How to Connect: Social Action and Faith Sharing

80 years ago, society told the Church that it was no longer welcome to care for the physical welfare of its citizens. We obediently backed off. Our remit was people’s spirituality. Today, things have changed. Society is welcoming the Church to care for its citizens. But when it comes to looking after people’s spirituality, we are now less than welcome. In this new world that is emerging as the Church once again serves on the margins of society, it is vital we take time to think through how we can appropriately share faith in words as well as deeds. We need to be able to demonstrate what makes us distinctive from the many other organisations that do such good works in our communities.