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 News An interview with Bishop Stephen Lowe, about how the Church of England is taking forward work on the report Faithful Cities, can be viewed on Premier TV. 14 November 06 - from Pilgrim to Pioneer 3 October 06 - Church of England to appoint its first Bishop for Urban Life & Faith 3 July 06 - Urblog launched - Comment and Resources on urban life, faith, theology and action 22 May 06 - Press Release from the Church of England on the launch of 'Faithful Cities' Forthcoming Events and BroadcastsBelow is a list of forthcoming events. We expect that many others, across all denominations and faiths will take up the debate in their areas once the report is published. We are happy to advertise events on our website and if you would like to take up this opportunity, please email us.
CUFX - Practical Impact - Wednesday 27 February 2008 More details can be found here. Monday 10 July 2006 – General Synod - York University The General Synod of the Church of England debated the report at the July Synod. The afternoon of Monday 10 July (from 2.30 pm) was allocated to a presentation of the report (by Baroness Kathleen Richardson, and the Archbishop of York), group work and a debate on a motion taking the work of Faithful Cities forward. BBC Parliament filmed the women in the episcopate debate and the Faithful Cities debate at Synod on 10 July. These debates will be shown on BBC Parliament at 10:30am on Saturday 22nd July. To listen to the presentation and the debate which followed please see the links below. FAITHFUL CITIES: The Report of the Commission on Urban Life and Faith (GS 1611) Presentation under Standing Order 97 by Baroness Richardson, Chair of the Commission, and the Archbishop of York. The sitting was adjourned to enable group work on Faithful Cities to take place. A motion was moved by the Archbishop of York. After debate, the following amended motion was carried: 'That this Synod (a) commend Faithful Cities: A call for celebration, vision and justice to the dioceses and to the wider Church for study and action; (b) ask the Mission and Public Affairs Council to convene a group to provide additional input on the theology and practice of urban mission; (c) encourage dioceses, deaneries and parishes to use the report as a resource for debate and dialogue with national and local government, and other partners, on the future of our towns and cities; (d) renew the Church of England's commitment to a pattern of mission and ministry in urban areas which includes dynamic and prophetic partnerships with all who seek human flourishing; (e) urge Her Majesty's Government to renew its efforts to address grave inequalities in health, education, housing, culture and income which exist in our society; and (f) ask the Archbishops' Council to report at the July 2007 group of sessions of the Synod on the steps needed to take forward the report's recommendations and their implications.'
Articles, Reviews and PublicationsOctober 2006 - Fulcrum Review of Faithful Cities by Stephen Cox (Stephen Cox is Team Rector of the Upper Holloway team, Stepney Area, Diocese of London and has ministered in inner city London for 25 years) September 2006 - Spirituality in the city Philip Sheldrake writes in the September issue of the Pastoral Review Sheldrake looks at the Christian tradition’s approach to urban living and examines some of the themes from the recent Faithful Cities report. “If we are, in the words of de Certeau, ‘to live the story of Jesus’ in the city in a prophetic way, we must learn how to be a community of hospitality that bonds together essentially for mission – that is, in order to build bridges and make links with people whom we see as different from ourselves but also to fulfil a broader vocation as a catalyst of the ‘good city’.” 18 July 06 - Minister acknowledges contribution of Churches and the Faithful Cities report - Making poverty history at home. The Minister uses the findings of the recent Faithful Cities report in his call for the mobilisation of churches to change public opinion and government policy - "faith groups have a voice which should always be used to hold government to account. But it is also their connection with individuals, families and communities…that will be so important if there is to be a shared understanding of what it is really like to live in poverty." What Makes A Good City - Bishop David Walker (article from 24dash.com - news for the public sector and beyond) Bishop urges better off to take tour of backstreets (article from Church Action on Poverty news)
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