All Church articles – Page 5

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    Opinion

    Plymouth churches offer safe space after mass shooting

    2021-08-13T10:21:00Z

    Several churches in the Keyham area of Plymouth have opened to the public in the wake of a shooting that has left six people dead

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    Opinion

    Why we need more God-centred media for young people

    2021-07-28T11:28:00Z

    As the summer holidays are in full swing, and churches are welcoming back their congregations, Sally Tate introduces RaiseUp, a new initiative providing a wealth of resources

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    Opinion

    Helping our kids to see God in the everyday

    2021-07-23T11:16:00Z

    As we finally start meeting for coffee, going for walks and even having people in our homes, Joy Vee asks the Church to reach out to her teenage children.

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    Opinion

    We need to talk about sex in church!

    2021-05-25T00:00:00Z

    When many Christian couples get married they are ill-equipped to navigate sexual intimacy. Premier’s Maria Rodrigues spoke with psychosexual nurse therapist Emma Waring, who longs to see churches talking more openly about the struggles couples face in the bedroom

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    Article

    'I was rejected from church as a single mum'

    2021-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Shovorne Adams was judged for being a single mum at 17. But God never left her alone, providing love, protection and hope for her future

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    Opinion

    Shame and the Church

    2021-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Have you ever felt like you don’t quite fit in at church or that somehow you are inadequate? Dr Sally Nash has done research into people’s experiences of shame within churches. She shares her findings here with Premier’s Maria Rodrigues.

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    Opinion

    Do we need a #MeToo movement for women in the Church?

    2021-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Woman Alive editor Tola-Doll Fisher shares her personal experience of abuse in the Church and says we need to ask some hard questions about our culture.

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    Article

    The Church is failing single people

    2021-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Lauren Windle, a 30-something Londoner, has spent the last year interviewing people on their dating experiences in Church and has written Notes on Love based on her findings. It is a much-needed upgrade from a long line of handbooks telling people “How to wait patiently for your Boaz” or “You’re single because you’re not ready”. Lauren tells Tola-Doll Fisher she wrote it not as a guide, but as an invitation to explore a relationship status that she says has been sorely blown out of proportion

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    Article

    ‘Single people are vital to the future of the Church’

    2021-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Beth Collingridge from Single Friendly Church says that we need to value and include single people much more

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    Opinion

    Do UK churches only cater for the middle-class?

    2021-01-13T00:00:00Z

    Natalie Williams has authored two books on the role she believes churches ought to play in combatting poverty and injustice. When she became a Christian, she says she had to learn new ways of behaving, and not just when it came to following the Gospel. She spoke to Premier Radio presenter, Maria Rodrigues