An essay by Greg Smith – https://theprimitiveranter.blogspot.com/2026/09/urban-ministry-intersectionsreflections.html This is an autobiographical piece reflecting on personal practice and experience in the context of several churches located in low-income multi-ethnic neighbourhoods. It seeks to draw out lessons and principles that could be of value to church leaders and urban missionaries working in similar contexts, and for denominational

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A post by Joe Forde On Saturday 17th October, Church Action on Poverty in Sheffield will be embarking on an urban pilgrimage, as part of the national charity’s Challenge Poverty Week. About 40 or so of our members – often dressed in parkas and wearing walking boots – will turn out to tread the streets

Introduction  I’m not sure how I got caught up in this. It’s my fault, so I suppose I shouldn’t grumble.  My church is one of the few in Sheffield Methodist Circuit with a Junior Church.  There used to be more but child participation seems in decline.  One thing I’ve occasionally done over 40+ years preaching

Tony Holden thank-you note {May 2026} ‘Radical disciple – the influence and significance of John J. Vincent’ [Ian K. Duffield and Robert P. Hoch-Yidokodiltona 2025].   Thank you very much to all who made this book happen. I retired as a Methodist minister in 2003 so my involvement with John and UTU was a long-time ago.   I was at the London Bow Mission (with many), under David Moore’s leadership, from 1976-1987. Within its largesse, Barbara and I were