A good question: What should ministers wear?

11/03/2025 | Reform

One question, four answers

Jenny Mills‘It doesn’t define me, it identifies me’

When I was nearing the end of my ministerial formation and had been called to serve a pastorate and a charity, I began to think seriously about dress … Read More

Editorial: Does my giving pinch?

11/03/2025 | Reform

I recently reread CS Lewis’s 1952 classic Mere Christianity. Unpacking the already aged term ‘Christian charity’, Lewis says loving my neighbour is a much broader obligation than financial giving; but giving is one thing it inescapably entails. How much should … Read More

The many books of God

11/03/2025 | Reform

Andrew Prasad explores what connection Hindu prayer might have to Jesus

It has been quite refreshing to re-engage voluntarily with local church ministry after my retirement from the role of Synod Moderator. As there are fewer ministers around, I am … Read More

Songs of Faith: Ray Stanyon

11/03/2025 | Reform

Ray Stanyon’s sung response to sermons

It would be difficult to be more URC than Ray Stanyon. Son of a URC minister and a URC minister himself, Ray describes himself as ‘born into, baptised in, and brought up by the … Read More

Root of all evil

11/03/2025 | Reform

Commitment for Life, the United Reformed Church’s partnership with Christian Aid and Global Justice Now, has raised £13m for projects in Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and Israel-Palestine. But is money the answer? Kevin Snyman, Programme Officer for Global Justice and Partnerships, talks … Read More

Where the green shoots are coming from

11/03/2025 | Reform

It is time to grow new communities. Lindsey Brown and Myles Dunnett report on the start of a conversation about new beginnings

In January, a group of 100 of the animators of the United Reformed Church met in High Leigh … Read More