Community Project Awards: Dursley tabernacle food hub

25/10/2024 | Reform

Pineapples don’t solve everything, Stephen Tomkins discovers. But they’re a start

The wealth of community projects happening at Dursley Tabernacle in Gloucestershire might never have started if it wasn’t for the Covid lockdown. Before the pandemic, the local Marks and … Read More

The Church of Scotland: Edge of catastrophe

25/10/2024 | Reform

The Church statistician Martin Camroux looks at the parlous state of the Kirk

At first sight, the Church of Scotland still looks impressive. It worships in the great churches of Scotland, the General Assembly has at least some of its … Read More

Here and now: Florence Wright

25/10/2024 | Reform

Love your MP, says Florence Wright

You might not think of yourself as political, but it is likely you care about political issues. Many of us feel disempowered because the world of politics seems inaccessible, unchangeable, polarised and angry. Maybe … Read More

The place where we worship

25/10/2024 | Reform

Kathy Galloway reflects on God, humans and our fellow species

The instinct to worship in response to the beauty and mystery of the universe is as old as the human story itself. The passionate outpourings of psalmists and poets are … Read More

For good or for ill: Religion counts in war and peace

25/10/2024 | Reform

Religion is never just neutral, says a recent presentation to the United Nations. Laurence Wareing reports

Media coverage of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September was dominated, inevitably, by what political leaders had to say … Read More

Vital signs

25/10/2024 | Reform

How to grow a healthy, whole-life disciple-making church culture, by Ken Benjamin of LICC

As a church leader, I always knew disciple-making was essential, but I also found it tricky. Discipleship is hard to prioritise and establish as part of … Read More