In this episode Matthew and Linn discuss what to do if you have a blind person in your congregation who won't accept any practcal help, perhaps because they have yet to come to terms with their sight loss, or because they're finding the subject difficult for any other reason.

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In the second part of the conversation with Ordained priest Melissa Carter, Melissa and Linn talks about the spiritual side to studying theology as well as Melissa's passion for children's spirituality.

To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email [email protected] or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.

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In this episode, Linn chats to Melissa Carter who is an ordained priest for The Church of England. and registered blind. Melissa talks about her calling to the priesthood at the age of 17, how working in conveyancing prepared her for the role and then the practical aspects and challenges of the training itself.

To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email [email protected] or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.

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On this weeks episode, Linn is joined by Jean Kerr from Thy Kingdom Come. They talk about its history, what Thy Kingdom Come done to include blind and partially sighted people and how they're hoping to further improve their accessibility. Please email [email protected] with your feedback and suggestions.">

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Saturday 6 May sees the coronation of King Charles III and for many, this is the first and in some cases the only coronation they will witness. in this episode, Linn talks to Keren Mallinson, head at client services at Torch about two coronation related resources Torch has produced to mark the occasion.

To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email [email protected] or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.

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One of your congregation members are blind and would like to take on a leadership role and they have all the skills required except technology skills. In this episode we discuss why that might be, ways they can get training and workarounds that can still insure their full inclusion and participation.

To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email [email protected] or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.

A new blind or partially sighted person has just started coming to your church. You have a very helpful congregation member who goes out of their way to welcome them and give them all the help they need. However, the help seems to be more of a hindrance to them. In this episode we discuss how to deal with this scenario.

To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email [email protected] or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.

You are an SLFC and a blind or partially sighted person came to visit, only to complain that their access needs weren't properly met. In this episode we discuss how a church can be proactive so that this is less likely to happen as well as how visitors can prepare to get the best possible experience.

To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email [email protected] or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.

Imagine if you're running a prayer group and one of your members who happens to be visually impaired, is taking over the group with their personal issues and this having a negative effect on other group members as well as the leaders. In this episode we discuss what may lead a person to behave like that and how to deal with it effectively, yet tactfully so everybody in the group gets heard.

To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email [email protected] or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.

With several platforms offering easy tools and templates, building a website has never been easier. In this episode we offer up some tips and tricks to make sure your church website is as user friendly as possible.

To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email [email protected] or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.