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12th August 2026 visit: wordonthestreets.net

 
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Hot Topics
 
Reflections on sacrifice, faithfulness and transformation
Sacrifice is not a cost-benefit calculation but an expression of faithfulness to God, mission, and calling. Sacrifice is not transactional but out of a trusting, covenant relationship
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A full sense of being a child of the Father
When Jesus taught us to pray, he taught us to pray starting with, “Our Father.” What do we know about good fathers? What would it be like to enter in, fully, to being a child of a good Father?
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Social Renewal
 
How art is making people healthier
Encouraging healthy behaviours, supporting child development, managing mental illness, neurological conditions and noncommunicable diseases, as well as supporting end-of-life care.
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Guide to Popular Assemblies
The idea behind Popular Assemblies is simple: real conversations, real listening, real decisions made by the people they affect. Freedom to be heard. Responsibility to listen. Turning division into dialogue, ideas into action.
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Marketplace Renewal
 
Good vision for all people
What began in the basement of a terraced house in Germany has already helped more than a million people to a better life by creating a pair of glasses that are robust and very inexpensive to manufacture.
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How a relationship with God stabilizes entrepreneurs through the highs and lows
A relational identity with God fuelled resilience during difficulties, higher risk tolerance in uncertainty, and greater mental health and well-being through the journey.
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Life Chances
 
Weekend schools for disadvantaged children
Bringing children from 10-14 into contact with professionals and many fields. Broadening perspectives, building confidence and social connection, training life skills and encouraging further development.
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10 essential tips for effective Youth Ministry
Practical advice on how to navigate the challenges and rewards of working with young people in a Christian context. Help with unpredictability of youth work and fostering a community connection.
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Events
 
Online - How to scale social innovations: forming strategic partnerships - 6pm 3 Sep
Nesta. Too many promising social innovations fail to scale, often stalling at the pilot stage. Successful scaling often requires collaborative networks and partnerships that can support long-term growth and impact.
We’re exploring examples of successful strategic partnerships in social innovation as part of our ongoing series on scaling ideas. Drawing insights from our scaling toolkit, the conversation will unpack the practical realities of constructing partnerships across sectors, consider how organisations can shift from isolated efforts to highly integrated partnerships, explore methods for seamless knowledge transfer and discuss strategies for keeping diverse stakeholders aligned around a singular, mission-driven focus.
Whether you are a social innovator, charity leader, funder or policymaker, you will walk away with ideas and tools to apply to your own scaling efforts. 
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Online - Webinar: Discipleship for Microchurches & Networks - 7pm 3 Sep
How can microchurches and networks cultivate discipleship that is reproducible, relational, and deeply transformative? Join Underground Church for this 1-hour webinar conversation with Peyton Jones as we explore key themes from his recent book, Discipology, and unpack what they mean for microchurch leaders, practitioners, and networks today.
The modern church is facing a discipleship crisis. Research shows that only one-third of Christians in America are actively engaged in making disciples--leaving a massive gap in the mission Jesus gave us. Many churches struggle to move believers from passivity & consumerism to active participation in Kingdom mission. Let’s chat with Peyton Jones, author of Discipology and Church Plantology, about how microchurch leaders can defy that status quo. Whether you lead a microchurch, oversee a network, or are simply passionate about discipleship, this conversation will offer fresh insight, practical wisdom, and encouragement for the road ahead.
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Online - On-demand Webinar: Understanding and responding to childhood suicidal ideation - 9am 26 Aug - 12pm 16 Sep
This on-demand webinar can be watched any time from Wednesday 26 August to Wednesday 16 September. You can also pause the recording and come back to it at a time that suits.
This webinar will use a case study to explore how you can better understand and respond to childhood suicidal ideation. This webinar will give you:
- a better understanding of the experiences of distress and despair that can lead to childhood suicidal ideation
- insight into the ethical considerations that need to be considered when responding to childhood suicidal ideation
- an understanding of how to apply a collaborative and curious approach to support connection and understanding between the child and their family
- insight into how to recognise and highlight children’s ideas, values and skills in managing their challenges
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