the Rt Revd David Walker, Bishop of Manchester From this weekend, churches have the option, subject to a risk assessment, of reopening their premises for public acts of worship. Over the next few weekends I expect, and indeed hope, … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…to 2020 Vision

Posted on June 30, 2020

by Dr Rachel Jepson, Member of General Synod, Teacher and PhD in Education ― “Death and Life After Death: Children’s Concepts and Their Place in Religious Education” “I have come in order that you might have life ― life in … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…To Looking After No 1!

Posted on June 26, 2020

by the Ven Malcolm Chamberlain, Archdeacon of Sheffield & Rotherham and Member of General Synod On Monday 4th May, six weeks into the UK’s COVID-19 lockdown, The Guardian newspaper published an article by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett under the … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…to Ignoring Those We Do Not See

Posted on June 23, 2020

by the Rt Revd Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton ‘You don’t belong here’ were the words spoken to me on my first Sunday evening as curate.  I must say I felt quite affronted, I was nervous enough.  It had been … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…to Silence for the Sake of Unity

Posted on June 19, 2020

by the Ven Gavin Collins, Archdeacon of the Meon and member of General Synod “The silence of the good people is worse than the brutality of the bad people.” Dr. Martin Luther King When I was first elected onto General … Continue reading →

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#BlackLivesMatter: Living Between Malcolm X and Uncle Tom

Posted on June 16, 2020

by Augustine Tanner-Ihm is an African-American ordinand at Cranmer Hall, St. John’s College, Durham. “You are angry, aggressive and people are afraid of you.” This statement is far too often used as a description or evaluation made by the White … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Testimonies – Sue

Posted on June 14, 2020

by Sue, a Lay Minister who was born as a deaf person  Lockdown/shut down, frustration, isolation, loneliness was a normal life for me…then Covid 19 came to stay and our lives have turned upside down! I am used to being … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…But We Can Stop Hurting People!

Posted on June 12, 2020

by the Revd Peterson Feital, Founder of The Haven+and Missioner to the Creative Industries for the Diocese of London  I’ve been reflecting recently how movements inspired by the Reformations, The Moravians, and John Wesley have all shaped the history of … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…to Preserving Bricks & Mortar

Posted on June 9, 2020

by the Ven Nikki Groarke, Archdeacon of Dudley and Member of General Synod A small group of beleaguered disciples, tired, fearful and disappointed, uncertain about the future, meeting behind closed doors, wistfully reminiscing about the crowds who had at one … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…to Breathlessness

Posted on June 7, 2020

by the Rt Revd Philip North, Bishop of Burnley ‘I can’t breathe.’ Following the lynch-mob style killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police, his dying words have become the cry of dispossessed and impoverished BAME communities first in the States … Continue reading →

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