Neighbourhood Voices page 10 Just Worship page 14 - autumn 202114

“What does a Church with people and communities, without understanding People at the Margins their hopes and aspirations and standing with them.look like?” is a question A real difference will only happen through that the North Western the ways in which local churches engage with Synod of the United their communities, and so key to the strategy is Reformed Church has wrestled with as we sought a s. [...] the Margins' in creating an inclusive community, and the The North West Synod adopted the ‘A Church with programme at importance of making space to listen to people who People at the Margins’ strategy in March 2024. [...] The recognition of the Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator importance of dignity is vital, and should be central to any community food work, and Jane Perry led a discussion about the Church Action on Poverty is committed to working with Pantries and other organisations Alliance and its aims at the Dignity for to share the learning. [...] Christianity says that, in the interests of justice and generosity, we should all be on the side of the poor and oppressed against the rich and oppressive. [...] challenge’ – a powerful One of the questions I seek to answer in this book is: how did the laws that God gave series of true stories that the Israelites lead to human flourishing and salvation, and how do we apply the same show the reality of poverty underpinning principles to achieve the same goals today, in our context? In particular, I behind common stereotypes am writing in the context of the.