Name: 13th Annual Micah Lecture
Start: 2026-06-25T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-06-25T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Liverpool Cathedral

What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” – Micah 6:8
About this Event

We’re pleased to invite you to the 13th Annual Micah Lecture, hosted at Liverpool Cathedral:

Breaking Not Broken: Ableism and the Church, after Constantine

The lecture takes place on Thursday 25th June 2026 , 7:00–9:00pm (Doors open at 6:45pm) at the Lady Chapel, Liverpool Cathedral.This year, we welcome Rev Timothy Goode who is Canon for Congregational Discipleship and Nurture at York Minster. Prior to his move to York, the whole of his ordained ministry was spent within the Diocese of Southwark, serving at Croydon Minster in Whyteleafe, Chaldon and finally at Rector at St Margaret's Lee. He was made an honorary canon of Southwark Cathedral in 2020 and was Disability Advisor for the Southwark Diocese from 2013-2021. He served as a member of the General Synod from 2015-2023 and in 2022 he led the first full Synod debate on disability. He was a member of the Archbishops' Council from 2020 to 2023. A theologian, priest, and writer, his work focuses on disability theology, Christian anthropology, and the transformation of ecclesial life, worship, and heritage. Having lived with disability for over thirty years, he brings lived experience into sustained theological engagement with ableism in the Church, particularly as it has been shaped by post-Constantinian assumptions about power, perfection, and the idealised body.

The Micah Lecture is organised by Liverpool Cathedral and the Diocese of Liverpool on behalf of Micah Liverpool. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to Micah Liverpool.