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Catholic social teaching and our calling

In a session for theAscent discipleship programme, Jenny Sinclair introduces Catholic social teaching in relation to spirituality and our calling…
30/09/2023
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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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Whose side is the Church on?

Jenny Sinclair explores why the Church has colluded in the abandonment of left behind areas, and what can be done to put this right…
27/03/2023
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Forty years since Bias to the Poor, whose side is the church on?

40 years after Bias to the Poor by David Sheppard, churches are still estranged from poor communities. What can be done to put this right?…
07/04/2023
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Down on the allotment

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.…
17/12/2021
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Middlesbrough’s journey

As profound change is underway across the churches, T4CG met with the Diocese of Middlesbrough as part of their synodal journey…
02/06/2022
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Driving Change

T4CG’s director, Jenny Sinclair is interviewed by Mat Eason for the Seasoned For podcast…
31/08/2022
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The Road to Renewal

Jenny Sinclair talks to the national St Vincent de Paul network, inspiring volunteers to build common good within their neighbourhoods…
09/01/2023
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A New Formation, for a New Era

Jenny Sinclair argues that for the new era, discipleship formation must be centred on the Holy Spirit and relationship with people and place…
30/01/2023
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Driving Change

Jenny Sinclair is interviewed by Mat Eason, sharing her story of vocation to help Christians understand common good at a time of deep change in the church…
09/01/2023

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