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15th October 2025 visit: wordonthestreets.net

 
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Hot Topics
 
Identifying pathways to faith in adulthood
10 key findings from 281 individuals who have come to faith recently. "As well as expected well-trodden paths, there are some surprises. Our hope is that it inspires prayerful action, shapes fruitful mission."
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Have you seen the Man in White?  
Most who experience these dreams have never read the Bible or heard the gospel. They wake with questions, not answers. They wonder: Who is this man? What does this mean? More ...
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Social Renewal
 
Reducing reoffending: lessons from a Scandinavian model 
Reports so far reveal that within the unit, violence is practically non-existent, staff morale is higher versus the rest of the prison and use of restricted housing for rule violations is down 50%.
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Countering individualism
What can’t be seen when we hear + tell tales of a brave hero who overcame all odds? How can we refocus conversation on the odds versus the overcoming? Shifting mindsets on individualism is ambitious, but necessary and achievable. 
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Starting out with Community Organising – A guide for organisations
There's an increase in organisations setting up with the purpose of community organising or seeking to adopt and adapt the principles and practice of community organising. A guide based on experience..
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Marketplace Renewal
 
Vouchsafe - ending ID poverty
Enabling people without photo ID to prove their identity, helping millions in the UK and billions worldwide access services like banking, credit, housing, and jobs.
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What can God do in my work?
A journey into what it looks like to run a kingdom-centred business with God as the managing partner. Provides a roadmap and practical steps for anyone wanting to see what God can do in their work.
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Biblical guidelines for you and your boss
"Employer/employee relationships provide many opportunities for glorifying God. On both sides, we can imitate God, and he will take pleasure in us when he sees us showing honesty, fairness, kindness, and ...."
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Life Chances
 
Childhood has changed
A discussion exploring the challenges facing modern parenting, emphasizing the cultural shifts that undermine parental authority and the effects on child development and well-being. 
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The Body Keeps the Score
You react to mild stressors as if your life is in danger-becoming hyper-reactive. Irritation in the supermarket, road rage, difficulty putting up with misbehaviour from your family. Reactions that are rooted in past experiences.
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Events
 
Online - Project Essentials: Top tips for planning, funding and evaluating your community project - 11am 21 Oct
Church Urban Fund - Whether you’re launching a new initiative or refining an existing one, our team of experts and practitioners from CUF and the Together Network will give advice and examples to help you turn ideas into action. We’ll help create a clear vision, secure funding, and demonstrate your impact to stakeholders and funders.
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Online - Staying Human: Being a Person in the Age of AI - 6:30pm 21 Oct
Together for the Common Good. Susannah Black Roberts will go deeper into what it means to be human, investigating practical ways in which we can preserve and cultivate our humanity in a world that threatens to make us obsolete. Drawing on the wisdom of Aquinas, Aristotle, CS Lewis and others, Susannah proposes a creative Christian asceticism lived out through everyday practices to challenge the dopamine rush of an AI-flooded world. 
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Online - Social Enterprise World Forum 2025 - Taipei - 1am 29 Oct - 9:30am 30 Oct
SEWF25 is a global hybrid gathering for the social enterprise community, providing space for entrepreneurs, innovators and changemakers from around the world to learn, connect and get inspired.
Explore ground-breaking ideas, connect with purpose-driven leaders and be part of shaping a more sustainable and fairer world. 
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Online - Impact Storytelling - 10am 3 Nov
This workshop offers a practical and inspiring guide to help impact-led organisations uncover, shape and share the stories that drive action.
Whether you’re telling your founder story, pitching for funding, or amplifying the voices of your community — this course will help you communicate with greater clarity, authenticity and impact.
Designed for any organisation seeking to deliver and communicate impact, this interactive training is suitable for a range of experience levels — from those new to communications, to experienced professionals seeking a refresher.
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In-Person and Online - DigitalDay_25 - 10:30am 6 Nov - London 
Where mission meets tech
DigitalDay_25 is a dynamic one-day event designed to spark a conversation at the intersection of mission and tech. Bringing together technologists, church leaders, and missions practitioners who desire to leverage digital tools for evangelism and world-changing impact, this interactive gathering provides a platform to collaborate, learn, and connect with other pioneers at the frontier of digital evangelism.
Join us as we explore the compelling opportunities and technologies driving transformation now; the emerging innovations that are shaping what’s next; and the intriguing, new possibilities just beyond the horizon. Whether you’re a seasoned innovator, a church leader guiding your community, or a missions practitioner forging fresh ways to reach the world, you’ll find insights tailored to your calling.
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Online - Governance in a Micro-church Network - 7pm 6 Nov
Get an overview of how biblical spiritual authority, oversight, and church discipline can exist in a decentralized network without command & control, fear or manipulation.
This webinar is led by network practitioners of 20 years. The Underground experiment has been both a network of decentralized micro-churches doing diverse mission in the city and a non-profit service platform that exists to help those micro-churches be the church they’re called to be.
We’ve experienced first hand the risks of going without governance, the gift of healthy governance, and the alluring threat of too much governance. Come wrestle with principles with us, so that you can keep cultivating an anti-fragile and empowering ecosystem in your city.
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