A bank holiday bonus for you today!
Enjoy a #ForumFlashback to the wonderful insights of art historian Dr Deborah Lewer, who shared different works on our event theme 'One but not the Same: Celebrating diversity – Living with difference'
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"Change is never easy, but change is essential..."
This week's #ForumFlashback is from New Testament Church of God leader Bishop Claion Grandison, who shared how he and his team had been navigating change and building hope in their church
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At #CTEForum2025, we were transported by @oikoumenewcc.bsky.social President Rev Dr Susan Durber to 325 AD and the Council of Nicaea
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What is the relevance of this event for unity today?
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"In the past, divisions between us have, I think, been a scandal and they have sapped our mission and denied the Gospel we preach..."
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#ForumFlashback to the challenging keynote from Rev Canon Helen Cameron, who was the Free Churches Group CTE President at #CTEForum2025
"Let's live in love, peace and unity
Because that's how it's supposed to be"
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#ForumFlashback to the fabulous Poetess Jess, whose spoken word 'One Body' challenged us in March 2025
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"My prayer is that what we experienced at #CTEForum2025 will be more than a mountain top experience, but an everyday disposition as we journey together as Christ’s church" - CTE General Secretary, Bishop @mikearoyal.bsky.social
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🤝🏽 Follow up on #CTEForum2025
Plus #Nicaea2025, #SnelsonFund latest, #RacialJustice and reflections
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Two weeks ago we met for #CTEForum2025
It was the broadest #ecumenical gathering of the church this year
Share in the joy: cte.org.uk/celebrating-...
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If you're wondering how to share or catch up on CTE Forum 2025 then this is the place to start:
cte.org.uk/forum2025/followup
Highlight videos, presentations, workshop resources, photos, poetry, art...
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Thank you for being with us and gathering so many wonderful ecumenical #CofEPeeps at #CTEForum2025
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Great to be with the Anglican delegation at #CTEForum2025 - what an amazing group of people! And what an amazing event! Thankyou to all at @churchesengland.bsky.social #CofEPeeps
I’m so proud to have been part of the team delivering #CTEForum2025 - the broadest Christian gathering in the country this year 😀
Here’s a look at what it was like:
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Thank you for joining us and for your lovely comment about #CTEForum2025 🙏
I am equally exhausted and exilerated after three amazing days at #CTEForum2025.
A privilege to lead a wonderful team of colleagues in the preparation and completion of this event. Thank you to everyone who participated in any way.
ICYMI
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…in a happy co-existence in the way that 2 toddlers play alongside each other on a play date but don’t actually look each other in the eye. Is that actually the accurate description of who we have become?’
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Rev Helen is the @methodist.org.uk President
Rt Rev Professor Anderson Jeremiah @dioceseoflondon.bsky.social exhorts the church to emulate Jesus' redemptive, unconditional inclusion
"We must stop hiding behind our privileges - and I say that as a @churchofengland.org Bishop - and embrace true Christian love."
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Abandon separatism and take up love... final closing words from Rev canon Helen Cameron at the @churchesengland.bsky.social #CTEForum2025
Thank you so much to everyone for an amazing 3 days, and to all that put in such amazing hard work for us. You are amazing.
Closing address of the @churchesengland.bsky.social #CTEForum2025 given by Rev Canon Helen Cameron as she reflects on The Pursuit of Unity... and leaves is to reflect if being lighter as a church post covid has happened or do we have a heavier more fearful church...
Samaritan woman story shows us Jesus' model of ecumenism... relational and willing to listen, journey and be changed... that engagement changed Jesus & the woman... vulnerable openness, love and no condemnation even despite the difference. Redemptive unconditional inclusion. Beautiful #CTEForum2025
The mission of christ akd the guidance of the Holy Spirit must be our call, a desire to put down our church ego and limited viewpoint and be vulnerable in our openness... #CTEForum2025
Loving the reference and sharing of Newbiggen theology in the Oikemene talk... moving to radical relationality and restoring recognising God in all across the divides and Difference else risk stagnating, mission is the heart of it we need to really do receptive (listening) ecumenism. #CTEForum2025
Fab image on the first slide, but so good at showing the depths and importance of that council... and the first and original Nicene Creed, that focused on incarnation not the cross...salvation is in Christ, a christ born of a woman. Fab #CTEForum2025
A bit mindblown as its repeated the gathering here is about the size of that first ecumenical council at Nicea... our diversity would be different though... but I'm thinking the conversations, discussions and everything I've experienced is radically & yet not be so different at heart #CTEForum2025
Rev Dr Susan Durber of WCC takes us on a journey to Nicea and the first ecumenical council at #CTEForum2025
Day 3 and the final morning of @churchesengland.bsky.social #CTEForum2025 amd after an amazing session of worship from our young ecumenists from across the denoms, we now move into a session of art and seeing before then talking Nicea...
A challenge in the #RacialJustice and Reparations session at #CTEForum2025 to be a united church in action
Rev Dr Tessa Henry Robinson, 'We do not pursue reparations to induce guilt, but to honour truth. Not to divide, but to heal. Not out of fear, but faithfulness. Reparation is sacred work.'
Inspiring thoughts from Bishop Claion Grandison of the New Testament Church of God on how his church has embarked on a programme of intentional change. Thank you for honestly sharing some of the challenges you are facing on the way
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