Living in Love and Faith is a church-wide exercise in learning together, listening to one another, and listening to God to discern the way forward for the Church of England in relation to matters of identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage.
Bishops’ Study Day 2025
On 12 March 2025, clergy in our diocese were invited to attend a Bishops’ Study Day, hosted by Bishop Philip and Bishop Rhiannon, where we explored theological reflections on responses to Prayers of Love and Faith (PLF).
Guest speakers Revd Canon Professor Liz Stuart MBE and Revd Dr Andrew Goddard presented theological approaches to help inform our reflection as we navigate PLF developments at this significant time across the Church of England and Anglican Communion. The purpose of the Study Day was not to debate, but to provide an opportunity to understand two different Christian perspectives as Andrew and Liz shared from their wisdom and learning in a context of gracious listening.
Resources from the Study Day can be found below:
Further Resources
The national Church of England has produced a range of resources which anyone can access at any time, to study these issues for yourselves. The main introduction to the Living and Love and Faith resources is here, and you can also link directly to:
- The Living in Love and Faith Learning Hub (which includes the five-session video-based course, podcasts, films, and a large online library of resources about the themes of identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage)
- Order or download a copy of the Living in Love and Faith book
- Find the commended Prayers of Love and Faith
- Keep up to date with the latest LLF developments
You can also watch this introductory video to the Living in Love and Faith process…