Written by inclusion specialist, Dr Christine Rose, the guide is designed to help churches begin the conversation on the inclusion of transgender people, containing a detailed guide to appropriate language as well as suggestions on practical steps.
Read MoreIn this 22 minute video, Steve Chalke sets out the case for a full, Biblical and Christ-like inclusion of transgender people.
Read MoreThis report, authored by Steve Chalke, Ian Sansbury, and Gareth Streeter, sets out the staggering negative mental health effects LGBT people face in the majority of churches. In addition, it makes several recommendations and gives church leaders, as well as churchgoers, a framework to make their place of worship more inclusive.
Read MoreSteve Chalke has helped the Church to engage in the debate around LGB+T inclusion and same-sex marriage. Steve’s article, A Matter of Integrity, published in 2013, called the Church to grapple with the issues of sexuality and inclusion. He has called for Christians to face what he describes as the central issue, asking “what does real, Christ-like, inclusion look like?”
Read MoreDiscover how the excavated remains of Pompeii is changing how we read Paul and traditionally held views of homosexuality.
Read MoreMany of you may have met the Rev Jide Macaulay when he joined us for the 'In the Name of Love' tour over the last few months. Even if you didn’t, then this is your chance to learn more about the man and his work as he is the subject of a BBC documentary to be screened next week.
Read MoreThe Church of England welcomes and encourages the unconditional affirmation of trans people, equally with all people, within the body of Christ, and rejoices in the diversity of that body into which all Christians have been baptised by one Spirit.
Read MoreA report by Harriet Bradshaw of the BBC looks into the challenges faced by young LGB Christians in the UK and the different paths that they follow.
Read MoreIf just one thing can be taken from the Pope’s recent comments on what he would say to the parents of gays and lesbians; it’s an overriding sense of confusion and the Catholic Church’s awkwardness over the topic.
We could charitably say that the pontiff was caught off-guard and misspoke when he stated that: ‘When it shows itself from childhood, there is a lot that can be done through psychiatry, to see how things are. It is something else if it shows itself after 20 years.”
Read MoreIn response to the Government’s announcement that it will look to ban ‘conversion therapies’, the Rev’d Steve Chalke, Founder and Global leader of Oasis has made the following statement:
“Today the Government unveiled its 75-point plan to tackle LGBT inequality. Among its commitments is a desire to ban ‘controversial conversion therapy’ – practices designed to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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