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ght be so therefore i am so proud that former members of our youth group now include artists designers an it project manager a photographer with the norwegian refugee council an app designer an engineer in the merchant navy a social care worker an equal access rights campaigner an english language teacher with the british council a research scientist and i could go on as i m sure could anyone who has worked with young people in the church seven years ago in gs1769 https www churchofengland org media 59351 goingforgrowth pdf going for growth we called the church at national diocesan and parish level to transformationmboth in the church and the world and to recognise and enable the capacity of children and young people to be agents of change both for themselves and for others lasy year our rooted in the church research told us that young people in our churches want positions of responsibility and leadership and a greater voice and vote on decision making bodies such as pccs and synods today s report says the needs and perspectives of lay people are not well heard listened to understood or acted on those of young people are even less so when are we going to set them free posted by sarah brush at 12 11 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday september 23 2015 for those of you who didn t make it to the hustings sunday s gospel warned us all against the error of competition amongst disciples i m sure my fellow candidates will agree that this is not such a competition to be the greatest but to offer ourselves for service there are three positions open and i for one am happy to work with any of my fellow candidates here so we can represent you all in my written election address i covered the experience i d bring to the role of representing the clergy of worcester diocese on general synod both from my work in the grassroots of a team parish in the north of the diocese and from my previous role as diocesan youth officer in my speech today i want to turn to what i would do as your representative on synod there are some issues which we might well expect to arise during the next five years of synod these include issues arising from the reform and renewal documents put forward by small think tank groups co ordinated by the archbishops as some of you i also have some reservations about the way some of these documents have come about both the lack of wider consultation and in some cases the theological foundations for them but i m committed to working towards them having a positive impact on the church preserving those historical aspects of the church which are central to our roots yet pruning areas which could be more fruitful i have particular interest in the reforms to ministerial training and education my work in theological education and my current participation in ime years 4 7 enable me to speak from personal experience on this matter another issue which is likely to come before synod is the matter of same sex partnerships particularly with respect to those in ordained ministry as well as to the theology of marriage i want to help the church to be a place of inclusion i believe strongly that mutually supportive committed partnerships are fundamental to building community those who live in love live in god and god lives in them i believe the church should be encouraging people who wish to live in committed partnerships whatever their sexuality i am also conscious that many of our churches nationally and indeed some of our interfaith brothers and sisters and our anglican partners in some parts around the world may not yet be ready to accept the change that has already happened in our culture and we need to travel forwards together with grace balanced with these internal issues for the church synod will also need to continue to demonstrate that the church is interested in the wider world the current austerity means that the church is already at the forefront of supporting people in local communities affected by welfare cuts and this role will continue and perhaps even increase i think the church also has an important voice to share on issues including the environment ethics and education whatever business comes before synod if elected i intend to suggest to my fellow representatives that we communicate news of synod business with all those clergy who wish to be informed about it prior to and following each meeting via a self selecting group email using the same or similar system used by diocesan news because being on synod for me is about two way empowerment between our parishes and our national church i want to both represent and inform parish clergy in worcester diocese posted by sarah brush at 6 04 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday september 22 2015 standing for general synod my election address is in a post below tomorrow the hustings for the election take place at the old palace and i will publish the text of my speech to those hustings later in the day here if you would like to see the addresses from other candidates in the worcester diocese see this link here if you would like to contact me directly with any questions with reference to the general synod election please email me posted by sarah brush at 3 34 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest general synod election address revd dr sarah brush general synod election address having served in the diocese of worcester for six years as diocesan youth officer i feel i have got to know a good number of the clergy of the diocese well and would be honoured to represent you all in general synod i have been involved at the national level of the church in a number of ways i was a member of the national executive of the diocesan youth officers network from 2009 2014 bishop john pritchard asked me to join the national board of education in 2011 and i served on the board until i moved into ordained ministry in 2014 i also served as chaplain to the church of england youth council at their residential meetings from 2009 2013 although i ve never been on synod before i have keenly followed the business of synod not only to hear the fantastic contributions which synod reps from ceyc have made to key discussions in recent years but also to keep myself informed through my work as diocesan youth officer i have experience of work with many parishes as well as schools colleges