Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘Church hoppers, stop’

29/08/2020 | Reform

I’ve spent many years not settling in a church. It wasn’t the churches’ fault. It was me. Hear my confession: I’ve always been a church hopper. And hear my call: Church hoppers, stop it.

As a student, I must have … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Where is peace?

29/08/2020 | Reform

Do I disbelieve in church?

My connection with my faith is at an all-time low. Am I reverting to atheism? No, I don’t disbelieve in God. But is there a word for a person who disbelieves in church or religion?

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Interview: A fair cop

29/08/2020 | Reform

Leroy Logan, retired police superintendent, talks toCharissa King and Stephen Tomkins

Leroy Logan was a 25-year-old research scientist when his annual appraisal unexpectedly included the recommendation that he join the police. So began a 30-year calling that he never imagined … Read More

The future of giving

29/08/2020 | Reform

Technology and public health are transforming the ways money changes hands. Here’s how churches can keep up

GlobalData plc predicted in January that the UK would be ‘at the very least … a predominantly cashless society by the mid-2020s’. However … Read More

Here & now: Dan Simpson

29/08/2020 | Reform

Dan Simpson argues that churches can end homelessness

I’ve never encountered a church that wasn’t busy. We do a lot for the benefit of the wider community. Even during lockdown, it has been quite stunning to see how the Church … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘I came across our pre-wedding letters’

29/08/2020 | Reform

Sheila Maxey discovers her pre-wedding letters

During the spacious days of lockdown in June, I came across a box containing letters that my husband Kees and I wrote to each other during our engagement, from 1961 to 1962. Our daughter, … Read More