Safer spaces

11/03/2025 | Reform

In the second of two articles following the Makin Report into abuse in the Church of England, Sharon Barr, the URC’s Safeguarding Lead outlines the biblical values seen in good safeguarding practice

The Makin Report, which was an independent … Read More

Where the green shoots are coming from

11/03/2025 | Reform

It is time to grow new communities. Lindsey Brown and Myles Dunnett report on the start of a conversation about new beginnings

In January, a group of 100 of the animators of the United Reformed Church met in High … Read More

Andrew Irvine on Everest

11/03/2025 | Reform

Will we finally find out if this worshipper at Trinity, Birkenhead, reached the peak of Everest in 1924? John Blease tells the story

The recent finding on Mount Everest of a boot and a sock belonging to the mountaineer … Read More

The many books of God

11/03/2025 | Reform

Andrew Prasad explores what connection Hindu prayer might have to Jesus

It has been quite refreshing to re-engage voluntarily with local church ministry after my retirement from the role of Synod Moderator. As there are fewer ministers around, I … Read More

Colin’s corner

11/03/2025 | Reform

We remember Colin Richards, who died in January, having supplied puzzles and columns to Reform for six decades. Those who worked with him share their stories

Colin approached me in 1997 to edit the daily newsletter at the annual … Read More

The big picture and us

11/03/2025 | Reform

Laurence Wareing introduces the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and invites Reform readers to share how their local initiatives and campaigns contribute to the Big Picture

‘But what can I do?’ Or, to put it another way, ‘Can what … Read More