Category Archives: We Can’t Go Back…

We Can’t Go Back….But We Will, Unless…

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by Jayne Ozanne, Editor of Via Media, Director of the Ozanne Foundation and a Member of General Synod “Real power lies in the people!” Earlier this week I was privileged to hear Archbishop Desmond Tutu say these powerful words during … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…So We Need to Take Care of Our Mental Health

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Rt Revd Dame Sarah Mullally DBE, Bishop of London and former Chief Nursing Officer ‘Coronavirus has our brains pinging on “future threat,” driving global anxiety and shared fear, as we all live in this extreme state of uncertainty.’ … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…Even When We Do!

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Rt Revd David Walker, Bishop of Manchester From this weekend, churches have the option, subject to a risk assessment, of reopening their premises for public acts of worship. Over the next few weekends I expect, and indeed hope, … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…to 2020 Vision

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by Dr Rachel Jepson, Member of General Synod, Teacher and PhD in Education ― “Death and Life After Death: Children’s Concepts and Their Place in Religious Education” “I have come in order that you might have life ― life in … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…To Looking After No 1!

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Ven Malcolm Chamberlain, Archdeacon of Sheffield & Rotherham and Member of General Synod On Monday 4th May, six weeks into the UK’s COVID-19 lockdown, The Guardian newspaper published an article by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett under the … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…to Ignoring Those We Do Not See

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Rt Revd Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton ‘You don’t belong here’ were the words spoken to me on my first Sunday evening as curate.  I must say I felt quite affronted, I was nervous enough.  It had been … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…But We Can Stop Hurting People!

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Peterson Feital, Founder of The Haven+and Missioner to the Creative Industries for the Diocese of London  I’ve been reflecting recently how movements inspired by the Reformations, The Moravians, and John Wesley have all shaped the history of … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…to Preserving Bricks & Mortar

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Ven Nikki Groarke, Archdeacon of Dudley and Member of General Synod A small group of beleaguered disciples, tired, fearful and disappointed, uncertain about the future, meeting behind closed doors, wistfully reminiscing about the crowds who had at one … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…to Breathlessness

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Rt Revd Philip North, Bishop of Burnley ‘I can’t breathe.’ Following the lynch-mob style killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police, his dying words have become the cry of dispossessed and impoverished BAME communities first in the States … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…to Pretending!

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Ven Peter Leonard, Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight, Chair of OneBodyOneFaith and Member of General Synod Like many others I have experienced a ‘Corona Coaster’ of emotions during lockdown. One day I’m coping and am positive and … Continue reading →

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