The Forum logo: Called and gathered together

Some find their way easily.Some hug together and huddle.Some share with others a careful route.Some need to cluster and cling, others divert.Some are of the same persuasion, colour and aim.Some mingle, jostle and love.Some show energy, enthusiasm, so their light...

Forum 2022: Reconciling Hope – a broken Church for a broken World

The Forum is a delegate conference, bringing together more than three hundred representatives of Churches Together in England's Member Churches, Intermediate Bodies and Bodies in Association. The 2022 Forum took place from Monday 14 March to Wednesday 16 March 2022...

CTE Forum 2025: 17-19 March

JUMP TO: Forum Follow Up resources The CTE Forum provides a unique opportunity for members of the CTE family to learn, worship and build relationships together. It is the largest of our events, taking place once every three years. Forum...

What is ecumenism?

Find out more about ecumenism below, including: What does ecumenism look like in England? In their own words – ecumenism as described by members of the CTE family Receptive ecumenism Sharing a Common Life  Ecumenism and the question of unity...

Lead Church model

In a wide variety of different contexts, the 'Lead Church model' can be helpful. It may be one church being the location of a food bank, or a diocese taking a lead on inter faith matters. Whatever the context, a few principles have...

Sharing a Common Life

Many local groupings of Churches working together ecumenically have a regular pattern of joint mission and worship which is important for deepening the relationship between them. Nevertheless, the real challenge of unity is to share a common life; that is, to do together whatever we do...

Receptive ecumenism

‘Receptive Ecumenism is both a way of thinking and a process that enables unity to be built by receiving gifts from others. It challenges us to not think of what others might benefit from receiving from us, but instead invites...

Principles of ecumenical dialogue

Dialogue… assumes the good intentions of those involvedis an honest attempt to understand each otheraims at genuine reconciliation, not papering over the cracksinvolves genuine humility and listeningseeks common mutual enrichmentis an exchange of gifts, not a negotiationallows each tradition to...

Anglican-Roman Catholic (English and Welsh ARC)

Pentecostal dialogues

Moravian Church – Children’s and Youth Work Enabler

The Moravian Church is seeking a Children's and Youth Work Enabler to serve across our Northern Region, supporting congregations in West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. This is an enabling role, working alongside ministers, volunteers and local leaders to help develop...

County Ecumenical Development Officer for Northamptonshire

Churches Together in Northamptonshire, Peterborough and Rutland (Shire & Soke) is seeking a County Ecumenical Development Officer (CEDO) for Northamptonshire. Are you inspired by Christians from different traditions working together? Are you a great networker, solution-finder and administrator? This role...

Church Engagement Lead – Faith in Later Life

Are you a confident networker with a heart for the local church and a passion for helping churches reach, disciple and mobilise older people? Faith in Later Life is looking for someone to help them build new relationships across the UK,...

GOLD Project – Operations Manager

The Group-Based Open Learning Discipleship Project (GOLD) exists to see ordinary believers in their local churches become confident in their faith, equipped to follow Jesus in every aspect of their lives. Their courses offer local churches a unique resource to...

GOLD Project – Church Partnership Enabler

The Group-Based Open Learning Discipleship Project (GOLD) exists to help ordinary believers in their local churches become confident in their faith and equipped to follow Jesus in every aspect of their lives. Their courses offer local churches a unique resource...