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Farewells and Prorogation #synod #generalsynod

Bishop of Bath and Wells introduces the next item #synod #generalsynod

"we live with the Five Guiding Principles and it works for us" according to the Archbishop of York. Oh really??? I would suggest that the words 'works' and 'us' are both doing some pretty heavy lifting here! For whom does enshrining inequality 'work'?! @watch-notequalyet.bsky.social

I find it very hard to believe a loving God likes making space for bigots. Decent human beings don't. "Consceintious difference" is just allowing space for hate.

Kenson Li (Co-opted) - Reminds synod that he was co-opted as a GMH person #synod #generalsynod

Charlie Bell (Southwark) - Democratic process do not always lead to the best representation depending on what you mean by democratic #synod #generalsynod

Stephen Hofmeyr (Guildford) - The way to get to representative ViSCs is to follow democratic process #synod #generalsynod

Chris Gill (Lichfield) - asks about what happens when we don't get enough candidates #synod #generalsynod

Rebecca Chapman introduces amendment 568 #synod #generalsynod

Amendment 567 fails #synod #generalsynod

Jane Richards (Chelmsford) - We have to step up to the plate and this is one of these moments #synod #generalsynod

Cathy Rhodes (Sheffield) - Gives an example of where quotas have had a good effect #synod #generalsynod

The adjournment is lost #synod #generalsynod

Thomas Saville (Communities) addresses the chamber requesting an adjournment on ViSC regulations #synod #generalsynod

Archbishop of York - God is calling us to learn to live with conscientious difference. We live with the Five Guiding Principles and it works for us #synod #generalsynod

Kate Wharton (Liverpool) - In favour of our ViSC having equal representation of men and women - we should be beyond needing to reserve these places for one gender. We need to work towards all committees being fully representatives. #synod #generalsynod

Kate Massey (Coventry) - we need the voices of women in our CNCs #synod #generalsynod

Jennifer Fellows (Gloucester) introduces amendment 567 #synod #generalsynod

Pete Spiers (Liverpool) - If the rules suit you you probably don't want to change them #synod #generalsynod

Nicola Denyer (Newcastle) - Useful given the power dynamics to have a lay chair #synod #generalsynod

Helen Lamb (Oxford) - we don't have to legislate everything and we don't need to micromanage and over legislating what should be a democratic process #synod #generalsynod

Peter Adams (St Albans) - We need to name our fear of the power that our Bishops sometimes present to us #synod #generalsynod

Discussing item 566 #synod #generalsynod

Item 565 is lost #synod #generalsynod

Currently discussing amendment 565 #synod #generalsynod

Gill Frigerio (Coventry) - The amendment minimises the ability for the ViSC to reflect the maximum diversity of parishes across a diocese #synod #generalsynod

Nick Land (York) - changes will mean that no lay person from Cathedrals will be able to be elected to ViSC #synod #generalsynod

Sean Doherty (TEIs) - Concerns that this rule will end up excluding some people from the ViSC #synod #generalsynod

Jonathan Lee (Coventry) introduces amendment 564 #synod #generalsynod

All I'm gonna say is that it's recognised often that St Nick's is incredibly important to the ecosystem of the diocese, both missionally and pastorally, but we've been told unless we increase our parish share to 70k (an amount that's more than double our annual income) we won't get another priest.

Nadine Daniel (Liverpool) - asks about those who break their confidence #synod #generalsynod

Luke Appleton (Exeter) - asks, considering the wide scale divergence from the regulations in ViSC, what teeth these regulations actually have #synod #generalsynod

Lynn Nichol (Worcester) - Being a lay person as a chair has distinct advantages #synod #generalsynod

Christina Baron (Bath and Wells) - the CNC representatives from the diocese need to be representative of the diocese #synod #generalsynod

Bishop of London introduces item 512A #synod #generalsynod

Sally Gaze (Ipswich) - Parishes will now be able to make decisions about their buildings in a simpler way and to have the provision of fallow churches #synod #generalsynod

This was a moving and powerful speech, with implications for how central funds are (or should be) used.

I served my title in Todmorden so I very much feel for them!

I think there’s useful context in that she was mostly talking about the parish of Walsden’s attempts to cope with the discovery that their church was so dangerous it had to be closed (in the sense of not allowing anyone into the building) immediately, which is a horrendous problem to have to face.

Nicki Pennington (Carlisle) - Concerns that churches that have huge missional potential are being closed simply due to a lack of funds #synod #generalsynod

Penny Allen (Lichfield) - We should sometimes consider the joint use of our buildings and even congregation mergers #synod #generalsynod

Peter Bruinvels (Guildford) - The Churches Conservation Trust guarantee that some of the churches we love will be kept open #synod #generalsynod

Bishop of Winchester - Changes that enable easier pastoral reorganisation are long over due #synod #generalsynod

Catherine Shelley (Leeds) - Highlights difficulties faced by parishes who are trying to dispose of unused church buildings #synod #generalsynod

Sarah Finch (London) - There are concerns both about our national heritage and the ongoing mission of the church #synod #generalsynod

Sue Lucas (Chelmsford) - Measure puts forward the principle of subsidiarity and subsidiarity with justice. #synod #generalsynod

Amatu Christian-Iwuagwu (London) - our legal procedures do not always provide the pastoral provision needed. The Church of England must remain missionarily agile and fit for purpose for the modern world #synod #generalsynod

Marcus Walker (London) - we want a true parity of arms, for Parishes and PCCs to have access to experts and legal advice #synod #generalsynod