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Line of Duty: being human between blurred lines
Mercurio’s stroke of genius is how he seamlessly stitches fact into fiction, with closing clips on each character’s future fate and references to real life crime scandals. And, in how we permitted a viral hysteria around the fictional “H” to dominate news headlines and social media over the past…
Donna Jennings
Connect resource: Wales (Welsh language)
Mae’r Cynghrair Efengylaidd yn dyheu am weld Cristnogion yn ymgysylltu â’u cynrychiolwyr cyhoeddus mewn modd adeiladol ac anogol, ond mi rydyn ni’n cydnabod y gall weithiau fod yn anodd gwybod ble i ddechrau. Ein gobaith ydy y bydd yr adnodd hwn yn eich helpu i ddechrau adeiladu perthynas gyda’ch…
What was in the Queen’s speech?
This year’s speech operated slightly differently because of social distancing, so only a few MPs and Lords were able to attend the speech in person. The speech covered various items including the NHS, policing, infrastructure, education and housing. There are a number of items that are particularly…
Why our elected representatives need connection
It wasn’t that I was one of the few in Great Britain that missed out on the great tapestry of different polls, nor was it utter indifference to the impact my cross would make. I knew the elections were taking place (in my case, being London based, for Mayor of London and the London Assembly), and I…
Danny Webster
New plans to allow assisted dying must be strongly opposed
This week parliament is being asked to consider the issue again as Baroness Meacher, who also serves as chair of campaign group Dignity in Dying, formerly the Voluntary Euthanasia Society, brings a private members’ bill in the House of Lords. The Sunday Times wrote in its editorial last weekend…
Danny Webster
The good news of the God story
I always hated the idea of living in London. It seemed to me to be a place full of strangers. I love the experience of being known. Of walking down the street and stopping every few steps for a smile or a catch up. Of walking into a pub where my order’s ready on the bar before I’ve even crossed the…
Jo Frost
NOW CLOSED: What the proposed Protect Duty might mean for churches
This is a laudable aim, and we support the Government in attempting to provide safety and security for the public; however, some of the proposals within the Protect Duty may not only fail to achieve this aim but may have a detrimental impact on churches. The proposals follow a campaign for…
The hallway
The young adult years are punctuated with life-defining decisions and frequent moments of change. In these formative years, careers begin, families are left behind, relationships start, dwellings change, education ends, and knots are tied. Throughout this transitory life stage many young adults…
The kitchen
The effects of the digital revolution on this age group have been seismic. The ways in which we access and interact with information have been amongst the most significantly affected. As the church seeks to communicate the transformative message of Jesus with young adults, it must ask how best to…
Lessons from the gym: how to welcome young adults
CrossFit is sold not just as a type of gym to go to, but a lifestyle change. It promotes a focus on constantly varied, functional movements at a high intensity. And after seeing a number of friends try it, I wanted on the hype train. One of the things they kept talking about was the community.…
Chris McBurney
Rethinking small groups
Meanwhile, students and young adults have craved connection and community more than ever. As the church, we have been presented with an opportunity like none before: we can strip back how we connect with 20s to 30s to reflect the heart of discipleship. In Acts 2, we see the early church spring…
Viki Seithel
Communicating the Bible with young adults
That means we can’t avoid the tricky subjects, and also that we aren’t always just talking about our favourite parts of the Bible, or even those passages we think will appeal most to young adults. Share the scriptures Sharing the whole of the scriptures, we find that the richest and deepest…
John Russell
Talking about racial justice with young adults
Firstly, in order for our churches or church organisations to become places where God’s multi-ethnic kingdom is expressed, we have to be intentional in our thinking, strategies and actions. People often want a multicultural or multi-ethnic church, but are not prepared to do the hard work that…
Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana
Activism and burnout
From a young age, my parents taught me that I could always give my fears, anxieties, uncertainties and worries to Jesus – from monsters under the bed right through to exam results. But these were all my personal fears. When I got into activism and social justice at university, leading Just Love …
Alianore Smith
What we’ve learnt about welcoming young adults
Equipping People began as a church plant of the New Covenant Church UK in 2015. Our vision is to raise a generation, mostly of young adults, who are passionate about life-transformation, directed in their discipleship and feel equipped as leaders to serve their communities. As people join our…
Akinola Abiona
