The Christian-Muslim Forum, whose founding patron is Archbishop Rowan Williams, is an organisation that has links to the Methodist Church, and whose mission statement reflects the ethos of the Methodist Church in its relations with people of different faiths. The Chief Executive and Co-Director of the Christian Muslim Forum, Julian Bond, is a Methodist and other Methodist members are actively involved with its work.
Last month the Christian Muslim Forum launched guidelines for Christian-Muslim witness that provide a very helpful basis for dialogue not only between Christians and Muslims, but all inter faith dialogue. For a copy of the guidelines see www.christianmuslimforum.org.
The Inter Faith Network for the UK, with which the Methodist Church is in relationship, have a code of conduct that is supported by all the main Christian Churches. For a copy of their code of conduct see http://www.interfaith.org.uk/.
About this diary
I am Joy Barrow, Inter Faith Relations Officer for the Methodist Church in Britain.