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St Matthew’s vision is to be a spirited place where people stand, connect and seek common ground. The vision of St Matthew’s Digital is the same. 

 

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This platform has been established with a grant from the St John’s College Trust Board Post Covid fund. We are most grateful for their establishment grant.  To fund the platform going forward we need your support. Please consider a donation here. We thank you in advance. 

Our guidelines for comments (with thanks to our friends at The Chapel https://m.thechapel.io/posts/chapel-commandments-aka-community-guidance) are:

 

1. Be kind. Assign positive intent to one another. Read and respond from a place of generosity. Try to always remember that there’s a real person on the other side of the screen and respond to others as if you were face-to-face with them. Withhold your assumptions and be gentle with one another. 

 

2. Be brave. Or at least, be willing to try out bravery. See what it feels like to use theological language (aka God Talk) that you're not used to. 

 

3. Honour difference. We do not allow disrespectful comments about race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, gender, nationality, political affiliation, body size, ability or identity. Different perspectives are more than welcome.

 

4. Take turns. Post and comment on the posts of others. Everyone has something to give and something to receive. 

 

5. Be wise. Before you share the most sensitive thing you’ve ever shared, remember that not everyone can follow this trustworthy rule. Be wise about what you disclose. This is still the internet.

 

6. Don’t spam, promote, or troll. Any multi-level marketing, fundraising, outside affiliate links, off-topic, self-promoting posts or solicitations for money will be removed.