https://youtu.be/Oyj5xfSCzMY On January 27th 2017 the House of Bishops published GS2055, a Report on Marriage and Same-Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations. This was greeted with dismay throughout the Church for its harsh tone and content, which appeared to take no notice of what had been learnt and heard from the Shared Conversations process. This … Continue reading Not Taking Note – General Synod Feb 2017

Following the publication of the House of Bishops' Report on Same-Sex Relationships, Jayne approached the Rt Revd Peter Selby, former Bishop of Worcester, to see if he and his colleagues might help give voice to the significant concerns about the report. Together they approached thirteen other retired Church of England bishops, namely: The Rt Revd … Continue reading Retired Bishops’ Letter – Feb 2017

Since being voted back onto General Synod in November 2015, Jayne has worked to identify and link  other affirming evangelicals on synod. Some, but by no means all, are members of the Evangelical Group on General Synod (EGGS) and have been working to ensure a more inclusive voice is heard. In January 2017, Jayne organised … Continue reading Letter to Evangelicals – Feb 2017

Concerned that people did not believe the Church to be welcoming towards the LGBT community, Jayne raised funds to conduct another YouGov poll in October 2016. The results, communicated in a press release, clearly showed that less than half of British adults believed that the Church of England was there for everyone, and less than … Continue reading A Welcoming Church? – 2016 YouGov Poll

In September 2014 the Church of England announced that it would conduct two years of Shared Conversations.  In 2015 she was asked to be part of the Oversight Group led by David Porter that was put together by Lambeth Palace in order to monitor reactions from amongst the LGBT community. Jayne took part in three sets … Continue reading Shared Conversations