When does worship become performance?

30/10/2023 | Reform

Barbara Bennett tries to tell the difference

If for any reason I do not go to church on Sunday I can’t orientate my week. That act of getting together with others to worship God is my anchor – it … Read More

How to be a saint: take the initiative

30/10/2023 | Reform

How and why was Saint Andrew claimed as Scotland’s national protector? asks Laurence Wareing

Of Great Britain’s national patron saints, Andrew is the only first-generation apostle. Originally a fisherman from Galilee, it is in the Gospels that Andrew is … Read More

Get cracking with this code!

30/10/2023 | Reform

The QR code is your church’s new friend, says Andy Jackson

There is a saying: ‘The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.’ Four years ago, I wrote a piece for Reform about … Read More

God’s love on a plate

30/10/2023 | Reform

Laurence Wareing discovers that the Wooler Warm Hub is just what the Northumbrian town needed

The market town of Wooler is settled at the edge of the Northumbria National Park. It is not without its facilities; it has shops, … Read More

Forever pastoring

26/09/2023 | Reform

Is pastoral care relevant today? asks Michael Hopkins

As congregations shrink in number, and fewer ministers of Word and Sacrament are available, it is inevitable that congregations see less of a minister than might once have been the case. … Read More

Ministry at the workstation

26/09/2023 | Reform

Chaplaincy is a different kind of ministry of giving and receiving. Laurence Wareing asks chaplains what makes their work so special

The first question Elaine Hutchison was asked as a chaplain in Birmingham’s Bull Ring was, ‘What does the … Read More