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Topics: April/May 2024, UCC in Focus | Society
More United Church clergy are feeling targeted by congregational bullies
By Christopher White |"This minister says he now expects to be bullied wherever he goes," writes Christopher White
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Church News
Clergy protest United Church’s decision to elevate designated lay ministers’ authority to the same level as ordained ministers
By Christopher White |Ministry personnel are concerned the Church's decision will devalue ordained ministers' credentials
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Topics: December 2023, Spirituality | Opinion
How ancient concepts of leisure offer a new way forward for churches
By Christopher White |Jeffrey Paul Crittenden's recent book, "Leisure Resurrected", is an "important reminder of the church's gift to the world," our reviewer writes
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Opinion
New book celebrates 100 years of the United Church but misses the mark on the denomination’s future challenges
By Christopher White |Brian Arthur Brown's "The Untied Church of Canada: Unfettered for 2025 Celebrations" fails to address why church numbers are dropping
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Topics: January/February 2023, UCC in Focus | Opinion
How to cope with volunteer burnout at your church
By Christopher White |Question Box columnist Christopher White advises a reader worried about the lack of energy in their congregation
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Topics: Justice | Human Rights
Uyghur forced labour permeates retail, but you can make a difference this Christmas
By Christopher White |Canadian retailers seem unwilling to confront the problems with goods made in China
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Topics: December 2022, UCC in Focus | Religion
The United Church of Canada is healthier than most people think: Brian Arthur Brown
By Christopher White |The longtime minister and author of “Keys to the Kindom” is hopeful about the denomination's future
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Topics: Oct/Nov 2022, UCC in Focus | Church News
Designated lay minister calls General Council’s decision ‘another slap in the face’
By Christopher White |Designated lay ministers are disappointed that a proposal about them wasn't addressed at the recent meeting
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Topics: September 2022, UCC in Focus | Opinion
Will churches get back to pre-pandemic attendance?
By Christopher White |Question Box columnist Christopher White addresses a reader
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Topics: Oct/Nov 2022, UCC in Focus | Society
Carmen Lansdowne is now the 1st Indigenous woman to lead a Canadian church
By Christopher White |The new United Church moderator has named reconciliation as a top priority