"Without humility our pursuit of justice becomes self-righteous...without humility our acts of kindness easily become patronising." 🔥 Visit the blog to find a guest post from @joncressey.bsky.social on the essential wisdom contained in the words of Micah 6:8 ➡️ jubilee-plus.org/blog/1463/th...

“We won’t always agree on how to design a national refugee policy,” writes @drmoore.bsky.social. “But we can’t say we haven’t been warned about what happens to us when we learn to harden our hearts to those in danger.”

Does loving someone mean always being available? What about when people’s needs start to drain my energy? How do I balance my time? How do I manage people’s expectations? Is it selfish to say no to things? Great post from Judy Potts for Proximity Hub ⬇️ proximityhub.org/blog/keeping...

The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.—Proverbs 29:7

Catch up on this thought-provoking article, written by @alexdjfrost on creative ways the Church of England, and beyond, could more effectively recognise and release the leadership gifting of people coming from a working class background: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

We've received this urgent request for a single mum whose youngest daughter has a heart failure? She has been spending all her income on public transport to the hospital, and is now struggling with her gas, electricity and food bills. Support this mum on our website: www.acts435.org.uk/R58545

Looking to make a change? Apply today to be the new J+ Online Communications Officer ⬇️ jubilee-plus.org/blog/1454/ne...

🎧 New Release 🎧 We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming release of the ‘Tis Mercy All audiobook, narrated by none other than author Natalie Williams herself! ‘Tis Mercy All will soon be available on Audible and many other audiobook platforms. @natwillnatter.bsky.social

Great to run one of our social action workshops with Hope Church Beaconsfield today — fun way to start the year dreaming about what God might do in this community! #socialaction #mercy #justice

24 books read in 2024. Highlights: — The Jubilee Gospel (great read for those wanting to understand the name @jubileeplus.bsky.social) — Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes And yes, I read my own book! (In a studio, recording the audiobook, out 10 Jan 2025 with SPCK.) #TisMercyAll

Read what happened when, 45 years ago, a man holding a frozen chicken knocked on the door of Rob & Dianne Parsons’ home. Beautiful. Featured in the Christmas edition of The Week. 🎄

"The most serious and universal problem is the growing chasm between the richest and the poorest people on Earth." — #JimmyCarter

Yes. This is a really good point. Why do we have this odd double-standard? (I confess, I have it too.) A great, brief, thought-provoking, helpful post. www.premierchristianity.com/opinion/3-wa...

This is a topic I feel really passionate about, and was grateful to have the chance to share on. If you’re interested in supporting families with additional needs, and breaking cycles of poverty, do have a listen: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...

If your Christmas is characterised by abundance rather than lack, what can you give, share or do to make someone else’s day a cause for joy instead of sorrow? www.premierchristianity.com/columnists/t...

“Our family’s story is still being written.” A helpful longform article on joint efforts to live out the Biblical mandate to place the lonely in loving families — chronicles the highs and lows of the adoption movement in a helpful and balanced way: www.christianitytoday.com/2024/12/the-...

📣 FORMED 4th-7th March, 2025 A four-day residential training program for people coming from a background of hardship or addiction. Partner Church leaders can refer trainees for this FREE course by emailing [email protected]

This beautiful retelling of the Christmas story features many precious friends (watch ‘til the end). 🎄 youtu.be/bAhzI6bI5WI

Well, this is exciting — my first audiobook is coming out in January! It was so much fun to record it!

📣 News Round-Up! Formed 2025 is a 4-day residential for those in Jubilee+ Partner Churches with lived experience of poverty who might not see themselves as leaders. It’s time to raise up leaders who reflect the full diversity of God’s Kingdom! Find out more ⬇️ buff.ly/412S5Ip

Last night we launched Look Again to 1,000 youth leaders at Youthscape’s national conference — 10 sessions in Luke’s Gospel for 11-18s to understand God’s heart for the vulnerable. Every delegate was given a free copy! Excited to see how God uses it in the lives of young people! 🙌🏼🔥

Last week, we announced the Weightier Matters course launching in the new year. 📅 10 online sessions diving into how we can bring mercy and seek justice for those facing all kinds of poverty buff.ly/4hJPU2s - Sign up buff.ly/3OkRfiB - Video

Discover 19 insights, drawn from people with lived-experience of poverty, helping us rethink church-based social action: buff.ly/4eBCdjb

How is the relationship between euthanasia and social isolation (+ autism & #LD) playing out in mainland Europe right now? This is the tragic story I began my #LD & Poverty seminar with at #CTCC24. (Ian Birrell, The Independent, 7/10/24)

Discovered the J+ podcast yet? Listen in to guest contributor Sam Akrasi (King’s Church 1066) as he draws lessons on mercy from the story of Jesus and Zaccheaus… buff.ly/3Zd7HI6

“…to imagine that they would give money to help their enemies was surely too much to ask. And yet here it is. This is how radical [Jesus’] disciples have to be in relation to caring for the poor.” — Kim Tan on what Jesus says about giving (see Matthew 5 and Luke 6)

📣 BRAND NEW for 2025! 📣 Jesus said justice and mercy are the “weightier matters” – want to explore that with us next year? If you’re in a Jubilee+ Partner Church, find out more here… buff.ly/4hJPU2s

“Everywhere Jubilee is practised, we will see extravagant generosity through acts of mercy.” — Kim Tan

“This freedom was not just for the poor, the debtors, the slaves; it was also for the wealthy who were at risk of being ensnared by greed. God wanted all of his people to experience the freedom of dependency on him.” — Kim Tan on the Year of Jubilee