May 5th: St Albans day conference - Progressive Faith and Practice. Session One: What do progressive mean when we say 'God'. Session two: Worship in a post-modern society: What do we do when we gather as a Community? Session three: Which Jesus do we hold dear?

May 10th: Malvern evnening meeting: Which Jesus do we hold dear?

May 13th: Brighton (Hove) day event - Thinking Allowed: an insight into progressive christianity. Dr Ray will be joined by Rev'd John Churcher, former PCN chair and a Methodist minister offering a radical voice from the edge. In the morning each will preach in a local church and then in the afternoon there will be three sessions: 1. What do progressives mean when we say “God”? 2. Which Jesus do we hold dear? 3. What do we do when we gather as a community?

The church has a notorious record of making LGBTQ teenagers feel judged and isolated. So this is a book that aims to equip church workers to adopt a better approach. It is based on practical experiences.

The closing date for applications for both posts is 12 noon on Monday 16th April. Interviews will take place the week beginning 23rd April. Further information, including details of how to apply, can be found at www.movement.org.uk/jobs

Roger Ray is well worth listening to. His sermons are among the most downloaded progressive faith messages on the internet. His UK tour runs from 5th - 13th May. There are still has some vacant slot and the tour organiser, John Churcher, would like to hear from groups or churches that would like to ​host an event.

Blending his usual mix of philosophy, comedy, theology and subversive insight, The Holy Shift Tour explores this ancient, complex, subtle, mysterious word HOLY and what it looks like for us to reclaim this word in all it's hidden depth to help us make sense of the modern world.

St Mark's CRC wishes to develop its online presence by gathering together resources and materials in an on-line library. The topics will cover spirituality, liturgy and theology. Where there is a lack of material in line with CRC thinking, there will be opportunities to commission new material.

Being a PCN trustee makes you part of the team which steers the life of PCN Britain. The role is both stimulating and influential. On the one hand you will be part of key discussions about the role of PCN and what it means to be progressive.​ At the same time you may bring a particular area of interest or expertise.

Jack Spong has been a regular visitor to the UK and many of us have been to hear him speak. He is a leading Bible scholar and episcopal bishop from New Jersey. His new book is published in the UK on 13th February and is already available to pre-order. The RRP for the hardback is £18.99 but you should be able to get it slightly cheaper.

Do you have a burning question? A comment on a recent event? Want to check whether a thought is unique to you?

​Why not get involved in Inter Faith Week and share your event via the Inter Faith and PCN websites.

It is a simple idea, which has been around for at least ten years​ but somehow this year it seems especially pertinent to put ourselves on the side of the world and to distance ourselves from the growing voices of self interest.

The image shows the top half of the banner. Underneath, there is a PCN logo, a photo of a crowd of people and an invitation to 'Join us', along with email and website addresses for PCN Britain.​ You can view the whole banner image, by following the download link.