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Faith Full Service? Integrating Christian faith alongside high quality social...
Date: Wednesday 4th November 2015, 9.30am – 4.00pm Venue: Hinde Street Methodist Church, London, W1U 2QJ Cost: £15.00, including lunch For more details and to book a place please go to Eventbrite...
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Faith without deeds: the dis-integration of student Christianity
When I started at Hull University in 1991, I joined three societies at the ‘freshers fair’. Firstly, the Cricket Club, secondly, the Christian Union and thirdly, the Student Community Action...
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R&R’s Christmas Quiz: Activists who have changed the world
Time for an R&R Christmas quiz! Can you name these 12 activists who have put their Christian faith into action and helped to change the world: How many do you reckon you have got? For the answers...
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Honour where it’s due: Neil Jameson, Citizens UK and the difference between...
I am not a big fan of the Honours system which awards Knighthoods, CBEs, OBEs and MBEs every year. Again this year there has been controversy over political bias in the awards as the director of the...
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Love without structures: learning from the collapse of Kid’s Company
This week the BBC screened a fascinating documentary, Camila’s Kid’s Company: the Inside Story, on the demise of the famous children’s charity. What made the programme so compelling was its intimate...
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Losing their religion: why Christian charities lose their ethos
It cannot be disputed that Churches are very good at establishing social action projects. In recent years this is illustrated by the high-profile rise of church-based Food Banks, Night Shelters, debt...
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Doing To or Being With? Re-thinking Christian social engagement
This year marks 130 years since the founding of the West London Mission. It was in October 1887 that WLM began its work to bring spiritual and practical hope to people affected by poverty. Back then in...
View ArticleJustice, mercy and humility: a weekend retreat in the Yorkshire Dales
From the 10th-12th November, I am facilitating a weekend away at the beautiful Scargill House in the Yorkshire Dales. Today, the richest 1% of people own more than the rest of the world combined. We...
View ArticleAuthentic change does not come easily – a weekend retreat October 5-7th, 2018
In the last 20 years there has been a significant rise in Christian social action projects and initiatives to combat poverty. Foodbanks, night shelters and debt-relief such as Christians Against...
View ArticleCrisis of faith in social action: keeping Christian distinctiveness
A huge number charities have been started by committed Christians. One example is my former employer, the youth homelessness charity Centrepoint. It was started in the late 1960s by the Rev Kenneth...
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