Priests and dairy farmers: God’s A-Team

28/04/2023 | Reform

Lessons from the Reformation point the way for outreach and ministry

It’s a common conversation at all levels of the United Reformed Church’s life. How do we balance ministry and outreach with the maintenance of congregations and buildings? How will … Read More

Art in focus – May 2023

28/04/2023 | Reform

Keiskamma GuernicaKeiskamma Art Project, 2010

A young doctor arrives in an Eastern Cape village in South Africa. She is appalled at the extreme poverty and deprivation all around her. The HIV/AIDS pandemic is raging, affecting both men and women, and … Read More

Curiously wrought

28/04/2023 | Reform

Nicholas Spencer’s book Magisteria: The entangled histories of science and religion debunks many myths about the relationship between that old couple. As well as an author, he is Senior Fellow at the Christian thinktank Theos

Was there a moment when … Read More

Reviews May 2023

28/04/2023 | Reform

A time for reflection

LakelandsDirected by Robert Higgins, Patrick McGivneyCertificate 15, 100 minutesReleased 05 May

We plan our lives, or not, and they proceed, and everything’s hunky dory. Or sometimes things come out of nowhere and knock us for six. … Read More

Editorial: From the Editor?

28/04/2023 | Reform

As a society, we are constantly evolving and adapting to the changing times. With this evolution comes the need for reform, both in our personal lives and in the systems that govern us.

This is particularly true in the realm … Read More

All are welcome? Chronic fatigue

28/04/2023 | Reform

Dealing with chronic fatigue

I wonder what feeling genuinely welcome means to you. This month, I have been speaking with a man who attends a URC church and experiences chronic fatigue as a symptom of a disability which he describes … Read More