Conversations: Pete James, creator of children’s cartoon series Cheeky Pandas
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Pete James about the role UK-based children’s cartoon series Cheeky Pandas is playing during Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee this year…
Ideal stories
French sociologist Émile Durkheim made the profound argument that it is a community’s shared stories that defined a society; quite literally the stories constructed society. We are the stories we tell ourselves. What does your story look like? PICTURE: Denise Jans/Unsplash It follows, if you want to change society, change your meta-story. It’s quite profound […]
Church of England’s Alexa ‘skill’ asked more than 75,000 questions in first year
The Church of England’s Alexa “skill” was asked more than 75,000 questions during its first year, data from the church has revealed. The “skill” – which works as a function of the the Alexa app on smart phones, personal assistants or web browsers – was launched last year with the ability to answer inquiries about […]
EVANGELISM: HOW A CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRAYER INITIATIVE IS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD TO REACH OUT TO THEIR NEIGHBOURS
DAVID ADAMS reports on how the Church of England’s Thy Kingdom Come initiative has become a global, cross-denominational prayer movement…
Anglican archbishops relaunch global prayer initiative for third year
The launch of the initiative at Lambeth Palace, the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, this week. PICTURE: Via Archbishop of Canterbury. The Anglican Archbishops of Canterbury and York have relaunched a global campaign to encourage Christians to pray “for more people to come to know Jesus Christ”, making 2018 the third year in […]
Tens of thousands of Christians around the world join in prayer for ‘Thy Kingdom Come’
Tens of thousands of Christians in the UK and around the world have been taking part in a 10 day prayer initiative aimed at encouraging evangelism which comes to an end this Sunday. The Thy Kingdom Come initiative, which runs between Ascension Day (25th May) and Pentecost Sunday (4th June), has been developed by the […]