http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/NewsRss.ashxThe latest news and events from Inspire Magazine.en-gbeditor@inspiremagazine.org.uk[General]http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6014http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6014[General]Only a radical overhaul in the way people give can save more than 300 small UK charities from closing, says a charitable foundation ...Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6015http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6015[General]Summer Madness – Ireland's leading Christian youth event – and Church Army have appointed Jasper Rutherford to a new development role ...Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6013http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6013[General]With Christian Aid Week beginning on May 13, three Christian Aid supporters visited Sierra Leone to see how the Church is helping the country recover, a decade after it was devastated by civil war ...Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6012http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6012[General]The Revd Dr David Hilborn was licensed as Principal of St John's College Nottingham last month, following the retirement of Dr Christina Baxter at the end of March ...Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6007http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6007[General]Give thanks for what's happened, and pray for what lies ahead – that's the message for a global hour of prayer focused on new kinds of church ...Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6011http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6011[General]Spurgeons College principal Dr Nigel Wright will deliver a hard-hitting message at the Baptist Assembly on Friday ...Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6010http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6010[General]Balancing our inner Martha with our inner Mary – and throwing in a little bit of Lazarus ...Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6009http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6009[General]Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng reportedly escaped house arrest in Dongshigu village in Shandong province, on Sunday 22 April, and is now safe in Beijing, according to China Aid ...Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6008http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6008[General]Three Chaplains from the BBC documentary Angels of Mersey are to take part in a live Q and A session on Facebook to talk about their work ...Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5990http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5990[General]On World Malaria Day, the charity Compassion highlights the need for nets and education to make a lasting difference ... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6006http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6006[General]A complaint to Norwich City Council over a leaflet criticising Islam has led to a church being banned from hiring council premises they have used for 18 years ...Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6003http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6003[General]A host of new resources for churches to use during the 2012 Games will feature at the forthcoming Christian Resources Exhibition International ..Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6005http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6005[General]Welsh railway workers are getting free signal box Bibles, thanks to the vision of a Christian railwayman in 1869 ...Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6002http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6002[General]A conference in Shrewsbury next month aims to give Christian writers some practical tips to boost their skills ...Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6004http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6004[General]Woman Alive magazine has organised a special Empowering Women conference as part of the Christian Resources Exhibition in Esher, Surrey ...Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6001http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=6001[General]Lao officials recently ordered the confiscation of a fourth church building in Savannakhet – causing other congregations in the province to fear that they may be targeted in the same way ...Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5997http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5997[General]More than 100 people including Christians from many denominations turned up to a meeting in Cromer to help establish a food-bank ...Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5998http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5998[General]The Methodist Church is encouraging people to take part in the Olympic and Paralympic celebrations as the 100-day countdown to the start of the Games begins today ...Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5999http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5999[General]The Bishop of London will welcome the Brazilian Street Child football team to the capital tomorrow (18 April) as they visit to promote the second Street Child World Cup in Brazil in 2014 ...Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5996http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5996[General]Bubba Watson, the winner of golf's 2012 Masters, has been speaking to Fox News about his family and his faith ...Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5993http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5993[General]A new initiative for school and youth groups to set up their own small business has been launched by Christian microfinance charity, Five Talents ...Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5992http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5992[General]Around 1,000 volunteers from churches will be spending their May Bank Holiday weekend taking part in practical community projects as part of 'The Noise'...Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5995http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5995[General]International politicians and religious leaders are to attend a unique Seminar on Religion and World Peace on Monday (16 April) in London ...Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5991http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5991[General]Chinese lawyer Ni Yulan has been jailed along with her husband, Dong Jiqin, according to media reports ...Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5989http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5989[General]A Pentecost thanksgiving event in London organised by Christian Aid and Share Jesus International will team top singers with a challenging message on poverty and injustice ...Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5994http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5994[General]Lord Puttnam, who turned the story of athlete Eric Liddell into the Oscar-winning movie Chariots of Fire, will open the May event ... Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5986http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5986[General]Senior church leaders will explore a Christian response to climate change in a special service followed by workshops in York on 21 April ...Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5988http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5988[General]More than 2000 people learned about their politicians’ failure to keep promises to the poor made in 2000 – during a musical event ...Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5987http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5987[General]At least 41 people were killed in an Easter Sunday suicide car bomb attack in Kaduna state, Nigeria ...Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5985http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5985[General]Church Army has launched a new campaign, Hope on the Streets, in response to last year’s riots, which have been highlighted again following the publication of an independent report ...Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5983http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5983[General]ITV Newsreader Julie Etchingham and BBC Football Focus presenter Dan Walker have joined fellow broadcasters and journalists to pray for the media ...Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5984http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5984[General]This Easter week, young people from across York have been working together and boldly spreading a message of hope on their city streets ...Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5982http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5982[General]Churches in the UK and Ireland are being invited to stand with persecuted Christians around the world who are barred from meeting indoors ...Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5980http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5980[General]Latin Link would like to hear from churches who could benefit from the expertise of a Latin American 'reverse missionary' ...Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5978http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5978[General]Christian internet safety specialists CCPAS present a keynote paper at a major congress next week on how statutory agencies and faith communities can work together to protect children ...Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5981http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5981[General]The British will have bought 90 million chocolate eggs this Easter, but the millions who provide our annual chocolate feast continue to struggle ...Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5979http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5979[General]Look out for the hashtag #unexpected on Twitter this weekend ...Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5977http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5977[General]Christians in Syria are fleeing for safety as the fighting continues ...Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5976http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5976[General]A Sheffield-based conference later this month hopes to share wisdom on reaching out in Mind, Body and Spirit ...Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5975http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5975[General]Striking and moving prints of the Passion story, executed in the 1930s by the Anglo-Canadian print maker Sybil Andrews, are to be sold at Bonhams ...Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5973http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5973[General]A free lecture at Redcliffe College next month promises to help you get to grips with church mission strategy ...Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5974http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5974[General]A free training workshop to help Christians engage with people and share something of their faith at public events is being offered in the lead-up to the Celebrate Norwich & Norfolk event in June ...Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5968http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5968[General]Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who is currently in prison in China’s Xinjiang province, was allowed a visit from his brother and father-in-law ...Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5972http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5972[General]A new officer has been appointed to inspire spiritual and numerical growth in the Anglican diocese of Portsmouth ... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5969http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5969[General]John Wesley is well-known throughout the world as a Christian evangelist. But his experiments into producing cures for the sick are not often talked about – until now ...Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5971http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5971[General]The Methodist Church's Youth President has won an award from the British Youth Council ...Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5964http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5964[General]A seven-year-old orphan in Malawi has received a special gift which has travelled thousands of miles, thanks to the efforts of a young Mary's Meals supporter ...Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5970http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5970[General]A community makeover at a Colwyn Bay hotel has led to an Easter Story Arts Exhibition spearheaded by a local Methodist church ...Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5967http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5967[General]Two endurance athletes are giving this year’s Olympians a run for their money after completing an epic 661-mile challenge from Edinburgh to London, via Cardiff ...Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5963http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5963[General]A UCB team will travel to Nepal with the charity to assist in building a home in just five days ...Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5961http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5961[General]A pastor forced to rebuild his church after it was destroyed by a mob has been sentenced to six months in jail – because his new church was deemed 2.5m too tall ...Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5965http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5965[General]Keir Wilson describes how the sports ministry Kick Kent is reaching young people with the Gospel ... Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5960http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5960[General]The opportunities for local churches during the 2012 Games this summer are huge – so now's the time to get organised ...Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5962http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5962[General]In a popular vote, 55% of voters rejected the new Family Code legalising same-sex marriage ...Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5966http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5966[General]With the full detailed route for the Olympics Torch Relay now available, how is your church planning to get involved?Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5958http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5958[General]Christians in the south-west have been exploring visions of a New Economy ...Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5959http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5959[General]A church in the north-east is launching an internet-based radio station on Easter Sunday ...Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5957http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5957[General]Five Christian charities specialising in evangelism and discipleship benefited to the tune of nearly £50,000 at a Dragon’s Den-type fundraising event in the City of London last week ...Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5956http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5956[General]A Polish church leader has been appointed as the new Europe Co-ordinator for the Luis Palau Association...Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5954http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5954[General]Children from all over the UK have the chance to sing for The Queen as part of the Diamond Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving this June at St Paul’s Cathedral ...Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5955http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5955[General]The UK’s major Christian broadcasters are getting behind the National Day of Prayer and Worship taking place at Wembley Stadium on 29 September 2012 ...Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5953http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5953[General]Debt experts at Christians Against Poverty have devised two new resources to ensure young people take the right steps to avoid financial crisis ...Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5952http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5952[General]The charity Christian Aid warmly welcomes the Chancellor’s recognition of the “moral repugnance” of tax evasion – but says he has failed to act accordingly...Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5951http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5951[General]Release International says increasing numbers of North Korean children are risking their lives to escape worsening conditions in their homeland – often with tragic consequences ...Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5950http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5950[General]Christians will quiz the main candidates running for Mayor of London at a special hustings debate on 18 April ...Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5949http://www.inspiremag.org.uk/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5949[General]Tearfund has paid tribute to a founder of one of its partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who died at the weekend ...Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 Z