http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/NewsRss.ashxThe latest news and events from Inspire Magazine.en-gbeditor@inspiremagazine.org.uk[General]http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5906http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5906[General]Following last year's successful relaunch of the Inspire Awards, we're delighted to work once again with the Evangelical Alliance to present the 2012 Awards ...Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5921http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5921[General]Football legend and Christian Cyrille Regis is giving up tea and chocolate for Lent to support charity WaterAid’s Jars of Change Lent Appeal ...Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5903http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5903[General]Leaders representing the UK's mainstream churches are calling for repentance over the prevailing 'shrug-culture' towards climate change ...Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5918http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5918[General]Damaris Trust have put together an iPhone app sharing short videos explaining more about Jesus' life, teaching, death and resurrection ...Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5919http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5919[General]Bible Society's You've Got the Time recording has hit number one in the 'religion and spirituality' podcast chart ...Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5912http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5912[General]How prayer and an emergency supply of fuel helped to bring one man to God ...Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5914http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5914[General]Does your church have a royal connection?Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5915http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5915[General]Major faiths are joining forces with humanists and teachers to back a new All Party Parliamentary Group with a focus on safeguarding the place of RE in UK schools ...Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5913http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5913[General]Volunteers helping at church-run night shelters in Ipswich are being overwhelmed with the demand for beds ...Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5909http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5909[General]ITV has poached Andrew Lloyd Webber for a new “talent-search” series, hunting down a cast for a new production of his 1971 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar ...Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5911http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5911[General]Churches are urging the Government not to shackle the UK to a £55 billion spending commitment on Trident over the next 15 years ...Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5908http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5908[General]A live modern adaptation of the Passion story based in Preston is to be broadcast on BBC1 at Easter ...Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5905http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5905[General]Campaigners CARE International are urging women to 'Walk in her shoes' to raise awareness of women in poverty worldwide ...Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5916http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5916[General]'Census Christians' research should be 'no shock or threat to church leaders' says a Christian think-tank ...Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5902http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5902[General]Fusion pop band Ooberfuse have written a special song to perform at a peace rally in Trafalgar Square on 10 March to honour the memory of a Christian government minister gunned down in Pakistan last year ...Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5910http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5910[General]The #Do1NiceThing campaign is calling on people to do one nice thing for someone else every day in 2012 ...Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5904http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5904[General]National disability charity Livability is looking for unwanted, old or broken jewellery ...Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5907http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5907[General]The first of a series of training days with More Than Gold for churches to prepare for the 2012 Games got off to a positive start in Crawley, West Sussex ...Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5901http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5901[General]Islamist militants in Somalia have beheaded a Christian relief worker – the third Christian to be killed in this way since September ...Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5899http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5899[General]Rowan Williams has thrown his weight behind a campaign to fight the stigma of mental health ...Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5900http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5900[General]Campaigners from anti-poverty groups ONE, Tearfund and CAFOD have sent an early Valentine’s Day message to newly appointed minister Norman Lamb ...Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5891http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5891[General]Some 62% of single Christians would prefer to stay that way than marry a non-Christian, says poll ... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5893http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5893[General]Christians who attended More than Gold’s first Get Set training day say they have been given a host of ideas to reach their communities during the 2012 Games ...Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5898http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5898[General]The Bishop of Chelmsford Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell, the new chair of the Church Army board, has spoken of his “passion for evangelism” ...Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5889http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5889[General]HOPE has announced a range of free resources which churches can use in their communities as they celebrate the Diamond Jubilee ...Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5896http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5896[General]Street preacher Mike Overd has been cleared by Taunton Magistrates' Court of a ‘Hate Crime’ for preaching against homosexual conduct ...Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5894http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5894[General]A four-date tour has been lined up to support the release of anti-trafficking single Twenty Seven Million ...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5888http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5888[General]Latest research into the lifestyles of Christians reveals that they are happier in their marriages and better at staying married than non-Christians ...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5897http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5897[General]The saying of prayers as a ‘formal’ part of local council meetings has been ruled unlawful by the High Court today ...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5890http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5890[General]The Relationships Foundation has this week published the results of its fourth annual Cost of Family Breakdown Index ...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5895http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5895[General]An inspirational writer, evangelist and priest, who suffered from cerebral palsy, died this week after his condition had deteriorated rapidly in hospital ...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5885http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5885[General]The name of Christ "will not be honoured" by forcible eviction of the Occupy protesters, according to a group who have written to the St Paul's authorities ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5886http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5886[General]Young people in Southwell Diocese had the chance to bend the ear of senior church leaders last weekend at the first diocesan youth summit ...Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5887http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5887[General]Ideas for serving the community without reinventing the wheel in every parish is the challenge posed by a new project ...Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5884http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5884[General]Actor Frank Williams is touring UK churches with a show celebrating his role as the vicar in Dad's Army, as well as telling his story of faith ...Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5892http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5892[General]Over 700 signatures and personal messages of support have been sent by Christian ministry SAT-7 to church leaders in Egypt ...Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5882http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5882[General]A South London-based Christian is hoping to gain widespread support for a day in March to pray for children suffering abuse ...Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5881http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5881[General]A Christian ecology group is launching a campaign to encourage churches to 'use your loaf' ...Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5883http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5883[General]Marriage Week’s main event in London tomorrow night (7 February) has sold out as 1000 people sign up to hear why church is best placed to support marriage ...Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5879http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5879[General]Churches are being urged to complete an internet safety audit ...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5880http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5880[General]An author who overcame childhood dyslexia to graduate in English literature from Cambridge has been shortlisted for a book award, writes Nicola Lumley … Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5878http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5878[General]A 3,000-strong mob attacked a Christian village near Alexandria, looting shops and homes and then setting them alight ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5851http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5851[General]It's easy to be cynical about Valentine's Day – or about love generally ...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5876http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5876[General]Claire Musters reports on how one Christian woman's inspired idea and passion to see an end to human trafficking launched a successful world record row across the Atlantic ...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5875http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5875[General]The Association of Christian Financial Advisers is calling for debt forgiveness as a way to ease the Eurozone debt crisis and prevent a possible collapse of the banking system ...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5877http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5877[General]Marriage Week is launching with a positive message: family breakdown doesn’t have to be the norm ...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5874http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5874[General]Mark Harris has been appointed as the new Senior Researcher to the All Party Parliamentary Group Christians in Parliament ...Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5873http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5873[General]The Bishop of Derby has raised the issue of multinational corporations dodging taxes in developing countries in the House of Lords ...Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5871http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5871[General]A British surgeon from Hertfordshire is one of a number of British medics heading to Togo next week ...Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5872http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5872[General]Prime Minister David Cameron has visited a Church Army evangelist whose outreach work in Oxfordshire is having a positive impact on the community ...Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5869http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5869[General]Birmingham City Mission hope a sponsored sleep out next month will raise funds and awareness to combat homelessness ...Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5868http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5868[General]All over the country, churches of all denominations are getting ready to break barriers in Poverty & Homelessness Action Week (28 January to 5 February) ...Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5867http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5867[General]A new single to be released by top UK Christian artists will highlight the plight of the estimated 27 million people caught in modern day slavery ...Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5865http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5865[General] The UK’s three main political parties have come out in support of the Legacy 10 campaign, which incentivises legacy charitable donations of 10% ...Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5870http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5870[General]A gathering in Europe next month sees missionaries working online and using the latest technology meet to share ideas and inspiration. We asked 'geek missionary' Mick Leggett how the mission field is changing ...Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5866http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5866[General]Traidcraft is urging churches to put on the kettle – to help tea-growing communities across East Africa and hit some of their own mission targets as well ...Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5864http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5864[General]The search to find more than 800 volunteers to act as Games Pastors during the London 2012 Games has begun ... Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5863http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5863[General]At least 1000 Fresh Expressions gatherings are active in the Anglican Church according to new figures – and church weddings are up 4% ...Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5860http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5860[General]The Ultimate Christian Library Book Awards this year will be presented by David Winter and will take place at the Christian Resources Exhibition at Sandown Racecourse on 9 May ...Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5862http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5862[General]Following the rejection of a proposal to give 'Occupy' protesters on the Green at Exeter Cathedral a semi-permanent space, the Chapter is taking legal action to remove them ...Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5857http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5857[General]Open Doors have kicked off the New Year with a fresh look and a new website ...Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5861http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5861[General]A vast compendium of resources is now available to help churches make the most of their engagement with the 2012 Games ...Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5859http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5859[General]Release is handing in a petition with more than 48,000 signatures to the North Korean Embassy in London tomorrow (Friday January 20) ...Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5856http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5856[General]A 15-year-old Christian girl in western Uganda who lost the use of her legs after her father locked her in a room for six months for leaving Islam has begun to take tentative steps ...Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5858http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5858[General]A new museum and a heritage trail in Barnsley, birthplace of missionary pioneer James Hudson Taylor, is planned to attract Chinese Christians ...Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5854http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5854[General]Christians who support the 'Occupy' movement have pledged to form a ring of prayer around the camp outside St Paul's Cathedral if it is threatened with forced removal ...Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5853http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5853[General]Hindu extremists armed with sticks and clubs attacked 20 Christians in a house near Bangalore last week, the latest in a string of attacks on Christians in Karnataka ...Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5855http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5855[General]A prominent leprosy charity has spoken out against the trailer for a new animated film that portrays those affected by the disease for humorous effect ...Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5852http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5852[General]A sports project in Norfolk is appealing to members of the Norfolk Christian Football League to get involved in an Olympic legacy scheme ...Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5848http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5848[General]Jenny Edwards, coordinator of the Disabled Christians Fellowship programme for Christian disability charity Through the Roof, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Years Honours ...Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5847http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5847[General]Churches are being encouraged to bring generations together to learn about online protection on 7 February: Safer Internet Day ...Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5850http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5850[General]Islamist extremists have launched fresh attacks on Christian communities after telling them to leave northern Nigeria – or die ...Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5849http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5849[General]More than 300 religious groups – including several Christian denominations – have lost official recognition in Hungary ...Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5846http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5846[General]By the end of tomorrow (Friday 13 January 2012), the average person in Britain will have emitted as much carbon dioxide as the average person in Kenya will in an entire year, according to figures from the World Development Movement ...Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5845http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5845[General]This month sees the London premiere of two highly acclaimed plays by award-winning writer and director Murray Watts ...Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5844http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5844[General]A photography group at The Valley of Hope Project in South Wales is helping ex-offenders and those with substance misuse problems to realise their true potential ...Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5842http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5842[General]One of the UK's leading worship leaders has backed Prime Minister David Cameron's comments on Britain's Christian history ...Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5841http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5841[General]The Church of England is encouraging its 13,000 parishes to engage with communities to celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in two national initiatives: The Big Jubilee Lunch and The Big Thank You ...Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5839http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5839[General]A mission-shaped ministry course running in Norfolk over the last year has helped people to share their faith with those who are not yet part of any church ...Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5843http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5843[General]The Bishop of Oxford has launched a broadside at supermarkets, saying they have "a clear cut agenda" to keep products connected to Christianity "off the shelves" ...Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5838http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5838[General]The historic celebrations in Tahrir Square, which included prayer and praise, went out live on SAT-7 ... Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5837http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5837[General]The Leprosy Mission England & Wales joins with more than 100 countries to mark World Leprosy Day on 29 January ...Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5836http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5836[General]A new report entitled Responsible Reform, published today (9 January) by disabled people, finds that Government misled MPs and Peers over the hostility to disability benefit reform ...Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5835http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5835[General]The 2012 Community Chaplaincy Lecture by Lorreta Mingella, director of Christian Aid, will focus on money and poverty, faith and values and how the world might be changed for the better ...Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5834http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5834[General]Open Doors chief executive Eddie Lyle has called on the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to make a new start on human rights ...Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5833http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5833[General]Chinese legal activist, Ni Yulan, has been announced as the winner of the 2011 Dutch Government’s Human Rights Defenders Tulip Prize. She was nominated by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and China Aid ...Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5832http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5832[General]Training days across the UK are being lined up to equip churches in advance of the coming Olympic and Paralympic Games ...Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5831http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5831[General]China and North Korea are likely persecution hotspots for Christians in 2012, believes Release International ...Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5830http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5830[General]The Archbishops’ Council has invested in two projects which will enhance the Church of England’s national ministry at the moments of birth and death ...Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5829http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5829[General]Hundreds of free finance workshops are being staged for the New Year to help people gain control of their cash and avoid credit ...Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5828http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5828[General]Parish Pump is partnering with the Association of Christian Writers (ACW) in a competition for the best article about a faith journey ...Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5824http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5824[General]Two leading homelessness charities are teaming up to help homeless men and women using winter shelters across London to escape homelessness ...Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5821http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5821[General]Christian charities using online video to show how a range of barriers trap people in poverty and homelessness and how churches can help break these ...Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5813http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5813[General]UK debt counselling charity Christians Against Poverty is to accelerate its growth into more areas thanks to a special licence from the OFT ...Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5810http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5810[General]Amnesty International UK is offering a solution for parents looking to entertain their children over the festive period – encourage them to become the human rights journalist of tomorrow ...Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5808http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5808[General]Former thebandwithnoname frontman Chip Kendall will headline a new youth event as part of the Celebrate Norfolk weekend in Norwich next June ...Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5807http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5807[General]Christian Aid is launching a new two-day cycle challenge, The Cathedrals to Coast Cycle Ride, for 2012 as part of its varied portfolio of sports-related challenge events ...Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5806http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5806[General]Some 30,000 young adults will gather in Berlin from 28 December to 1 January for the 34th stage of the "pilgrimage of trust" led by the Taizé Community ...Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5825http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5825[General]The Church of England has urged a BBC consultation not to ignore the value of local radio to communities around the UK ...Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5823http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5823[General]Whatever else people have given up to pay for this Christmas, it hasn’t been their principles, according to Traidcraft ... Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5811http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5811[General]A recent international survey of full-time Christian mission workers has revealed that 27% of those surveyed rely on an annual income of £10,000 or below ...Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5822http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5822[General]Entries are now being invited for the 2012 Jerusalem Awards, aimed to showcase the best broadcast programming promoting the Christian faith ...Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5827http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5827[General]As Christmas approaches, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) remains concerned about the plight of three pastors who are imprisoned in Iran ...Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5826http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5826[General]Open Doors says its 2010 Right to Believe campaign - supported by thousands of Inspire readers - has been thoroughly vindicated ...Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Z