Estates evangelism
From the Synod address by Bishop Philip North
In February 2019, the Bishop of Burnley, Philip North, spoke on a motion to have a church community on every significant social housing estate in the nation.
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Roving listening
From an article by Ministry with the Poor
Spending time with the neighbours in community, not to gauge their needs but to understand the talents. Hundreds of people now pass under the church's roof each week.
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Preaching to middle-class can hurt the poor
From a series of tweets by Timothy Isaiah Cho @tis
A good deal of the sermon applications are aimed at the middle class and this can be especially damaging for Christians who come from lower-income situations. Some nuggets.
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Hidden in plain sight
How one church found abundance in a community of material poverty. Viewing people - not programmes, finances, etc - as their most valuable resource moved church members beyond their own walls and out into the streets, where they discovered..
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The Church and estates
From video by the Church of England
If we’re serious about the renewal of Christian life in our nation we need to do what Jesus did. It’s in the edges amongst the marginalised that renewal will come.
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Empathy not Sympathy
From a blog by Nuture Development
Empathy binds us together. Sympathy divides us and turns us into consumers.
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A ministry of loitering
From a blog by Fresh Expressions USA
Jesus was hanging around healing pools, busy street intersections, and wells and revealed to those around him their sacred worth.
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