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The Politics of Grace and Place

There is a political dimension to the local church’s vocation. Not in a party political or campaigning sense, but rather in its call to transform civil society…
16/02/2021
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Renewing the Covenant

To restore our common life a new approach is needed. This is a letter inviting churches to renew the covenant by building local relationships.…
20/10/2020
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The Plague and the Parish

This is a joint letter in which we address the new era and invite the churches to consider their calling to play a critical role in civic renewal.…
20/10/2020
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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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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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Wrestling in Church

How a posture of listening in the neighbourhood led to an unlikely relationship and revitalised the life of a local church…
02/04/2022
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The New Era: How are Churches Called to Respond? (1)

The first in a series of three joint letters in which we address the new era and invite the churches to consider their calling to play a critical role in civic renewal.…
13/02/2023
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The New Era: How are Churches Called to Respond? (3)

The third in a series of three joint letters in which we address the new era and invite the churches to consider their calling to play a critical role in civic renewal.…
14/02/2023
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The New Era: How are Churches Called to Respond? (2)

The second in a series of three joint letters in which we address the new era and invite the churches to consider their calling to play a critical role in civic renewal.…
14/02/2023

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