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SMMS Liturgy: Vocation Intensive Week 2026

by IAM | Jul 28, 2026 | Liturgies

Vocation Intensive Week 2026 Morning Prayers Service led by Reza-Astrid Fourie We light the candle of Peace, Justice, and Hope for our LGBTQIA+ siblings CANDLELIGHT PRAYER Lord of love and mercy, We come with open hearts, holding before you all our LGBTQIA+ family...

IAM Open Letter on Pastoral Care, Dialogue, and Response to Bishops Diocesan College Flag Debate

by IAM | Jul 22, 2026 | Statements

22 July 2026, Cape Town To the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, the Bishops Diocesan College community, and all who hold this Church dear, Grace and peace to you. Over the past two weeks, a flag flown each June at Bishops Diocesan College in Cape Town has become...

IAM Statement on Misogyny, Hate Speech and the Dignity of Women Leaders

by IAM | Jun 10, 2026 | Faith Partnerships, Statements

10 June 2026, South Africa — Inclusive and Affirming Ministries (IAM) notes with deep concern the disturbing misogynistic nature of the unfolding critique being levelled against the current and former Presiding Bishops of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa....

URCSA Dialogues of Faith and Human Sexuality Springbok: IAM Namakwaland Trippie – A reflection by Lyntjie Jaars

by IAM | Mar 3, 2026 | Faith Partnerships, Reflections

Met groot opgewondenheid het ons die hartspad N7 gevat vanaf Kaapstad tot Springbok. Terwyl ons ry vra ek waar die gesprek gaan plaasvind en Bianca sê so lekker Nababiep en ek sê nog noeit nie: Dis Na ba beep – Nababeep. Die Woensdag-oggend deurgery tot in...

Journey of Hope – The Hadithi

by IAM | Dec 9, 2025 | Faith Partnerships, Reflections

“To find your own voice is to walk a winding path—each step shedding the echoes of others,each breath uncovering the sound of your becoming.” anon The journey to self-discovery rarely begins with certainty. It starts with a question – a whisper from...