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Morning and Evening Prayer from the Church of England. Daily Prayer: Common Worship Morning and Evening Prayer is copyright © 2005 The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England and published by Church House Publishing. Used here with permission. Scripture quotations (other than psalms) are from The New Revised Standard Version (Anglicized) of the Bible, copyright © 1989, 1995 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. All rights reserved.

Daily Prayer audio to accompany 'Time to Pray' from the Church of England.

This podcast, written and read by Paula Gooder, features nine stories about nine different, but interlinked, women, originally written as Holy Week, Easter and Ascension Day reflections for Southwark Cathedral in 2021. Holy Week is a time when Christians across the world travel together as companions on the way in reflection and in prayer, focused on Jesus, the one whose suffering and death, whose resurrection and new life draws us together and makes us one. It is together, as God’s people, that we accompany Jesus in this last week of his life, and as we do so we join countless others who ...

Join Archbishop Stephen Cottrell as he answers 10 questions on how to pray, beginning at "What is prayer and how do I start?" and finishing with "Now I’ve started praying, how do I keep going?" "It still feels a little presumptuous to write on this subject. I don’t claim any great expertise. But I do hope that a muddled beginner like me might actually be the best sort of person to answer these questions, since there is little danger that I will ever get very far ahead of those I’m trying to lead." This podcast is adapted from the book "Prayer: Where to start and how to keep going" by ...

Archbishop Stephen Cottrell, Dr Paula Gooder and Bishop Philip North reflect on the 15 Biblical Stations of the Cross. The Stations of the Cross have formed part of Christian devotion for many centuries because they offer a particularly vivid way of following in the steps of Jesus on the way to the Cross. In the earliest days of Christian pilgrimage, visitors to Jerusalem would walk the path from Pilate’s house to Calvary. In the late fourteenth century, the Franciscan protectors of the holy places in Jerusalem put up images at which people would pause, reflect and pray. Eventually, those ...

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The Evangelism and Discipleship team want to start conversations about the issues the church faces as it seeks to be a a mixed ecology church of missional disciples, growing younger and more diverse. Hear stories of leaders innovating and learning, resourcing and enabling, so that you can be inspired, challenged or even provoked!

A podcast on exploring faith from the Church of England. Produced by Bill Shaw.

Supporting Good Mental Health is a collection of 13 reflections from The Church of England, written by Professor Chris Cook and accompanied by “have a go” habits developed by Ruth Rice. You can download a free PDF that includes a total of thirteen reflections on Supporting Good Mental Health from cofe.io/MentalHealth. The effects of mental health problems are huge. Nearly nine out of ten people with mental health problems have been affected by stigma and discrimination. Given the challenging times we are living in with coronavirus, the reflections in this series were updated and new ...

Comfort and Joy invites us to hear again the message of the angels – good news of God’s unfailing love for a world that is weary and hurting. Taking inspiration from a traditional carol service, Comfort and Joy features weekly reflections throughout Advent, and daily reflections from Christmas day to the second of January, from Kate Bottley, Jonathan Bryan, Bob Chilcot, Martha Collison, Stephen Cottrell, Guli Francis-Dehqani, Chine McDonald, Sally Phillips and Justin Welby. Beginning on Advent Sunday, each episode explores a Bible reading and a familiar carol, encouraging us to look with ...

Generosity Week is a brand new podcast exploring generosity and giving. Journey through the Bible with a range of different contributors from across the UK, as they bring experiences from their lives that speak of the generosity of God at work in the world today. Use this podcast to give yourself a bit of space each day to focus on generosity and how you can positively impact the world around you.

Diversity Church is a body of believers who all come together from many different paths, and unite under One Way, One Truth, and One Life… It’s all about Jesus. Our Vision is to help people Know God, Build Relationships, Reflect Jesus, and Love The Lost.

In this series we run through the resources available to churches for 2022’s Christmas campaign, Follow the Star: The Great Invitation, as well as general tips and tricks on how to use digital media this Advent and Christmas. Following a series of difficult Christmases, churches across the Church of England are hoping that 2022 offers a chance to welcome people back to services and events that haven’t been possible recently. You can use this podcast, the Digital Labs blog and the Church of England website to discover resources to invite your community back to church this Christmas. Digital...