All Church articles – Page 2
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OpinionAs a female preacher I was treated very differently to my male counterparts - in the end I left
Katherine Spearing worked in a church for years but was expected to take on more work than her male collegaues and her sermons were described as ‘cute’.
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OpinionI suffered abuse in the Church, but we mustn’t confuse the acts of Christians with the acts of Christ
Writer Hope Bonarcher shares her experience of abuse in the Church and how she turns to Jesus for her faith rather than the example of flawed people.
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Article‘If you can’t write, read’
Marcia Dixon says the black Church has hugely benefitted from the people who lift the lid on taboo subjects by telling their stories.
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OpinionIt’s Learning Disability Week – why we need to do more to help Christians with additional needs grow in their faith
Author of new book Living Well With God, Jo Acharya explains why we all benefit from supporting those with additional needs.
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ArticleWould it surprise you to learn 65 per cent of British black Caribbean women are single?
Marcia Dixon’s new book highlights the huge gender imbalance in the black Church, affecting a catch-all group of millennial, middle-aged and mature women who wish to be married
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OpinionChurches can do damage by silencing doubt and not addressing toxic behaviour - but there's hope
Author of (Un)Certain: A Collective Memoir of Deconstructing Faith, Olivia Jackson gives an insight into her research and encourages us all to do better.
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OpinionI had my last drink on Easter Monday 2014, and I wouldn’t have gotten sober without the Church
Writer and recovering alcoholic Lauren Windle shares the invaluable support she got from her church community in early sobriety.
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Opinion'I’ve just started tithing again and here’s why I think you should too'
As Premier's end of financial year appeal begins, Woman Alive's editor Tola Doll Fisher tackles the tough topic of money, giving and tithe and explains why donating to the Church and Jesus-focused causes is so important to her.
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ArticleI grew up on a housing estate but that didn’t stop me becoming a vicar
Rev Tracy Marlow, lead evangelist at St Helier’s Centre of Mission, explains why she feels God handpicked her to take his hope to such a deprived neighbourhood
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OpinionShould churches mark International Women’s Day or would it go against God’s teaching that we’re created equal?
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day and here, writer Claudine Roberts, asks if it is an event we should be celebrating in the Church.
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ArticleIsn’t it time the world listened to women?
In her own unique way, Veronica Zundel celebrates women, but anguishes over the unequal way we can be treated
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OpinionFrom the revival at Asbury: The God of all eternity is here
Kathleen Durham spoke to Madison, a senior at Asbury University, about her experience of the revival that started after a morning chapel service on the 8th February 2023
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OpinionThe homophobia my dad faced put me off the Church and Christianity - something has to change
Sophie Mei Lan felt that the Church would never be the place for her after witnessing hatred towards her gay dad based on "religious beliefs".
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OpinionBobbi Kumari on the Synod’s proposal to bless homosexual relationships
The author of Sacred Sexuality shares her interpretation of the biblical stance in light of what Synod says about unreservedly welcoming same-sex couples
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ArticleUnpacking the strong black woman stereotype
Marcia Dixon explains the Christian narrative within this term and reflects on why many are rejecting it today
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ArticleThe Church is obsessed with leadership
Veronica Zundel asserts that the majority who hanker after the position of leadership may well have misunderstood what it actually is
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ArticleEveryone knows you need to be married to plant a church...right?
Dr Tania Harris on how God told her clearly to not let her singleness stop her from doing all that he had called her to do
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OpinionTimes might be difficult, but isn’t that when we see the very best of the Church?
Between uncertainty in the monarchy, stirkes in many industries and the cost-of-living crisis, we’re in tough times. But Warm Welcome Campaign’s David Barclay explains that this is when the Church can really step up.
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OpinionI think all vicars should be taking tips from the writers of F.R.I.E.N.D.S when planning their sermons
Writer Lizzie Hutchison argues that the succinct writing of the famous American sitcom is something preachers could learn from.
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