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  • The Beatitudes of Livestreaming

    Blessed are they who livestream their church services
    for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs to share with others and they know it.

    Blessed are the sick and the dying in churches which livestream
    for they shall be comforted by still being able to be part of their congregations
    in addition to receiving the personal and pastoral care of their friends and clergy.

    Blessed are those who are meek enough to know that audio matters more than video
    for they will inherit the online audience.

    Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for life-changing worship both online and in-person
    for their love of God will be counted as righteousness.

    Blessed are the joyful
    for their joy online will light up the world.

    Blessed are the purposeful
    for they will make their livestreaming easy to find and they will ensure that
    no-one needs to download a hymnsheet, a liturgy book and a pdf version of the notices.

    Blessed are the livestream makers
    for they are counted amongst the evangelists of today.

    Blessed are the congregations who rejoice in the technical and digital skills of those who are often overlooked
    for they shall reap a harvest of plenty.

    Blessed are those who know that their worship would be better not livestreamed yet
    for they know that they need to concentrate on renewing their in-person worship first.

    Blessed are you when people make snarky comments about your livestream
    for they are telling you they want it to be better for the honour and the glory of the Lord our God.

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35 responses to “Calling out Homophobia in the Church of England”

  1. Aleks Avatar
    Aleks

    “I’m right. You’re wrong. I’m not going to listen to you b/c I’m right and you’re wrong.”

    In a nutshell, that’s what he’s saying…right?

    I have a very hard time stomaching that level of arrogance. It’s unbelievable off-putting, and the antithesis of what being Christ-like is about, IMHO>

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  2. Mark Chilcott Avatar
    Mark Chilcott

    Thanks very much indeed Kelvin, Andrew and others too in challenging the homophobic statements, and with such clarity and courage. I’m really grateful and completely in support of all you’ve said. I will light a candle in Manchester Cathedral in the morning and pray that the Light may scatter the darkness of homophobia in The Church, be it wrapped in fear, hatred, superiority, suspicion or just plain old caution to accept change

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