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

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

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

Sisters of Sinai

01/07/2019 | Reform

A blue plaque has been unveiled in Cambridge to two remarkable sisters. Nick Lomax tells the story

Westminster College, Cambridge, has recently celebrated the vision and generosity of twin sisters who were its benefactors, with the dedication of a Cambridge … Read More

What Jesus learned

01/07/2019 | Reform

John Campbell has second thoughts about one of Jesus’ hard sayings

In Mark 7, Jesus seems to describe a Gentile woman as a ‘dog’. When she begs him to cast a demon out of her daughter, he says: ‘Let the … Read More

A cold, empty nest

01/07/2019 | Reform

Letting go of grown-up children is a longer, harder process than I thought, says Jenny Martin

When our children were small and utterly dependant on us, I used to say: ‘A time will come when neither of us is dependant … Read More