Shaping a community of hope: God is calling us to join with the Spirit in an emerging story that will reweave the life of a desiccated world
What does it look like to be the People of God in this time of deep change? We believe it involves upholding what it means to be a human person, building relationships with our neighbours in the local and putting Common Good principles into practice. Explore our stories to find out more.
God is calling us to practices of reweaving in our neighbourhoods to form community in the places where we live
Edward Hadas explains why the financial system is inherently unstable and argues that the Church must speak prophetically for economic reform
How can Catholic social teaching help to tackle the housing crisis and reform land use?
In an era of social fragmentation, how should the church pursue mission? Martin Robinson advises starting by listening to the neighbourhood
The ancient tradition of pilgrimage is an antidote to individualism and a countercultural sign pointing us to the Common Good
Middle class church is offputting to poor people. Read about a leader who decided to do church differently.
Alan Roxburgh advises church leaders to let go of programmes and listen to the life of the Spirit in the neighbourhood
How a posture of listening in the neighbourhood led to an unlikely relationship and revitalised the life of a local church
In the spirit of anticipation, amidst the unravelling, a church turns decline into renewal
More than just buildings, churches have a role in the local ecology, and like trees, their roots need feeding, says Andrew Rumsey
As the urban pressure to be ultra-mobile undermines the Christian call to place and proximity, we explore ways to “re-neighbour” the parish
Reflecting on the Great Dock Strike of 1889, we explore the covenantal relationship between Cardinal Manning and the dockers of London’s East End
Facing the reality of church decline, a vicar uncovers the true vocation of his parish
Why did so few see Brexit and Trump coming? Jenny Sinclair explores the underlying reasons and how the churches should respond
An inspirational story of church leaders’ collaboration with civic partners to keep and attract jobs to communities
The Christian way of tackling poverty must be relational and personal, not delegated to welfare or activism
Tim Lea reflects that God’s idea of mission is different from our assumptions: we should unlearn old practices and believe that it is only God who makes things grow.
How neighbours working together transformed their neighbourhood with a little help from the local church
We cannot liberate ourselves from the natural world and still flourish. We must cherish memory and place.
How a social action aim to feed hungry children grew into a multi-layered patchwork of flourishing local relationships
Andrew Bradstock reflects on the role of the Church in a time of division and examines the bridge-building leadership of Bishop David Sheppard
Jenny Sinclair, daughter of Bishop David Sheppard, takes a personal view of her father’s calling and how he fulfilled his ‘vocational responsibility’
Why did we forget how to be kind? What is kindness anyway? It’s not as obvious as you might think
A free resource to inspire young people to follow the example of Queen Elizabeth, to value relationships and take responsibility in the community
A church in a Jewish neighbourhood discovers that listening is the key to relationship building
An initiative to feed hungry children is harnessing gifts and bringing people together as well as fostering a sense of purpose in a parish…
Grace Davie explores how cathedrals can be places to inspire a sense of belonging, where our aspirations for the Common Good find expression