Commentary

Steve Miller
Like everyone I’ve scanned a lot of comments, blogs and some much longer pieces in the press and online. I’m not sure that I have anything near a definitive response or reached conclusions that are...
A guest blog by Mohammed S MamdaniEveryone recognises hunger. It’s what makes us human. As much as food poverty is an obscenity, I am always overwhelmed by the tremendous generosity of faith groups,...
‘Words have meanings: some words, however, also have a ‘feel’. The word ‘community’ is one of them. It feels good: whatever the word ‘community’ may mean, it is good ‘to have a community’, ‘to be in...
Whether or not you’ve turned on a TV or seen a newspaper lately, the chances are you’ve heard about what’s happening in Hong Kong. Dubbed ‘the world’s politest protestors’ the streets have been...
Despite being a charity with an office we don’t spend much time there! Much of what we do happens because we’re in other people’s spaces, lives and conversations, listening, learning and contributing...
We were delighted to find ourselves included last week on a list produced by the Huffington Post of 100 faith-based organisations doing good in the world (we're sixth on the list, though it's...
Steve Miller
As I chat to people at meetings and events our conversation often turns to funding and the current working environment for faith-based and other local community organisations. At times it seems as if...
From December to February we ran a survey asking you about your faith-based social action. Thank you again to all those who took the time to respond and tell us what you’re involved with in your...
Thank you to all who took some time out of your hectic social action schedules to tell us what you’re working on and how we can help you. You’re very busy people doing very interesting things! From...
Steve Miller
At a recent talk the speaker described the history and organisations of their faith community in the UK.  One of the most interesting observations was the difficulty of handing leadership over...