Commitment-Phobe: My Christian holiday

23/08/2019 | Reform

What is it with Christians and camping?

Another year, another summer, and another season of my family and me successfully avoiding Christian camping. I recently asked the vicar’s wife: ‘What is it with Christians and camping?’ She promptly and succinctly … Read More

Chapter & verse: Luke 16:1-13

23/08/2019 | Reform 1

Rosalind Selby grapples with a puzzling parable

This parable can only be found in Luke’s Gospel, and it’s a parable many of us might feel puzzled mightily by. Unlike, say, the parable of the good Samaritan, where it’s rather clearer … Read More

Here & now: Sophie Dorling

23/08/2019 | Reform

Sophie Dorling is searching for work

‘No, I’m still looking.’ These four words have crossed my lips countless times in recent weeks and months. ‘There’s just nothing out there’ – an all-too-common phrase also. Job hunting isn’t something I like … Read More

Pastors still care

23/08/2019 | Reform

Catherine Ball on the rewards and challenges of pastoral care today

Pastoral care is one of the core responsibilities in ministry. It is a vital aspect of church life, developing relationships, building community and opening up opportunities for the application … Read More

Compassionate communities in Coventry

23/08/2019 | Reform

Hospital chaplains in Coventry are taking the services they offer out of the hospital into the wider community. Paul Holmes, Chaplaincy Team Leader, reports

In recent years, the chaplaincy at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire has extended its work with … Read More

My first Pride

23/08/2019 | Reform

Charissa King overcame her reservations to attend a Pride parade for the first time. This is what she learned

This summer, I decided to watch, cheer and high five a parade of people from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer … Read More