Two major events happening in November show why the Church continues has such an important role in addressing homelessness. Firstly, on November 8th there is the Annual Service of Commemoration for homeless people who have died in the past year which is held every year at St Martins-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square. This is always a… Continue reading Homelessness: how the Church still offers hospitality and hope
Category: Social action
The Paralympics, Stoke Mandeville and the Church in Action – by Martin Kuhrt
Dr Ludwig Guttmann was the founding father of the Paralympics. He was an eminent Jewish doctor who had fled Nazi Germany just before the start of the Second World War and became head of the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville, near Aylesbury. There, 'Poppa' Guttmann, organised the first Stoke Mandeville Games in 1948 which began… Continue reading The Paralympics, Stoke Mandeville and the Church in Action – by Martin Kuhrt
Going Beyond ‘the Project’: why we need to be less professional and more radical – by Anna Hembury
The defining, shaping character of Christian youth and community work is the Incarnation - Jesus’ birth, life death and resurrection. This presumably means we are confident that Jesus had a pretty good grasp of what constitutes “good practice” so the standards by which we might measure “being professional” should first and foremost be from an… Continue reading Going Beyond ‘the Project’: why we need to be less professional and more radical – by Anna Hembury
If you want to go fast, go alone – if you want to go further, go together
Aylesbury I have just had a great weekend with my brother's family in Aylesbury. My brother Martin is Chairman of the Aylesbury Churches Network and they put on a brilliant Fun Day as part of the Town's Park Life weekend where around 4000 people came for football, bouncy castles, face painting, burgers and loads of great games. Everything was free… Continue reading If you want to go fast, go alone – if you want to go further, go together
The best conference for Christian social activists
If you involved in Christian social action then you know that time away from the front line is precious. You can't afford to go to conferences which are disorganised or cynical or which are not going to inspire and encourage you. I am slightly biased because I used to work there but I have no doubt in… Continue reading The best conference for Christian social activists
Livability Community Mission Advisor (London)
There is a great job going within the team I used to be part of: Community Mission Advisor Central London Salary: £33,221.16 per year including ILW Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week Do you have a passion to see communities transformed? Can you inspire and equip others for action? "You'll be known as those… Continue reading Livability Community Mission Advisor (London)
Steve Chalke interview about the Big Society
Steve Chalke interviewed me about the work of the West London Mission and how this connects to the Big Society. This interview was broadcast on Premier Radio last Friday. If you fancy listening click here - I start off a bit boring but its gets better towards the end (I think)!
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Welcome to this site. I decided to set this up mainly to store the various articles that I have written on issues of faith and social justice. Thanks for visiting and please give me any feedback about how helpful this site is. thanks, Jon K
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