Q: Archbishop J, how do we transform a ‘deliberative assembly’ into a ‘discerning assembly’? A ‘deliberative assembly’ and a ‘discerning assembly’ share several things in common. But their core, heart and processes are fundamentally different. To recap: in Synods 2003, 2005 and 2009, we used the model of a deliberative assembly. ‘Roberts’ Rules’ gave structure
