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Stories of Christians in action, both at home and around the world
- It is as undesirable to see all women ‘at the front’ of church leading worship as it was once to see all men ‘at the front’ leading worship. So says the Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester, and the first female bishop to sit in the House of Lords. Speaking at this year’s Cheltenham...The woman bishop who does not much like all-female clergy at services
- Recent research by the London School of Economics has found the debt charity, Christians Against Poverty (CAP) contributes £32 million to the UK economy. It seems that for every pound the Christian debt charity spent, it benefitted the wider society four times as much. The LSE also said CAP provides ‘crucial’ face-to-face support and goes...CAP is worth millions to UK economy
- Do you mostly read the Bible in snatches off an app, or retweeted from friends? Are the verses always encouraging, making you feel better? That is well and good, but there is more to the Bible than just ‘feel-good’ verses, and to grow as a Christian you need the ‘complete diet’. Now Dr Pete Phillips...Why your Bible App may be confusing your view of God
- Sixty young evangelists are to be recruited by HOPE Revolution following the success of Mission Academy Live. The young evangelists, aged 11 to 18, will be nominated by youth workers and will receive an intensive year of mentoring and training with small group work and residentials. The training courses focus on peer-to-peer evangelism in small...Looking to train young evangelists
- Attackers recently ransacked, looted and burned a church in the Kossey district of Niger’s capital Niamey, leaving the building a charred shell, its floor covered with debris and broken and blackened musical instruments. Niger’s tiny Christian minority make up less than 1% of the population, but it had traditionally lived peacefully and unthreatened alongside the...Church in Niger’s capital ransacked and burned
- Connecting churches and communities Together we’re restoring prisoners’ lives Modernise the church – or close down More of us are praying online Why Cathedrals are fun Days of parish priests as ‘kings’ are over, says new Dean Central Asia clamps down on Christians ** Editor: This autumn HOPE is helping thousands of local churches...Looking at your Church (all articles) for November 2018
- Remembrance Sunday and Christmas are key seasons when churches can play a vital role in bringing communities together. Churches can be wet-weather venues for Remembrance services. Often we can provide refreshments, PA systems, singers and DBS-checked children’s workers for Christmas events. And most significant of all, churches can help the whole community to focus on...Connecting churches and communities
- For nearly 40 years, Prison Fellowship’s volunteers have been supporting prisoners across England and Wales. Here are some of the highlights from April 2017 to March 2018. PF’s ‘Letter Link’ scheme allows trained volunteers to write to prisoners. It’s particularly valued by prisoners who have lost touch with their friends or family. It also enables...Together we’re restoring prisoners’ lives
- Parish church buildings must modernise or risk being closed, according to a Church of England judge. Chancellor June Rodgers was warning traditionalists and heritage groups that church buildings must stay relevant to the needs of their communities. In a ruling published earlier this month, she said: “If people disagree with sensible and necessary re-ordering of...Modernise the church – or close down
- Some 1.2 million of us in the UK pray online each month, according to recent figures from the Church of England. Over the past two years the Church of England has developed a strong presence online, particularly aimed at people who do not regularly go to church. It also reaches out to young people through...More of us are praying online
- Lengthy services, solemn events and uncomfortable pews mean most people might not associate cathedrals with fun, but the Archbishop of Canterbury says that they can be the best places to find it. ‘Cathedrals are fun,’ he told the National Cathedrals Conference in Manchester Cathedral via video message. ‘There’s just so many things you can do...Why Cathedrals are fun
- Modern clergy in the Church of England can no longer be “king” in their parish, the new Dean of Salisbury, the Very Rev Nicholas Papadopulos, has said. ‘Once upon a time the vicar was a ‘king’ – I say king advisedly because it would in those days have been a he – he was the...Days of parish priests as ‘kings’ are over, says new Dean