SURVEY ABOUT WORKING CLASSS PEOPLE AND TRAINING FOR ORDINATION

Have you ever looked at being ordained in the Church of England and would describe yourself as working-class? a

Cris Rogers is collecting some anonymous information on people's experiences of the Church of England selection process, including those who opt out of the process. Would you be willing to complete a short survey that will take 4 mins?

Here is the link https://5luak3kgk5x.typeform.com/to/w2BvS4uV

(Please tag those you think apply to the research)

Bias to the Poor 40 years on

A though provoking piece reviewing a ground breaking book

https://togetherforthecommongood.co.uk/leading-thinkers/rethinking-bias-to-the-poor

Towards a positive urban estate theology

This is a good piece, though maybe a bit unfair on John Vincent and his generation of urban theologians.

Chris Rogers wants to talk about our need to create a positive theology of the urban estate. Our theology shapes what we do. If we think we are in a deprived neighbourhood then we will think we are there as its saviour. But maybe there is another way of seeing our home. More at

https://ccx.org.uk/content/positive-estate-theology/