Gathering Voices 2018 : From Welcome to Affirmation
These are videos of the keynote speakers from our conference. Note that we only video keynote sessions and not workshops. Our 2018 day Conference exploring how to make our churches more inclusive was held on Saturday 27th October 2018 at Staffordshire University. You can see our videos on our YouTube channel…
Rev Linda Catlow is Superintendent Methodist Minister of the Stoke on Trent South Circuit and Deputy Chair of the Chester and Stoke Methodist District. She look after two churches: Trentham Methodist Church and The West End Methodist Church, Community Centre and Cafe. Since 2002 she has been an itinerant Minister…
The 2018 Brenda Harrison Memorial Lecture, presented by Rev Tina Beardsley.
We are privileged for Rev Tina Beardsley to present the 2018 lecture “From affirmation to celebration: our stories as inclusive theology” as part of the Gathering Voices 2018 conference. The Evangelical Fellowship of lesbian and Gay Christian Groups (EFLGC) established a series of lectures as a memorial to Brenda Harrison.…
Gareth Streeter is the Director of Campaigns and Communications for the Oasis Foundation, the arm of the Oasis family that is responsible for communicating the organisation’s message. For many years, Gareth has been working closely with Oasis Founder Steve Chalke to champion the message of LGBT inclusion within the church…
Revd Dr Christina (Tina) Beardsley, is a retired healthcare chaplain, and is honorary assistant priest at St John’s Church, Fulham, London. Tina is co-author with Chris Dowd of Trans Affirming Churches: How to Celebrate Gender-Variant People and Their Loved Ones. From 2008 to 2016 she was Head of Multi-faith Chaplaincy, Chelsea…
The Rt Revd Geoff Annas is Area Bishop of Stafford – one of the four Bishops who serve the Anglican Diocese of Lichfield. He has responsibility for supporting all members of the Church of England in North Staffordshire and representing the Church to the wider Community here. He has been in…
Mandy McBain MBE is Client Account Manager for the Defence & Security Sector at Stonewall. Before joining Stonewall in 2012, she served 25 years in the Royal Navy: much of this time was before the ban was lifted preventing LGB servicemen & servicewomen serving. Mandy established the first endorsed support network for…
This workshop will seek to empower you to be an advocate for change in your church community, moving it from intent to action and looking at how to overcome any barriers you may encounter. Stonewall’s Mandy McBain will be bringing considerable experience of organisational change to her workshop, much of…
Kieran Bohan will lead a breakout group on the story of Open Table – an ecumenical Christian worship community which offers a warm welcome to people who are: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer / Questioning, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA) and all who seek an inclusive Church. It began at St Bride’s…
