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Safeguarding needs theology
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (734+ words) Friday 10 April 2026 It is a reminder that this is integral to the life of discipleship, says Robert Springett The Bishop of Tewkesbury, the Rt Revd Robert Springett, who is the new lead bishop for safeguarding Yet I take on this…...
Book review: Decomposing Holy Ground: Theological compost for shifting worlds by Emma Lietz Bilecky
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (533+ words) Friday 27 March 2026 David Atkinson sees the earth prioritised WRITING in urgency, passion, and poetic prayerfulness, Emma Lietz Bilecky invites the reader to share in her personal processes of change " in particular, what she has learned in her work as a…...
Why are some young people being drawn to the religious life?
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (1617+ words) Friday 13 March 2026 Amid the decline in religious life and closing communities, what is drawing some young adults to explore joining? Abigail Frymann Rouch finds out Sister Mary Clare, at the Borough Food Co-Op, in London "IT'S a gorgeous place," Brother…...
Boys" Brigade and Young Minds partner up to support mental health
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (455+ words) Friday 06 March 2026 Project to ensure'churches are equipped with professional mental-health resources to best support young people when they need it most" The Boys" Brigade"s Spaces scheme encourages conversations about faith THE Boys" Brigade has announced a partnership with the…...
Dr James Orr appointed head of policy for Reform UK
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (12+ words) Professor James Orr appointed head of policy for Reform UK'The Church Times...
Illegal children's homes is "what failure looks like' says Children's Commissioner
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (463+ words) Friday 16 January 2026 Charity calls on people to "offer homes with care and commitment" to children in care The Children"s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, meets pupils at Harris Westminster Sixth Form School in London'in December NEW figures…...
Church disability work awarded "5m
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (558+ words) Friday 16 January 2026 But disquiet remains about cut to racial-justice funding Participants in the Enabling Leaders Programme, last November. The scheme supports disabled and neurodivergent leaders. It has received funding for its fourth intake in 2027. THE Church Commissioners have announced further…...
Make RE part of national curriculum, review advises Government
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (761+ words) Monday 24 November 2025 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (RE) should be moved into the national curriculum in England to "improve access to high-quality provision and to prevent further diminishment, a review commissioned by the Government has concluded. Changing the name of the subject should…...
Commission calls for new thinking to prevent "deep poverty
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (635+ words) Monday 08 September 2025 "Sustained action" from individuals and families, Government, civic society, and employers is needed to'reduce poverty, report says A foodbank in the north-east of England A "NEW approach" to tackling poverty that does not rely on government action alone…...
Religious leaders raise pressure on Government to tackle child poverty
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (582+ words) Sunday 31 August 2025 Thirty-eight sign letter to PM and Chancellor; Cottrell calls for "joined-up policy" The Archbishop of York visits the Junction Multibank in Middlesbrough, on Friday THIRTY-EIGHT religious leaders signed a letter to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor urging…...