Andy Turner is Church Action on Poverty’s new Churches Engagement Worker. If you live in the South of England, he has an invitation for you!
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Category Archives: Churches
Poverty and the Passion
Director Niall Cooper shares an Easter message from all of us at Church Action on Poverty.
Church Action on Poverty Sunday: prayers from Sunningwell
St Leonard’s Church in Sunningwell, Oxfordshire, held a service recently to mark Church Action on Poverty Sunday. They kindly agreed to share their prayers with us here.
Voices from the Margins
With Church Action on Poverty Sunday approaching on 11 February, our Director Niall Cooper says that as Christians, our challenge is to hear, value and amplify the voices of those at the margins of society.
Celebrate what food banks do – but demand action from government on hunger
The Right Revd Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester, wrote this blog for End Hunger UK.
Extra resources for Church Action on Poverty Sunday: thoughts on the rich young man
We usually read Jesus’ interaction with the rich young man in Mark’s Gospel as being addressed to one person with wealth. Sue Richardson from Christian Aid suggests it could be interpreted as an invitation to the whole church, following Pope Francis’ appeal for “a poor church, of the poor”. This reflection includes questions for groups to explore the idea – why not use it on Church Action on Poverty Sunday?
What did Jesus mean by ‘the poor in spirit’?
A guest post reproduced from the ‘Simian in the Temple’ blog, exploring questions that relate to our ‘Church of the Poor?’ project.