All church articles
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Opinion
For people with autism, walking into a busy church can be a sensory nightmare
Church life can be overwhelming and challenging for autistic people, says Triona Brading. On World Autism Awareness Day, here are some helpful starting points for discussions with the autistic people in your congregation.
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Article
Are we balanced?
The Engage Network is a collaboration of organisations, churches and individuals, with a vision to: “make singleness or marriage a genuine choice for all Christian women and men, through a church which is gender-balanced and teaches about healthy Christian singleness, dating and marriage”. Co-chair Annabel Wheeldon-Clarke explains how the male/female imbalance in Church affects us all
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Girls’ Brigade: A 130-year legacy
As it celebrates this momentous birthday, we take a closer look at the history of the Girls’ Brigade
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Opinion
Not everyone will have a happy Christmas this year and the Church must pay attention to those feeling isolated
Kat Osborn, CEO at Safe Families, reveals a new course to help Christians join the fight to end loneliness in our communities.
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The blessing of serving
Marcia Dixon highlights the servant heartedness of many women in the black Christian Church
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Walking free of shame and stigma in pregnancy and beyond
Hope Virgo asserts that parents suffering from mental ill-health really need the Church to step up and provide support
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Opinion
The CofE’s investigation into Mike Pilavachi has been concluded - church leaders will let you down, but Jesus won’t
Yesterday the Church of England published the results of their investigation confirming that accusations of inappropriate behaviour by Mike Pilavachi were substantiated.
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Help for those struggling with addiction
Rev Sharon Murphy has been driven by a 20-year mission to minister to people living on the margins – especially young people impacted by alcohol and drugs
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Opinion
At what point should we be worried about spiritual deliverance ministry?
Rev Dr Helen Hall explores some of the darker consequences of deliverance ministry and asks how we can keep each other safe.
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Opinion
Netflix’s How To Become a Cult Leader highlighted two things most Christians already know
Journalist Lauren Windle had two main takeaways from the latest cult documentary to hit Netflix, but they won’t be new information for Christians.
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Embracing doubt
When the simple Pentecostal faith she inherited cracked under pressure, Dr Selina Stone’s faith evolved into a spacious, generous theology. She spoke with Jane Knoop about how this has changed her life
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Opinion
Is Christianity relevant today?
Rev Jules Middleton explains why the Christian faith is just as relevant today as it was 2000 years ago.
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Opinion
As a female preacher I was treated very differently to my male counterparts - in the end I left
Katherine Spearing worked in a church for years but was expected to take on more work than her male collegaues and her sermons were described as ‘cute’.
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Opinion
How I was treated by my church during a break-up was more heart-breaking than losing the relationship
When Minister Maureen Morgan had her heart broken in church, she had to juggle the end of the relationship and the church’s response to it.
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Opinion
Powerhouse Pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts continues preaching to thousands even after her wig falls off
What can a major wardrobe malfunction on a pulpit in front of tens of thousands of worshippers teach us about total surrender to God? Plenty, says Premier’s Dami Okeke.
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Travel has helped me develop a greater understanding of my faith and family
Marcia Dixon shares her own personal experiences of travelling the world, including her first trip to Jamaica, her country of origin, and the different expressions of church
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What is faith?
Veronica Zundel unpacks how we each exercise faith every day, and the importance of evidence in the absence of proof
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God gave us a building for £1!
Victoria Armstrong is the founder of the Oasis Centre in Gorton, Manchester. When she first moved there as a student, she could never have imagined the vision God would give her
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Opinion
Churches can do damage by silencing doubt and not addressing toxic behaviour - but there's hope
Author of (Un)Certain: A Collective Memoir of Deconstructing Faith, Olivia Jackson gives an insight into her research and encourages us all to do better.
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Opinion
Flexitarianism might be a great approach to eating but in Christianity it is dangerous
Woman Alive's editor Tola Doll Fisher explains that as Christians, it's a bad idea for us to adopt a 'flexitarian' approach to faith.