and universities particularly supporting the work of chaplains in education serving on the west midlands churches further education council and helping plan the national conference for further education chaplains with particular responsibility for worship i have also been a passionate supporter of the ymca particularly our local ymca worcestershire in recent years i trained at queen s theological foundation and was privileged to be asked to teach sessions on ministry with children and young people and also to design and lead the new church history module during my last two years of training my master s dissertation focussed on faith development and i presented part of it at the recent international association for the study of youth ministry conference at the london school of theology january 2015 i have also published on the topic of confirmation as theological education in the journal for adult theological education written for the church times and the children s society and published a confirmation resource through church house publishing last year i was invited to join the team of writers for the cofe projects team for baptisms weddings and funerals conscious as i am that some people may think it strange that a curate is standing for synod in addition to the skills and experience i have already described i believe my recent experience of theological training will be beneficial in the forthcoming synod where there are some key decisions to be made about models of training for ministry as well as for the shaping of the whole church as part of the reform and renewal programme as a medieval historian who has spent much of her working life engaged with young people you will not be surprised to hear that i am passionate about celebrating and learning from the tradition of the church as well as listening to newer voices so that we can proclaim afresh in each generation the faith passed on to us i believe the church should be a place which is open to and inclusive of everyone i grew up in a liberal catholic church and through my work with young people have valued time with charismatic and evangelical christians both anglican and from other denominations in my broad experience of the anglican church i have drawn much spiritual encouragement from many places particularly the taizé community iona greenbelt and our partner diocese in peru which i was privileged to visit five years ago it was an incredible experience and taught me a great deal about anglicanism in the wider world as your synod representative i would be honoured to hear your views and concerns so that i could represent worcester clergy at the grassroots of parish life in discussions at a national level posted by sarah brush at 3 30 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday august 16 2014 brother roger of taize 16th august nine years ago today i was leading a youth holiday with young people from our church when a friend telephoned me with the news that brother roger had been killed during the prayers at taize it was devastating news as i had only been there the week before and he had been such an inspiring man to me and may other young people since he founded the community in 1940 next year it will be not only the 10th anniversary of his death but the 100th anniversary of his birth and the 65th anniversary of the founding of the taize community i didn t sit down and intend to do this today but i seem to be re starting a campaign to get br roger of taize recognised in the church of england on 16th august no doubt there are official ways of doing this and people may suggest all kinds of other people who should be recognised please do and some people may already be working on it but given the significance of 2015 i think it might be a good year to start it the taize community is marking the year with various events including a gathering of young theologians which i am thinking about attending and prayers on 16th august and 12th may the centenary of brother roger s birth perhaps if anglicans across the country simply all commemorated br roger on 16th august it might then become official one day here s my starting proposal of readings and collect which i ve based on his final letter one of his prayers and a psalm which is the source of at least two taize chants suggested readings isaiah 43 1 7 1 john 4 7 21 john 14 18 27 psalm 27 a collect for brother roger o god the father of all who called your servant roger to a life of love and service and ask every one of us to spread love and reconciliation where people are divided open this way for us so that the wounded body of jesus christ your church may be leaven of communion for the poor of the earth and in the whole human family so that our whole life long the holy spirit will enable us to set out again and again going from one beginning to another towards a future of peace clearly to reflect the usual church of england lectionary it needs a post communion prayer and perhaps further readings for evening prayer but it s a start any supporters for your information the anglican church in new zealand already includes a commemoration to brother roger on this day thanks to the proposal of bosco peters to their synod and offers the following brother roger of taize encourager of youth 2005 gr isa 32 1 2 14 18 ps 85 108 1 6 2 cor 5 16 6 2 matt 5 21 24 posted by sarah brush at 5 07 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday december 18 2013 donkey latin not pig latin i wouldn t exactly call it a request from the front at chapel last night but a joke that little donkey was translated from the medieval latin text was just too much temptation for me so here s a little christmas treat asinine asinine in itinere pulverea ambulanda onerate diuturnus asinine hiberno nocte perge te nunc asinine ecce bethlehem sonate campanas bethlehem bethlehem stella sequere bethlehem bethlehem asinine asinine die ardue asinine fer mariam via secura posted by sarah brush at 6 06 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom random thoughts on subjects such as youth work worship god the church of england films paintings and occasional peeks at latin medieval history merovingians and bishops along with a healthy smattering of children s television books cooking and other oddities main page follow docbrush tweet followers blog archive 2017 1 february 1 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