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5 Reasons To Run Difference

We live in a world full of division, from the level of global conflict right down to our own relationships. We live with the everyday realities of hope and pain, celebration and lament, peace and conflict. Difference is a course designed to help you navigate these realities, inspiring your…

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Faith in a Conflicted World

We live in a complicated and messy world where there is fracture, division and conflict. We see it when we look around us – and when we look within us. Many of us long to make a difference, but often we don’t know how to respond or where to start.

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‘Do not resist an evil person.’ Really?

In the second in our series exploring challenging Bible passages for peacemakers, Victoria Mason explores the meaning and context of Jesus’ instruction to turn the other cheek.

Not peace but division?

This is the first in a series exploring challenging Bible passages for peacemakers. In it Victoria Mason explores how we might respond to Jesus' words that he came to bring not peace but division.

Reconciliation: equipping young people for our modern, conflicted world

Inspired by his mother’s dedication to supporting young people, Shem Pinnock embraces his role as a youth leader. He reflects on fostering safe, inclusive spaces…

Going round in circles

Victoria Mason suggests that the practice of reimagining is the opposite of empty optimism - instead, it's about connecting with God's bigger reality.

Archbishop Justin Welby launches Difference for Youth Groups

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Reconciliation Ministry extends its Difference programme to church youth groups to help nurture and encourage a generation of peacemakers.

Embracing reconciliation and bridging divides

Steve Elton, lead Pastor at Hope Springs Church and Chief Operations Officer for HOPE Coventry, discusses reconciliation, how it brings hope, and its importance in…

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Why tension must come before reconciliation

Chine McDonald, author and Director of the theology think tank, Theos, explores the legacies of Mamie Till-Mobley and Darnella Frazier and discusses why discomfort must…

The Archbishop of Canterbury launches Difference for Secondary Schools

New resource launched to support young people gain the tools and skills necessary to engage constructively and respectfully to grow welcoming school communities. Last…

Young people can transform our hurting and broken world

Lou Peet, Chaplain of Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College, Coventry, shares why she’s inspired by young people and how the principles of peace and reconciliation can be transformative for them and their communities.

The psychology of good habits

In an interview with psychologist Dr Roger Bretherton, we explore how a psychological perspective can help us build better habits and what this has to do with following Jesus.

O come Emmanuel!

As we come to the end of 2023, we are all too aware that we live in a world that is divided and hurting. Dr…

Why peacemaking matters to mission

Pioneer Missioner, Catherine Matlock shares what inspires her as a peacemaker, why peacemaking matters for mission and what excites her about running Difference. I’m…