Quakers welcome new CTBI General Secretary
Nicola Brady has been appointed General Secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. She succeeds Bob Fyffe and takes up the post in January.
CTBI serves the churches of Britain and Ireland on the shared journey towards full visible unity in Christ.
Nicola Brady is currently General Secretary of the Irish Council of Churches and Joint Secretary of the Irish Inter-Church Meeting where she facilitates relationship-building between Christian churches on the island of Ireland and collaborative action on issues of shared concern to member churches.
In a welcoming letter Paul Parker, Recording Clerk for Quakers in Britain said, “We're particularly excited by your proven interest, commitment and experience in reconciliation and peacebuilding, issues close to our hearts as Quakers."
Nicola has experience in faith-based peace-building on the island of Ireland and internationally, including human rights advocacy, support to victims/survivors, facilitation of civic dialogue, community engagement with policing, and research across issues relevant to reconciliation. She is a Director of Christian Aid Ireland and the Maximilian Kolbe Foundation, which works to extend the lessons of German-Polish reconciliation post-World War II to other conflict areas.Read more on Nicola Brady https://ctbi.org.uk/dr-nicola-brady-appointed-general-secretary-of-ctbi/