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Ecumenism Explained
Find out more about what it means to work in an ecumenical way...
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What is ecumenism?
What does it mean to work together ecumenically?
Receptive ecumenism
Receptive ecumenism is essentially very simple. Instead of asking what other Church traditions need to learn from us, we ask what our tradition needs to learn from them.
Sharing a Common Life
The real challenge of unity is to share a common life; that is, to do together whatever we do not need to do apart.
Lead Church model
In a wide variety of different contexts, the ‘Lead Church model’ can be helpful. Find out more…
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A library of resources created to help churches work together ecumenically.
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Churches Together in England is the national ecumenical instrument supporting and encouraging churches from a wide range of traditions to work together in unity.