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Stories of Christians in action, both at home and around the world
- A new UK Christian landmark is closer to becoming reality after obtaining a 10-acre piece of land near Birmingham. CEO of “The Wall of Answered Prayer”, Richard Gamble, says this is a huge step towards the vision God gave him 15 years ago, to build a piece of public art with one million bricks, each representing an...A million bricks of answered prayer
- Prayer spaces in public places Our clergy are under stress The extraordinary Sarah Chang Helping victims of kidnap at sea Summer’s Music Festivals – time for the angels to come! We could make so much more of cathedral tours… A helpful way of learning about the Christian faith ** Editor: Churches are being encouraged to...Looking at Your Church (all articles) for July 2019
- Churches across the UK are to launch Hope Spaces in 2020. The Talking Jesus research found that 41% of practising Christians say that a spiritual experience or an experience of the love of Jesus was a key influence in their coming to faith. The aim of Hope Spaces is to help people to experience God’s...Prayer spaces in public places
- “The hardest work I have ever done and the most stressful.” That was how Archbishop Justin Welby described his time as a vicar. “It was isolated, insatiably demanding, and I was, on the whole, working without colleagues. That wears people down.” Stress, anxiety and other mental health issues account for one-third of all clerical sickness,...Our clergy are under stress
- When, in 2010, 4000 delegates from 198 countries gathered in Cape Town, South Africa, for the Lausanne Movement’s Third International Congress on World Evangelization, one unlikely speaker stood out from the rest. She was a young North Korean orphan, dressed in her high school uniform, who told the story of her family’s escape from the...The extraordinary Sarah Chang
- The charity Sailors’ Society has launched a crisis response network to help victims of trauma at sea in Asia, as kidnappings at sea reach their highest levels in 10 years. In 2018 alone, pirates kidnapped 62 people for ransom in 15 separate incidents. And so the charity, which supports seafarers around the world, has trained...Helping victims of kidnap at sea
- Summer is here and for thousands of young people that means heading off to music festivals. At several music festival events teams of Festival Angel volunteers will be on hand to offer welfare and support to ensure that those attending have a safe and fun festival experience. Festival Angels started life as a Prayer Cafe,...Summer’s Music Festivals – time for the angels to come!
- Visits to Cathedrals are growing in popularity. According to the Church of England’s Cathedral Statistics there were 9.4 million visitors to cathedrals in 2015. Why should this be so? Perhaps it is because, as the sociologist Grace Davie believes, cathedrals make “no demands” on the visitor as a church would do. Instead, a cathedral offers...We could make so much more of cathedral tours…
- How do you become a vicar? How long could you make £60 last? God MOO-ves in mysterious way to save woman in Azerbaijan Enjoy a visit to Pusey House, Oxford Signs & Symbols: Eucharist, Communion and the Lord’s Supper The man behind Kentucky Fried Chicken Do you admit to going to church? ** Editor: June...Looking at your Church (all articles) for June 2019
- This month, dioceses across the Church of England will welcome new deacons and priests at special services in their cathedrals. This is because, traditionally, most ordination services take place at the end of June, during Petertide. Have you ever wondered how someone becomes a vicar? Here is a brief description of the journey: It begins...How do you become a vicar?
- That is the latest challenge from Children’s Society, as they seek to highlight the plight of many poor people. Children’s Society says: “Imagine the worst week. Your car needs repairs, your boiler has broken, you need to get the groceries in, but you have only £60 left until you get paid next week. Can you...How long could you make £60 last?
- A cow has played an unlikely role in leading a young woman in Azerbaijan to faith in Jesus Christ. Azerbaijan sits between Russia and Iran and has very few Christians. So Rena was furious that her sister and mother had become Christians in the Muslim-dominated nation. She scorned them, “Will you shame us among people,...God MOO-ves in mysterious way to save woman in Azerbaijan