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How do you pastor a pastor?
Pastoring is hard enough without taking into account the fact that you need to be pastored yourself.

Church must remember Jesus was 'not white', says Welby
"Jesus was Middle Eastern, not white," the Archbishop said.

New Methodist President and Vice-President inducted in online Conference
The Rev Richard Teal has been inducted as the new President of the Methodist Conference.

Salvation Army distributes 700,000 pieces of PPE to carers
The Salvation Army is distributing 700,000 items to care homes, supported homeless housing and safe houses for victims of modern slavery.

'Climate of hatred' towards Christians in Turkey - SAT-7
Christians in Turkey are experiencing a "climate of hatred" that has blamed them for the coronavirus pandemic, Christian broadcaster SAT-7 has warned.

Denzel Washington was 'scared' when he encountered the Holy Spirit
Encountering the Holy Spirit was a "once in this lifetime experience" that spooked him a little too, the actor admitted.

Archbishop says statues will have to be reviewed
The Archbishop of Canterbury has suggested that some statues in the Church of England's places of worship will have to be reviewed following global unrest over racism.

Support for homosexuality increases as interest in religion wanes
People who say religion is not important to them are more likely to support homosexuality, new research by Pew has found.

No limit to church service numbers but singing is off the cards for now
While weddings have been capped at 30 people, there is no limit to the number of people who can attend church for service as long as the buildings are compliant with Covid-19 safety measures.

Church resources on love, sexuality and marriage coming out in November
Resources from the Church of England's Living in Love and Faith process are to be published in early November after being delayed due to coronavirus.

London 'more religious than the rest of the country', says new report
The report 'Religious London' released this week, shows that Londoners are significantly more religious than people living elsewhere in Britain, and the capital's Christians are far more ethnically diverse.

No singing for now, Catholic churches told
Catholic leaders have written to churches to tell them that singing is off the cards for now as they prepare to re-open after months of lockdown.

Anger over female Jesus in new Bella Thorne movie
Nearly 200,000 people have signed petitions condemning the portrayal of Jesus as a woman in new indie movie, "Habit".

MPs vote in favour of imposing buffer zones around abortion clinics
MPs voted on Wednesday to restrict offers of support and help to women outside abortion clinics.

Disappointment after three Iranian Christians lose appeal against prison sentences
Three Christians sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran have lost their appeals

New commission established to address racism in Church of England
A commission has been established in the Church of England to implement "significant and structural" change on racial equality.