20 October 2011

BISHOP John joins a campaigns workshop run by Steve Johnson and Abigail Knowles from the regional branch of Christian Aid, during the rec

ent Oxford Diocesan Living Faith Worldwide conference.

Hundreds of people from across Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire joined representatives from our partner Dioceses in Nandyal in India, Växjö in Sweden and Kimberley and Kuruman in South Africa at St John and St Stephen’s Church in Reading.

The event began with worship before a panel consisting of Sarah Henderson, from the Campaign group SPEAK, Bishop Lawrence from Nandyal and the Bishop of Reading, the Rt Revd Andrew Proud.

It was followed with workshops, including one on campaigning in which Bishop John is pictured above, calling for an extension to the Kyoto Protocol.
The day continued with more workshops on a global theme, ending with a plenary session on Making a Difference and more worship.