An excellent new blog in CUF's Living theology Forum
Growing Good: Growth, Social Action and Discipleship by Hannah Rich, in partnership with Church Urban Fund and Theos, was the culmination of three years of extensive qualitative and quantitative research, including 350 interviews in over 60 parish communities across England and new analysis of existing parish data that explored the relationship between social action, church growth and discipleship in the Church of England. The Growing Good Toolkit from Church Urban Fund helps church groups explore and implement the findings of the report.
In a five part series for the Living Theology Forum we explore the 6 features identified in the report that characterise churches exhibiting healthy growth. In this second extract from the report, the focus is on Perseverance.
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Living Theology Forum Webinar: Just Church? Why social justice matters for followers of Jesus Christ.
31st March, 6 - 7 pm
Join us for a Living Theology Forum webinar with Revd Dr Isabelle Hamley, author of Embracing Justice, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book 2022.
As the Church of England focuses on social justice during Lent, this webinar explores how the theology and practice of social justice can be central to the life of the Church.
In the latest instalment of our Urban Tracts, Sally Mann recounts her experience of staying put and ‘living deep’ within the Bonny Downs community in East Ham, London. She points to Jesus’s very particular locality in Nazareth, and reflects on the importance of both storytelling and place-making for communities such as Bonny Downs.
