It’s time for Rest & Play

Isaiah 61 is as well-known and as challenging a chapter from the Bible as your likely to find. It’s hard to read it and not feel provoked in some way. I’d probably recommend pausing from this Blog for a moment to read it…Isaiah 61 Welcome back… I’ve been spending some time reading those words over the last few days and I find myself being struck … Continue reading It’s time for Rest & Play

Making the most of every opportunity (Eph 5:16); helping with the MET’s Superintendent interview process

On Friday last week I turned up, in my smartest garb, to the MET’s Empress State Building in West Brompton sit on an interview panel for prospective police superintendents. I’d been invited to take part by Matt Bird, CEO of the Cinnamon network; the MET are inviting community leaders to sit on the panels with a view to specifically considering applicants adherence to MET police … Continue reading Making the most of every opportunity (Eph 5:16); helping with the MET’s Superintendent interview process

KCAT update: could we help develop a pan-London response?

Just a quick update following two key meetings last week – Lewis (Kingsgate), Amy and I met with Antoinette from Merton AgainstTrafficking on the 23rd April; we’ve been trying to get together again for more than 6 months now, since KCAT finally got off the ground, but this was the date we agreed. It just happened (by God’s good grace and design) to be the … Continue reading KCAT update: could we help develop a pan-London response?

General Election 2015: resources

As the General Election draws every closer and the #liblabconkip train rolls on we thought it might be helpful to focus in on a few key resources to help you cast your vote… The first and most important resources you have to hand are your time and your vote itself – that’s not a trick: you can read all the policy and manifesto you want … Continue reading General Election 2015: resources

BLESSED: bless… part 1 – Why the Church has to make a difference

Despite the increased profile of the national church’s involvement in social issues, many churches and many Christians in the UK still have no meaningful engagement in relieving or tackling issues of poverty, seeing it as either an optional extra to the gospel or as something that larger more mature churches, or Christians with a particular interest in social justice, should be dealing with. The Bible … Continue reading BLESSED: bless… part 1 – Why the Church has to make a difference

SleepEasy Kingston 2015

So SleepEasy 2015 has been and gone – and what an amazing night! This is the second year we’ve hosted SleepEasy at Everyday Kingston, and the 6th Year it has raised money for the work among the borough’s homeless population… the evening began with the Everyday Church & YMCA teams setting up, the LondonLive TV crew arriving and around 100 people getting ready to spend … Continue reading SleepEasy Kingston 2015

People & pets… SleepEasy – Friday 6th March

On the 6th March Everyday Kingston, Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness & the YMCA SouthWest London will partner for SleepEasy 2015, when a number of brave souls will sleep out in the Memorial Gardens to raise money for these organisations working together to support the homeless in the borough. We’ll launch with live music and on-stage presentations before heading out into the hall and the … Continue reading People & pets… SleepEasy – Friday 6th March

Prisons ministry – update

Matthew 25 31 ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 ‘Then the King … Continue reading Prisons ministry – update

Made for a Purpose, by Bianca Walker, on her trip to India

A stray dog on the top of a building in Old Delhi The last six weeks in India were the most fantastic six weeks of my life. But not for the reasons you may imagine. A volunteer from one of the organisations I was working with turned to me in my last week and asked if I had any recommendations for things she should do … Continue reading Made for a Purpose, by Bianca Walker, on her trip to India

Serving the broken (guest post by Bianca Walker, Everyday Wimbledon)

Some time ago I was struck by something Akhtar, the ministry leader of Everyday Difference, said. He was talking about what he believes a church family, should look like and asked whether, in seeking diversity, we would be prepared to make room for the most troubled or difficult members of society, including – among others – prostitutes and criminals. The natural reaction of many people … Continue reading Serving the broken (guest post by Bianca Walker, Everyday Wimbledon)