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The Listening Church

In a keynote to the SVP National Meeting, Jenny Sinclair explores the call to become a “listening church” in times of unravelling…
26/06/2023
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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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From “Me” to “We”

Jo and Jenny look at the impact of individualistic culture, how it affects how we do social action, and share an update on our Common Good Schools programme…
01/10/2023
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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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No God-forsaken Places

How neighbours working together transformed their neighbourhood with a little help from the local church…
24/10/2020
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Covenantal Listening

A church in a Jewish neighbourhood discovers that listening is the key to relationship building…
04/06/2022
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Restoration

The story of Grimsby Neighbourhood Church, committed to serving its local neighbourhood for the long term…
08/02/2021
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Schools, the Common Good and the Holy Spirit

Jo explores how schools filled with the Holy Spirit can seed renewal in the local by building relationships, and she shares the latest on our schools network…
27/05/2023
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The Importance of Relationships

The importance of relationships in building common good requires a wider understanding of diversity, as Jo Stow reports…
05/04/2023

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