If you are the kind of person who reads an ending to a book before you start it, you may, on the occasion of reading ‘The Gospel of Eve’, find it hard to forgive yourself. Rachel Mann’s first outing into the world of fiction Novels does not fail to impress, or surprise, or for that […]
There is something momentous about this year’s England men’s football team. Something huge. Not the historic fact that they got to the final of a major international tournament – only the second ever time. Not even the strange backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, which meant that a tournament played in 2021 was bizarrely called Euro […]
The practice of eating together – also known as commensality – is a conventional way to build community and show hospitality to others. Christian communities often eat together socially (in group meals) and symbolically (at the Eucharist). A recent resource from the Evangelical Alliance called Simply Eat (2018) demonstrates the significance of commensality in churches. […]
‘Being Interrupted: reimagining the church’s mission from the outside, in’ sets out an ambitious vision for seeing the church and mission through the lens of those at the margins, while framing the whole book with a journey through Mark’s Gospel. The style is deliberately broad and this allows the authors to cover a lot of […]
Telling Encounters was a day-long conference on the stories of disabled and neurodivergent people, hosted for the first time online in partnership with HeartEdge via Zoom. The theme of ‘Telling Encounters’ centred on the stories and experiences of disabled and neurodivergent people in how we encounter God, including our ministry as disabled and neurodivergent people, […]
Readings for the day: Exodus 24: 1-18 and John 15:1-10 As someone who grew up Methodist, I know the importance of the annual covenant service, so I feel privileged to be invited to speak to you on this special day for your church. Thank you! I can see why the reading from Exodus has been […]
Thank you for inviting me to speak to your network of churches. My name is Ruth Wilde. I am the National Coordinator of the UK-based charity Inclusive Church, which works with churches on all areas of inclusion. I am speaking to you today from Birmingham in England and it’s really lovely to be with you, […]
A couple of years ago, I wrote a blog for Inclusive Church about being an introvert. When I look back at it now, I realise that some of the things I described are likely not just to do with being introvert, but to do with my very recently diagnosed ADHD. More on that later. ADHD […]
In my ignorance, I sat down with ‘Transdeus’ ready (and hoping) to read a positive Christian argument on being trans – a mixture of autobiography, stories and theology. I hadn’t realised that Paul Van Der Spiegel’s book is a novel. But that isn’t to say that I didn’t get what I’d anticipated. The novel centres […]
Austin Channing Brown’s engaging and eminently readable book describes growing up, coming of age and how she developed her own capacities for survival as a Black Christian American woman. Austin is currently a well-known media producer, author, workshop leader and speaker on racial justice in America. The reader will be quickly become immersed into experiences […]