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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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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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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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The importance of connection

On the surface this is a story about how relationship with each other and with God makes it easier to face the natural reality of death. But it is also a story about the…
30/03/2024
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All hands to the parish pump

Spirituality is not a personal holiness project. Churches are called to be places that irrigate relationships and which mediate between the realms…
23/02/2024
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Maranatha

In the spirit of anticipation, amidst the unravelling, a church turns decline into renewal…
18/12/2022
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The Relational Church

In a session for deacon formation training, Jenny Sinclair explores why becoming a relational church is so important now, and the steps required to get there…
17/12/2023
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Written in blood – a Meditation

Jenny Sinclair gives a lecture in Malta – on the causes of our malaise and what it means to be dedicated to justice and peace, to live a life “written in blood”…
13/11/2023
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Community Christmas Card Winners

Common Good Schools announces the winners of the Community Christmas Card Competition…
06/12/2024

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