The Promoting Unity in our Nation group, chaired by Bishop Martyn, want to hear from church leaders in the Diocese of Leicester about whether political and social polarisation is having an effect in your communities and, if so, what resources you would find useful.
To hear your thoughts, the group are piloting a survey, which you can fill in here.
It has just two questions and is completely anonymous. If successful, the group hope to roll it out more widely across the Church of England.
The responses to the survey will be analysed and presented to the bishops to inform their next steps.
The Promoting Unity in our Nation group was set up last Autumn at the request of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to consider questions of national unity and diversity amid concerns about polarisation within society, and to equip local churches to help bridge divides.
Chaired by Bishop Martyn, the Church of England Bishops’ Working Group for Promoting Unity in our Nation includes the Bishop of Kirkstall, Arun Arora; the Bishop of Barking, Lynne Cullens; the Bishop of Bradford, Toby Howarth; the Bishop of Croydon, Rosemarie Mallett; the Bishop of Willesden, Lusa Nsenga Ngoy and the Bishop of Birmingham, Michael Volland.