All Church articles – Page 11
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OpinionReports of the Church of England’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Here’s where it is thriving
The church is alive, growing and having an impact, says Bishop Ric Thorpe
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OpinionWhy your church leader needs support and encouragement, not criticism
Record numbers of church leaders are considering quitting. When we’re tempted to complain, here’s some things to try and avoid
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Real Life‘I met an angel outside my church on Christmas morning’
What I am about to tell you may sound unbelievable. To be honest, I couldn’t believe it myself. I cannot count the number of Christmas Eve services I have led during my ministry. This particular experience happened after one of those services some years ago. It was ...
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Regular ColumnistsDigital church was great. But I’m so pleased to be meeting in person again
It felt like taking a breath after holding your head underwater for a really long time. Or wiggling your arm after it’s been entombed in a cast for months. Finally, you can scratch again. That was how it felt to worship together again at my local church. ...
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OpinionPJ Smyth is a victim of trauma. He deserves our support, not our condemnation
PJ Smyth has been forced to step down as the leader of a US church movement affiliated to Newfrontiers, after a report concluded he did not disclose important information about his father’s abuses. But Andrew Graystone, who wrote a book on the John Smyth case, says PJ was his father’s first and most damaged victim.
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Regular ColumnistsCathedrals are where heaven and earth meet. We must protect them
When I walked into Liverpool Cathedral a few weeks ago, I audibly gasped. Stepping inside the magnificent building, I was taken aback by its awesomeness. Built between 1904 and 1978, it is the largest cathedral in Britain and the eighth largest church in the world. I have ...
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Regular ColumnistsWhy Noah's flood may not have been global
Was it a global flood, or local flood? David Instone-Brewer explains why he (reluctantly) changed his mind
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Magazine FeaturesDespite everything, Christmas endures. But don’t take this tradition for granted. Christians must live it out
The Christmas message of hope is more relevant today than ever, and the Church should not be afraid of proclaiming it, says Tim Stanley
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OpinionIt’s unacceptable this politician couldn’t get into COP. But how accessible is your church?
The failure to provide an accessible entrance for Israeli minister Karine Elharrar at COP26 has been roundly condemned. But Lucy Khoneizer, who is mother to a wheelchair using son, wonders if we’re actually all guilty of making similar mistakes
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OpinionWhat is a pagan goddess doing in a place of Christian worship?
Everyone agrees that looking after the planet is important, but the “Gaia” exhibition touring UK churches crosses a line into pagan idolatry, argues Dave Brennan
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OpinionThe Church must preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, not climate change
As world leaders descend on Glasgow for COP26, one church has displayed a controversial banner. Find out why they did it…
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OpinionCovid has changed how Christians are viewed, and that’s a good thing
The pandemic has shone a spotlight on churches and Christian charities working hard to be Christ’s hands and feet across the UK. Tim Farron says governments, and ordinary people, are noticing
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Regular Columnists‘Have it your way’ just about works at breakfast time, but it’s a terrible way of running a church
Want to confuse Jeff Lucas? Just offer him six different options for how he’d like his eggs done
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ReviewsHeavy Burdens: What the Church gets wrong in its treatment of LGBTQ people, and how we can fix it
Many will read this book’s title and make up their minds before turning a page. But this is why 'Heavy Burdens: 7 ways LGBTQ Christians experience harm in the Church’ is desperately needed, says our reviewer
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Regular ColumnistsEvery Christian man needs to play their part in fighting misogyny
Those of us who are raising boys have a responsibility to nurture men who will stand up for women, says Chine McDonald
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Opinion12 ways Covid is changing the church - evidence from a senior leader
The Evangelical Alliance’s Peter Lynas says we’re in a period of significant change.
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ReviewsThis powerful book is forcing the Church to re-think what the Bible says about women
The Making of Biblical Womanhood argues that Christians have distorted key verses and even written women out of Bible translations to justify their position
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ReviewsSongs of Praise: Celebrating 60 years of God speaking through television
Songs of Praise's longest serving living conductor pays tribute to the programme
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Magazine FeaturesJohn Shelby Spong (1931-2021): The ‘heretical’ bishop who divided opinion
Spong didn’t believe in the resurrection, and rejected mainstream Church teaching on prayer, miracles and the nature of God
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OpinionCricket matches and Christ: 3 lessons I’ve learnt from welcoming Afghan refugees
The church in Milton Keynes hit the headlines last weekend when they organised a cricket match to welcome refugees fleeing the Taliban. Minister Steve Woods reflects on what God has been teaching him
