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Mission in the new era

What do we mean by mission? Churches Together England (CTE) focuses on the mission of the churches post-Covid…
18/12/2021
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Faith, Government and Society

Michael Wear, Obama’s faith advisor, says it is essential for people of faith to act together in their diversity, not only to ‘do’ compassion, but also to engage with politics and ‘seek the welfare…
20/07/2020
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Who today is our Lazarus at the gates?

In this story, Michael Merrick addresses the estrangement between the Church and working class communities, calling the Church to an examination of conscience.…
09/10/2025
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A Personal Church for the Common Good

True solutions to social problems come from within communities, not from outside institutions, but from the people themselves…
06/09/2024
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Place: personal, prophetic and political

The politics and theology of place: its significance for church mission and for social peace…
20/12/2024
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The Spiritual Poverty of the West

Can African Christianity illuminate what the West has lost?…
26/09/2024
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Staying put

Sally Mann argues that there is something heroic about engaging with place for the long term by staying put…
27/09/2021
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Community, callings and carpets

A story of incarnational life and Christian solidarity in a post industrial Cornish town…
23/11/2024
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Always Open

Too many churches are keeping their doors closed. An open church can fulfil an important role in the rebuilding of our common life…
27/03/2024
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Day of Transformation

Things are happening in the neighbourhood – God is at work in and through our relationships…
08/07/2024

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