Living our values in Lockdown
14 April 2020 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] iCOR, the intergenerational church of refuge, is about Church becoming a safe, community-oriented, spiritual environment for people of all ages. How does that work in a time of lockdown – at a time when churches are closed, families are confined in each other’s presence, others are totally…
Read MoreListening Well in a Crisis
14 April 2020 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert with Karen Holford] How can we listen better when people are distressed? That is a big question for which we need answers as people deal with the myriad issues related to social isolation, illness, mental health and the financial pressures caused by the current COVID-19 situation.
Read MoreChallenging Loneliness. Challenging Coronavirus. Providing Hope.
10 April 2020 | St Albans [tedNEWS/eudNEWS] With the strong ‘stay at home’ message from governments and authorities, loneliness can be one of the negative side effects of this Coronavirus pandemic. Easter is a time when traditionally people and families meet for extra times of fellowship and worship – and often take the opportunity of…
Read MoreADRA Slovenia offers volunteer training and ‘healthy baskets’ during COVID-19 outbreak
8 April 2020 | Ljubljana, Slovenia [Katja Kotnik] ADRA is active in the small Balkan nation of Slovenia, offering training to volunteers and practical help to the elderly and to healthcare workers.
Read MoreYouth and Pathfinder Ministries Keeping One Step Ahead across the British Isles
8 April 2020 | Watford, England [Natalie Davison] A rapid close-down of major events and then churches has meant British Pathfindering has undergone a major change to adapt to the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreResourcing Children and Parents during lockdown
8 April 2020 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Thinking outside the box, Children’s Ministries directors from around the Trans-European Division are doing an amazing job during this time of crisis.
Read MoreI talked to 10 people who are sick with COVID-19
06 April 2020 | Bucharest, Romania [Norel Iacob] They live in five European countries and could not be more different in age, interest or inclination. It made no difference. They were all infected. Some were not scared. Others were terrified. They have all gone through an experience that, without exception, has marked their lives.
Read MoreWeb church in Denmark reaching those they never reached before
6 April 2020 | Copenhagen [Jan-Gunnar Wold] Coronavirus in Denmark has encoureged an entire rethink of web-church. Yes, a number of churches had been live-streaming their services but the closure of all church buildings led to the idea of something more intentional.
Read MoreCoronavirus victims fight back in the latest #dearcoronavirus video
2 April 2020 | GAiN Europe [Corrado Cozzi / Victor Hulbert] Most of us know somebody with coronavirus or, perhaps, have it ourselves. Sadly, some of us know friends or family who have lost the battle.
Read MoreThe worst that could happen
2 April 2020 | St Albans, UK [tedNEWS] A Scandinavian doctor with broad experience in international humanitarian work wrote a poem and drew a sketch that reflects his experience while serving in another part of the world. We do not name him for security reasons, but thank you for your prayers for him, as much as…
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