The aftermath of an affair
// Church leaders having affairs is something that happens to other people, in other churches, in other places.
Written by Anonymous
My church: stick or twist?
// So there’s my dilemma: I’ve committed for the long haul but I sort of wish I hadn’t.
Written by Anonymous
Size doesn’t matter
// A response to the suggestion that those who can’t grow or govern their church should get out.
Written by Danny Webster
Nomad: Change takes time
// The world’s your oyster. The sky’s the limit. Anything is possible. And what’s more, you can live anywhere you like!
Written by Luke Smith
Nomad: Are we a generation of wanderers?
// Are we in the second golden age of exploration?
Written by Dan Lodge
Lonely in the crowd
// Loneliness isn’t just being alone and not liking it.
Written by Josh Harvey
I church therefore I am
// “Somehow, somewhere along the way being a Christian has become synonymous with going to church.”
Written by Vicky Walker
On being a Christian and not going to church
// Church is hard.
Written by Anne Bragg
We are the Church
// Growing up as a vicar’s kid, I quickly learnt that there are three types of congregation member...
Written by threads
A better way to talk about churches
// Adapted from 'A BETTER WAY: DURHAM'
Written by Nick Harris
Robbed in church: 4 things I learnt
// My handbag was stolen from under my chair in church...
Written by Sarah Stone
Spiritual abuse: why the Church needs to pay attention
// For some people, the experience of being in church can lead to hurt, pain and distrust.
Written by Lisa Oakley
The serpent in the sands
// Sometimes we are just infants, railing against rules we don’t like.
Written by Jonty Langley
threads asks: what has kept you in church?
// They say we are a missing generation. One that thinks church is hypocritical, irrelevant and boring. But some of us...
Written by threads
Gaining the approval of others – it’s just not pleasing
// "If our view of ourselves is built on what others say or think about us, then we are not believing...
Written by Lucy Cooper
The beauty of church diversity
// "Where else in the world would you find the street-sweeper not just sat next to the university professor but actually...
Written by Dan Steel
How to be a Christian man
// Hannah Malcolm's recent piece 'How to be a Christian Woman' turned out to be a popular threads post. At the...
Written by Roy Hollands
When church loses its relevance
// "I basically go to church to hang out with my friends. While this is no bad thing, I've realised I...
Written by Matt Johnson
Church: we are all in this together? Yeah right.
// We should arrive broken and leave restored.
Written by Luke Taylor
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