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Specific prayer needs are highlighted each day, with a 'weekend focus' section adding reflections from our people, and prayer exercises to offer you creative ways to pray.
Ian Adams, mission spirituality adviser for Church Mission Society, reflects on the heart of our calling: the need to focus on Jesus.
Volume 35 issue 2 shares stories, reflection and learning on engaging in mission with people who identify as "spiritual not religious".
Introduction The “spiritual not religious” (SNR) has become one of the largest social groupings regarding spirituality and religion in the UK, with around one fifth of the population fitting into this category, according to a BBC article. [1] Indeed, there is evidence to suggest that it is growing in significance throughout the post-industrial western world. […]
Behind us, a tall Wellingtonia tree whispers her many-voiced leafy welcome. Beneath our feet, unknown numbers of crawling, squirming invertebrates wind their ways, oblivious to us. Blankets are passed around and hoods raised against the December solstice wind. The church some way behind us lights up with the choir practising their carols while we, on […]