Negative media about the Church outweighs the good news
A Christian PR agency has been weighing the media, and found it wanting. They have discovered that, on average, the Church attracts 150 pieces of negative media coverage every month…
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Welby prays Lambeth Conference won’t be dominated by human sexuality
The Archbishop of Canterbury has expressed his sincerest wish, if not profoundest hope, and quite possibly his most earnest prayer that this summer's Lambeth Conference won't be dominated (again) by debates around human sexuality. It's an interesting plea, not least…
Church of England votes to ban Religious Conversion
The Church of England's General Synod has backed a motion calling for a ban on the practice of Religious Conversion, aimed at altering a person's religious orientation. Members of the…
The search for the Top 100 UK Christians – nominations now open for #CranmerList2015
The celebration of Christian saints is a phenomenon which has endured throughout the centuries with an enthusiasm that shows little sign of diminishing. Recent Roman Catholic popes have dished…
Bishop of Chelmsford repudiates episcopal "talent pool"
It was a glorious sermon, with an audacious, if not subversive (which some may call prophetic) intervention on the Church of England's emerging "talent pool" approach to recognising bishops.…
Cameron's good life is not unambiguous, but it is the best of the goods on offer
Everyone strives for the good, but no one ever quite possesses it. It is a future project of hope and value. It might even belong to the past, because…
'Those Who Show Up' – every church leader should read this book
Last week's Faith in Politics report by the Evangelical Alliance gave an interesting if somewhat predictable snapshot of Evangelical Christians' views on politics and their likely voting intentions. The…
The Top 100 UK Christians – nominations now open
In the seemingly eternal quest for hierarchical supremacy in an era of competing rights, societal fragmentation and adversarial identity politics, you may have observed the emergence and proliferation of…