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Welcome
I hope you find the latest blogs below of interest, please pass on to colleagues and/or use the material in your bulletins. This newsletter is stored here for ease of linking if you want people to access all the information.
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Grace,
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Mission moves forward through presence
Mission is not sustained by vision, grit, productivity - but by identity rooted in love. Rather than chasing outcomes, there is a simpler posture: staying rooted in prayer, listening well, letting relationship lead.
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Feeling insignificant or unseen?
Some of the most influential people in the Gospels are never named. And some most dangerous temptations Jesus confronted were tied directly to names, recognition, and status. This is not accidental. It is diagnostic.
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Social Renewal |
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Hunger and thirst for righteousness
In the developed world, we have food and water to satisfy. By contrast, many in Jesus' world would have known both unrelenting hunger and life-threatening thirst. Do we deeply hunger and thirst for righteousness?
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Building a neighbourhood around a farm
A working farm surrounded by single or multifamily housing, retail units, etc. Like a garden in a big city, Agrihoods promise to boost food security, reduce temperatures, capture rainwater and increase biodiversity.
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Life Chances |
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Teen loneliness
Loneliness is more than a fleeting emotion - it’s a serious health concern. A study reveals patterns of teen loneliness and their links to mental health, academic performance, belonging. Suggests actions for families and communities.
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Family Hubs Toolkit for Churches
A guide to help churches and local authorities collaborate. Designed to help local churches and faith groups/places of worship explore how they can play a key role in the delivery of Family Hubs in their communities.
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Events |
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In-Person - Hope into Action's Annual Conference 2026: Rooted - 9am 20 May - Milton Keynes
Homelessness is more than houselessness. The loss of accommodation is often accompanied by the trauma of broken relationships and damage to someone’s sense of identity. Homelessness means being disconnected and uprooted.
Hope into Action’s approach to ending homelessness recognises this. It’s why every one of our houses is partnered with a local church who offer friendship and support to our tenants. Accommodation is vital - but so are relationships and a sense of connection with others. We believe homelessness ends in community.
Our keynote speakers will explore our roots as an organisation and the core Christian principles that underpin our work and tenants will share about what this has meant in their lives. There will also be a wide range of inspiring seminars about how we stay rooted in hope and help others find those roots too.
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Online - Staying Human: AI, the Future of Work and Christian Discernment - 6:30pm 20 May
Matthew Harvey Sanders — founder and CEO of Longbeard and creator of Magisterium AI — will examine the impact of AI and Robotics on work, livelihoods, and human purpose.
Matthew will explore the moral framework required to discern which elements of work can be responsibly outsourced to technology — and which must be retained if human conscience, vocation and mutuality are to be upheld.
Drawing on Catholic Social Teaching, we will address the vital question: What must remain human? In the context of a volatile new era, a gospel-rooted vision is vital if we are to uphold human agency, enhance relationality and mitigate the potential for social unrest.
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Online - The Spiritual Gauge: How Healthy Leaders Multiply Lasting Impact 9pm 21 May
Discover how to become a leader whose life and ministry naturally reproduce in others. The Spiritual Gauge is the core of multiplying leadership. Your intimacy with Jesus is the fuel for everything else—and you reproduce what you’re abiding in. In this session, Will and Dave will lead an interactive conversation on what it means to remain rooted in Christ and led by the Spirit while carrying real leadership pressure.
Together, we’ll explore how spiritual drift happens and why leaders who aren’t being formed by the Spirit are often deformed by the demands of leadership. This webinar focuses on helping you lead from overflow rather than emptiness, moving beyond boxes to check and into transformation.
You’ll walk away with simple, sustainable rhythms that help you stay attentive to God, grounded in truth, and spiritually aligned—so your life and leadership become truly worth reproducing.
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In-Person - The Jesus March - 2pm 23 May - London
The Jesus March is a joyous, hopeful celebration of Jesus in London. The global movement of March for Jesus, which began in London in 1987, has continued around parts of the world and recently begun again across Europe. We are inviting you to join us as we relaunch March for Jesus in London this Pentecost weekend – this time called the Jesus March.
As the annual celebration of the birth of the church, of the first outpouring of the Holy Spirit and of thousands saved, Pentecost is the perfect date for the church to publicly celebrate Jesus, heal the spiritual atmosphere in our city, and raise hope and peace in our communities.
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In-Person - Wonderful Summit South - 9:30am 4 June - London
Summit South. For those building ventures with eternal impact.
Join a room of pioneers, creators, and Kingdom-minded leaders who are growing what God has placed in their hands. A one-day summit of vision, strategy, and Spirit-led connection for those called to shape culture through business.
A small step with a big purpose. You’re stepping into a day that can reshape how you lead, build, and believe. You’ll be in a room full of faith-driven entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders, learning, building, and dreaming. We’re believing God has greatness in store for our time together. Get ready for a day of bold vision, practical wisdom, and a powerful network.
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