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Time4Change, the anti-racism movement which brings together senior leaders from Birmingham’s historic Churches, Black-Majority Churches and new Churches, has issued a rallying call to make Sunday 17 October 2021 a special day on the journey to Racial Repentance, Reconciliation and Restoration. Churches are being asked to focus on the issue during their services on that … Read more
The Birmingham-based business support charity ‘ChaplaincyPlus’ has launched the ‘Birmingham Wellbeing Alliance’ (BWA) in response to the growing need in the area of mental ill-health. According to ‘Thriving At Work,’ a study commissioned by the Prime Minister in late 2017, mental health issues are the number one cause of sickness absences in the UK. The … Read more
A workshop entitled ‘Perspectives on Shame and the Church as we emerge from lockdown’ will take place online on Wednesday 21 July, from 10.00am to 12.30pm. Drawing on empirical research, the workshop will explore a variety of perspectives on shame and the church, including definitions of shame, ways in which people experience shame in relation … Read more
Birmingham City Mission’s one-year training programme in Christian evangelism and social work has been running since 1972. The internship offers hands-on experience in urban mission. The wide range of experience on offer includes children’s work, youth work, schools work, city centre and estate evangelism, work with the homeless and elderly, cross-cultural engagement and overseas mission … Read more
Church leaders and leading Christian sports organisations have condemned the racist abuse that was put out on social media following England’s defeat in the final of Euro 2020 last Sunday. The Church of England’s General Synod, which was meeting online, said, ‘…we wish to applaud the achievements of the England men’s football team in reaching … Read more