A good question: How long should a sermon be?

26/06/2023 | Reform

One question, four answers

BARNABAS SHIN‘Our body clock will get used to what we think is normal’

This question reminded me of my young adulthood when I used to sit in front of the pew on Sunday morning services in … Read More

Hear different voices

26/06/2023 | Reform

The Revd Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson is Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly from 2023 to 2024. She is the first woman from an ethnic minority background to be appointed to the post. Shortly before Assembly, she talked to … Read More

Plant gardens

26/06/2023 | Reform

Lindsey Sanderson reports on possible new directions in the life of the URC

‘Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give … Read More

Demerara: A Christian revolt

26/06/2023 | Reform

On its bicentenary, Stephen Tomkins tells the story of the Demerara revolt of July 1823

Bethel Chapel in Demerara, modern Guyana, was in a complicated position 200 years ago. It was an Independent or Congregational church, supplied with ministers by … Read More

Welcome strangers

26/06/2023 | Reform

Emily Shepherd introduces the Welcome Network

Refugees and people seeking asylum have been right at the top of the news agenda recently. With church leaders and football pundits alike wading into debates over national policy, sometimes it can feel like … Read More

All are welcome? Dementia care

26/06/2023 | Reform

Do churches welcome those with dementia?

I wonder what feeling genuinely welcome means to you. This month, I have been speaking with a churchgoer whose wife lives with Alzheimer’s and experiences the dementia group of symptoms. He attends a church … Read More