Out with the organ, in with the coffee machine

02/05/2017 | Reform

The story of a church finding a new way to serve its community – and the sacrifice it entailed

Southcote, a housing estate in Reading, Berkshire, used to have a cafe, a pub and a library, but the cafe and … Read More

Summer festivals

02/05/2017 | Reform

Decide which Christian festival is for you with the help of Reform’s 2017 round up

It must be summer – the days are getting longer, the ice cream vans are coming out of hibernation and Christians are getting wellied up … Read More

Beyond Luther: The Reformed story

02/05/2017 | Reform

This year, Luther is in the limelight. But the Reformation story is not all his. David Thompson looks at the second great story of the Protestant Reformation

The date of Martin Luther’s 95 theses, said to have been pinned on … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: We need to talk

01/05/2017 | Reform

When you can’t pretend anymore

I realised late last year that I was signing up for every task or cause at church, saying yes to everyone, and not really being clear on what I wanted to do any further than … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘This holiday felt particularly precious’

01/05/2017 | Reform

Sheila Maxey puts happiness into words

We had a brief holiday in Woodbridge, Suffolk, this March. We rented the same place as last year – a little converted Malthouse next to the station, overlooking the railway, boatyard and river. This … Read More

Editorial: A strange kind of glory

24/04/2017 | Reform

The focal point of my church is a stained glass window depicting the risen Christ. Hands raised, wearing a crown and robes,he gazes down on us from the heights of glory.

It’s not an image I warm to. Perhaps in … Read More