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Living In Love And Faith
 The Rev Canon Cameron Butland, the Diocese's Living In Love And Faith Facilitation Team Leader, provides this update as our churches are encouraged to engage with LLF in 2021.
Last November the Church of England produced a resource book and material, 'Living in Love and Faith', with the declared encouragement to all parishes, deaneries and dioceses to look at the material during 2021.
The material looks at Christian teaching and learning about identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage. This is a vast subject, and the 500-page book gives a lot of information to reflect upon and to consider.
To assist consideration of Living in Love and Faith, Bishop James has appointed a facilitation team which I am in the process of putting together.
The team will offer two people to facilitate discussions in a safe space where all views will be respected and valued.
It is important to recognise from the start of this process that there is no proposal or resolution to be debated, this is an open discussion of material which has been provided by the national church.
No-one in 2021 will be required to report back or to debate any issues. This is a way of encouraging engagement with these highly significant but sensitive issues.
After an introduction at the March Diocesan Synod, parishes, mission communities and deaneries will be able to book team facilitation through me but in the meantime a copy of the book is being sent to all stipendiary and SSM clergy.
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