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No repentance, no renewal

Alan Roxburgh explores what it means to be God’s people in the uncertainty of a change of era…
15/07/2023
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The story in which we find ourselves

Alan Roxburgh explores what it means to be God’s people in the uncertainty of a change of era…
06/04/2023
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A new formation, for a new era

A new formation for the new era, based around the Holy Spirit and the relationship between church, people and place…
21/11/2021
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A Synod for the World

A new formation for the new era, based around the Holy Spirit and the relationship between church, people and place…
13/02/2022
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Where the Kingdom is

Middle class church is offputting to poor people. Read about a leader who decided to do church differently.…
12/02/2022
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The soil of community

Alan Roxburgh advises church leaders to let go of programmes and listen to the life of the Spirit in the neighbourhood…
06/02/2022
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Re-neighbouring: the upside down Gospel

As the urban pressure to be ultra-mobile undermines the Christian call to place and proximity, we explore ways to “re-neighbour” the parish…
19/07/2021
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Poverty: how should the church respond?

Jenny Sinclair explores the economic and social forces influencing the churches’ response to poverty and their relationships with poor communities.…
27/03/2023
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Co-Responsibility in Mission

In a webinar for Diocese of Clifton, Jenny Sinclair explores “co-responsibility” in synodality, helping churches develop stronger relationships…
03/11/2023
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Called to be Friends: Being God’s People in Dark Times

In a session for Caritas Diocese of Plymouth, Jenny Sinclair explores the 2023 World Day of the Poor through the lens of Catholic social teaching…
22/10/2023

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