Our pick of the latest social media updates which could prove most useful to churches using social media in 2021

Nigel Genders, The Church's Chief Education Officer, responds to recent reports.

The Bishop of Leicester reflects on lessons from riots in the city in 2022.

Threads, much like Twitter, is a text based social media platform. Threads launched on the 5th of July 2023 and received 10 million users in the first 7 hours of launch.  

A Devon vicar says the questions around human sexuality, gender and relationships covered by the Church of England’s Living in Love and Faith course are as relevant in her rural parishes as anywhere else.
 

The Bishops of Southwark and Chichester called on the Government to renew its support for traditional crafts.

The Church Commissioners for England, as the Church of England's endowment fund has asked the BP board at its Annual General Meeting to say whether it plans to achieve net-zero emissions between 2050-2070.

The Church Commissioners in January 2020 committed our investment portfolio to being net zero by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement, as a member of the UN’s Asset Owner Alliance. 

True sustainability is about trying to do things the right way and making the biggest difference you can, including ensuring that land is managed sustainably according to Paul Jaffe, Head of Sustainability for Real Assets at the Church Commissioners.

Professor Sarah C Williams, Commission Member, reflects at the launch of the Archbishops’ Commission on Families and Households.