Photo by Maiko Valentino Bu00e1ez Brito on Pexels.com There is no shortage of Christian resources available to consume by yourself: the best sermons, the most brilliant worship music and the deepest contemplative prayer are all available online. But following Jesus cannot be done in isolation: Christianity is not an individual spiritual self-help programme. Jesus does… Continue reading There is no Christianity without the local church
Author: Jon Kuhrt
Jon Kuhrt has worked with people affected by homelessness for over 30 years. He is a former government adviser on how faith groups address rough sleeping and is now CEO of Hope into Action. He lives with his wife in Streatham, south London and they have 3 children. He likes football....but loves cricket.
Leadership and Ego Management
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, I worked for the charity Centrepoint who, at that time, ran four different hostels for homeless young people in Soho, central London. I managed one for long-term rough sleepers with complex needs, but I was asked to switch to manage the one for young people who were newly… Continue reading Leadership and Ego Management
‘When The Music Fades: Power, Surrender and the Soul Survivor Generation’ by Lucy Sixsmith [review]
Soul Survivor was a popular and influential Christian youth festival which ran from 1993 to 2019 and attracted thousands of young people every summer. In addition, there is also a year-round church based in Watford with the same name. Both had been founded and led by the charismatic youth worker Mike Pilavachi. As a teenager,… Continue reading ‘When The Music Fades: Power, Surrender and the Soul Survivor Generation’ by Lucy Sixsmith [review]
Resisting the secularising drift of social action
This article was recently published in the magazine Baptists Together. At Streatham Baptist Church, we host a community meal on Wednesday evenings called The Vine. A wide variety of guests come along – some are sleeping rough and struggling with addictions but most are facing the challenges associated with isolation and basic poverty. The purpose of The Vine… Continue reading Resisting the secularising drift of social action
Inclusive fruits. Exclusive roots.
Recently, I re-published an article by Ian Paul titled The problem with the ‘inclusive’ Jesus which had originally appeared on his Psephizo website. I wanted to share it on G+T as I felt it was an article which took the Jesus of the biblical gospels seriously and grappled fairly with the inescapable tension between Jesus’… Continue reading Inclusive fruits. Exclusive roots.
The cross on the wall
For 8 years, I led a homelessness charity which was based in offices attached to a church. In these offices, there was a room that we frequently used for smaller meetings. On the end wall of this room there was a small cross. During the years I was in the job, many of the most… Continue reading The cross on the wall
The Donald Trump of Narnia: a Shift in The Last Battle?
The Last Battle, the final instalment of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia Chronicles, is an unusual children’s book. The plot involves all the main characters being killed, some in a train crash and others in battle, and the whole ‘Narnian world’ coming to an end. It is literally apocalyptic. And at the centre of the fall of… Continue reading The Donald Trump of Narnia: a Shift in The Last Battle?
If churches don’t help people with their spiritual needs, then who will?
Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels.com A few years ago, I was on the south bank in London, near Waterloo station, and I got talking with a homeless man called Richard who had approached me asking for money. He was in a bad state. As we spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and trousers to… Continue reading If churches don’t help people with their spiritual needs, then who will?
Personal responsibility, families & nationhood: a Christian response to the Left
The edited text of a talk I gave at Christ Church New Malden on 8th February as part of a series on Christianity & Politics. A video of the talk is below. These bible readings were read by two people, one in a red top and the other in blue. These can be downloaded on… Continue reading Personal responsibility, families & nationhood: a Christian response to the Left
“Compelling, controversial & convincing…my vote for Christian book of the year”
Tough messages are not shared easily. It’s one of the key themes of this blog. If it doesn’t challenge you, then it doesn't change you. But, let’s be honest, we all prefer easy forms of grace than tough messages of truth. And if this is true for individuals, then it’s even more so for organisations.… Continue reading “Compelling, controversial & convincing…my vote for Christian book of the year”
Grace + Truth 