Gathering Voices 2019 : Extending the table
Dr Carol Shepherd is a Sociology Lecturer at Andover College and Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Winchester, UK. Carol has done much research on the perception that bisexual Christians have on their selves and their sexuality, and frequently speaks on issues relating to bisexuality, Christianity, and mental health…
Most breakout groups are presented twice (in the morning session then again in the afternoon session)
Jade Irwin is National Director of Diverse Church (DC). She has a wide experience of working in religious and non-religious youthwork settings as a Youth and Family worker in Belfast. Prior to becoming National Director, she led sessions on DC National Meet Up Days, and been involved with leading the…
Grey Collier [they/them] is Advocacy Director at the human rights organisation Liberty, where they leas several teams that work together to protect rights and hold the powerful to account. Prior to joining Liberty, Grey was Legal Director at the Equality & Human Rights Commission. She has specialised in human rights,…
Our 2019 day conference exploring how to help our churches progress towards a ‘radical new Christian inclusion’ for LGBT+ people was held on Saturday 5th October 2019 at De Montfort University in Leicester. Our aim is to help churches to become more inclusive – as Oasis Foundation Open Church Charter says:…
Kieran Bohan is originally from London, now living in Liverpool. He trained for the Roman Catholic priesthood in his 20s, but chose not to be ordained. He is now a lay member of the leadership team at St Bride’s CofE Church in Toxteth. In May 2012 he and his partner…
