Church members from across the Diocese of Lichfield are being invited to take part in a debate on women bishops.
The Diocesan Synod will meet to discuss the way forward on the issue, after legislation was defeated last year.s
Diocesan Secretary Julie Jones said: “While Diocesan Synod meetings are always open to all interested parties, standing orders dictate that only members of Synod can participate in the debates and subsequent voting. Having a special section of the meeting open to all when standing orders will be suspended will give non-members the chance to speak and express their own views.”
The two issues up for discussion will be:
- What we can do in this diocese to help General Synod pass legislation that enables women to be consecrated as bishops – as has already been agreed in principle – while acknowledging and respecting those who oppose the change?
- What steps we need to take to recover the credibility of synodical governance?
The synod will take place at Rising Brook Baptist Church in Stafford at 9.30am on March 16.
