James Ballantyne informs us:

In one way this is ‘only’ a statement, but as a statement of intent, and making a position public, this is quite a stand by FYT as a faith-based organisation. I stand with them, and with the communities of people who have been oppressed by society, misunderstood and also received the same treatment by churches.

NEW INCLUSION STATEMENT RELEASED

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FRONTIER YOUTH TRUST IN MAY 2018:

“Frontier Youth Trust is a home for pioneer youth work. We are a prophetic movement on the margins, calling and working for shalom in and through the lives of young people.

“Frontier Youth Trust is passionately committed to equality. As such, we will seek to embrace and champion those who are often marginalised in Christian communities and the wider world, regardless of economic power, age, gender, gender identity, mental health, mental ability, physical ability, race or sexuality. As an organisation and a movement, we will be proactive in affirming all as fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God.

“We recognise that we don’t always get this right. We can be unaware of our own prejudices, and we have not always been vocal enough about the things we stand for. At such times we will humbly seek forgiveness, and seek to make right what has been wrong. We will work to eliminate discriminatory behaviour wherever it is found and educate those who show prejudice, as we pursue a better world for young people.”