Innovation

Making your church inclusive & accessible

One in six people in the UK have a disability. Many disabled people claim the church has a poor accessibility record. How can we move things forward?

June 25th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Sam Hailes

Christians honoured by The Queen

Becoming an Officer or Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is quite an achievement.

June 20th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Sam Hailes

Iona's John Bell on Celtic Christianity

John Bell is part of the Iona Community. Based in Glasgow, but travelling eight months of the year throughout the world, John teaches on issues of worship, spirituality and social justice.

June 18th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

Jubilee 'Diamond Geezer' campaign takes off

To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Bible Society is running an innovative campaign encouraging people to write and thank someone who has made a difference in their life.

June 1st, 2012 - Posted & Written by Ian Matthews

Messy Church marks Queen's Diamond Jubilee

Groundbreaking children's ministry Messy Church have launched a special pack for churches to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this year.

June 1st, 2012 - Posted & Written by Riyaza Rodriguez

Does God like Goths?

It’s World Goth Day – but since they are obsessed with death, always wearing black, and fond of occult imagery, what on earth is the Church supposed to do with Goths?

May 22nd, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

The Jesus Deck - Bible cards are New Age hit

A 1970s Bible study card game has become such a popular draw at New Age Fairs, that church workers have had to order a reprint.

May 17th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

Three ways the Church can bring hope

With a spiritual and economic crisis in Europe, groups like the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal show a better way for us to serve. Hope is about finding a way through the world, it is about showing the world a different way of living.

May 17th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Gerard Kelly

How green is your church?

Going green needn't cost the earth - the Diocese of Worcester says that the running costs of its first ‘eco vicarage’ will amount to as little as £100 per year.

May 9th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Simon Cross

'The next Christians will be...'

Gabe Lyons is the author of two groundbreaking books that are challenging the way Christians think about their faith and the way it impacts society. The host of Q: Ideas for the common good the New York Based author is upbeat about a "great shift" currently underway in the church across the Weste...

May 9th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Sam Hailes

UK Church: The problem and the solution

Neil Hudson has spent the last six years re-imagining how Christians might do church in the UK. Working for London Institude of Contemporary Christianity (LICC), which was founded by the late John Stott, Neil believes a major culture shift is needed across all the major denominations. The aim is...

May 8th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Sam Hailes

Six words that are defining the modern church

What words might we use to encourage the young adults of our century to join the movement known as Christianity? What kind of church might the new generation want to be part of?

May 6th, 2012 - Posted & Written by

Soul asylum: desperately seeking spirituality

Are a new breed of contemplative evangelical Christians arising to take on the mantle of the monks and mystics of times past?

May 2nd, 2012 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

How God became King: the Jesus of the Gospels

The Church has forgotten the essence of the message to be found in the four Gospels, argues Tom Wright. That message is how, in Jesus, God became King:

May 2nd, 2012 - Posted & Written by Ian Matthews

Preaching perfection: the seven minute sermon

Here's a challenge - can you communicate the key points of a good sermon in just seven minutes?

May 1st, 2012 - Posted & Written by Edward Green

2,012 volunteers set to serve this summer

St Paul's Cathedral was filled to overflowing yesterday as the members of "the2012" collective, a Diocese of London initiative mobilising a group of 2,012 young people to volunteer and serve during this summer's Olympics, were formally commissioned as Ambassadors by the Bishop of London.

April 25th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Riyaza Rodriguez