http://www.cpo.org.uk/NewsRss.ashxThe latest news and events from CPO Central.en-gb[General]http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5879http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5879[General]Churches are being urged to complete an internet safety audit ...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5880http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5880[General]An author who overcame childhood dyslexia to graduate in English literature from Cambridge has been shortlisted for a book award, writes Nicola Lumley … Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5851http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5851[General]It's easy to be cynical about Valentine's Day – or about love generally ...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5876http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5876[General]Claire Musters reports on how one Christian woman's inspired idea and passion to see an end to human trafficking launched a successful world record row across the Atlantic ...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5877http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5877[General]Marriage Week is launching with a positive message: family breakdown doesn’t have to be the norm ...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5871http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5871[General]A British surgeon from Hertfordshire is one of a number of British medics heading to Togo next week ...Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5872http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5872[General]Prime Minister David Cameron has visited a Church Army evangelist whose outreach work in Oxfordshire is having a positive impact on the community ...Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5869http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5869[General]Birmingham City Mission hope a sponsored sleep out next month will raise funds and awareness to combat homelessness ...Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5868http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5868[General]All over the country, churches of all denominations are getting ready to break barriers in Poverty & Homelessness Action Week (28 January to 5 February) ...Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5867http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5867[General]A new single to be released by top UK Christian artists will highlight the plight of the estimated 27 million people caught in modern day slavery ...Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5865http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5865[General] The UK’s three main political parties have come out in support of the Legacy 10 campaign, which incentivises legacy charitable donations of 10% ...Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5870http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5870[General]A gathering in Europe next month sees missionaries working online and using the latest technology meet to share ideas and inspiration. We asked 'geek missionary' Mick Leggett how the mission field is changing ...Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5866http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5866[General]Traidcraft is urging churches to put on the kettle – to help tea-growing communities across East Africa and hit some of their own mission targets as well ...Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5864http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5864[General]The search to find more than 800 volunteers to act as Games Pastors during the London 2012 Games has begun ... Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5863http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5863[General]At least 1000 Fresh Expressions gatherings are active in the Anglican Church according to new figures – and church weddings are up 4% ...Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5860http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5860[General]The Ultimate Christian Library Book Awards this year will be presented by David Winter and will take place at the Christian Resources Exhibition at Sandown Racecourse on 9 May ...Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5862http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5862[General]Following the rejection of a proposal to give 'Occupy' protesters on the Green at Exeter Cathedral a semi-permanent space, the Chapter is taking legal action to remove them ...Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5861http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5861[General]A vast compendium of resources is now available to help churches make the most of their engagement with the 2012 Games ...Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5859http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5859[General]Release is handing in a petition with more than 48,000 signatures to the North Korean Embassy in London tomorrow (Friday January 20) ...Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5858http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5858[General]A new museum and a heritage trail in Barnsley, birthplace of missionary pioneer James Hudson Taylor, is planned to attract Chinese Christians ...Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5854http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5854[General]Christians who support the 'Occupy' movement have pledged to form a ring of prayer around the camp outside St Paul's Cathedral if it is threatened with forced removal ...Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5852http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5852[General]A sports project in Norfolk is appealing to members of the Norfolk Christian Football League to get involved in an Olympic legacy scheme ...Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5848http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5848[General]Jenny Edwards, coordinator of the Disabled Christians Fellowship programme for Christian disability charity Through the Roof, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Years Honours ...Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5847http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5847[General]Churches are being encouraged to bring generations together to learn about online protection on 7 February: Safer Internet Day ...Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5850http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5850[General]Islamist extremists have launched fresh attacks on Christian communities after telling them to leave northern Nigeria – or die ...Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5849http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5849[General]More than 300 religious groups – including several Christian denominations – have lost official recognition in Hungary ...Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5844http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5844[General]A photography group at The Valley of Hope Project in South Wales is helping ex-offenders and those with substance misuse problems to realise their true potential ...Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5841http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5841[General]The Church of England is encouraging its 13,000 parishes to engage with communities to celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in two national initiatives: The Big Jubilee Lunch and The Big Thank You ...Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5839http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5839[General]A mission-shaped ministry course running in Norfolk over the last year has helped people to share their faith with those who are not yet part of any church ...Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5843http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5843[General]The Bishop of Oxford has launched a broadside at supermarkets, saying they have "a clear cut agenda" to keep products connected to Christianity "off the shelves" ...Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5837http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5837[General]The Leprosy Mission England & Wales joins with more than 100 countries to mark World Leprosy Day on 29 January ...Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5835http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5835[General]The 2012 Community Chaplaincy Lecture by Lorreta Mingella, director of Christian Aid, will focus on money and poverty, faith and values and how the world might be changed for the better ...Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5834http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5834[General]Open Doors chief executive Eddie Lyle has called on the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to make a new start on human rights ...Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5833http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5833[General]Chinese legal activist, Ni Yulan, has been announced as the winner of the 2011 Dutch Government’s Human Rights Defenders Tulip Prize. She was nominated by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and China Aid ...Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5832http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5832[General]Training days across the UK are being lined up to equip churches in advance of the coming Olympic and Paralympic Games ...Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5831http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5831[General]China and North Korea are likely persecution hotspots for Christians in 2012, believes Release International ...Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5830http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5830[General]The Archbishops’ Council has invested in two projects which will enhance the Church of England’s national ministry at the moments of birth and death ...Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5829http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5829[General]Hundreds of free finance workshops are being staged for the New Year to help people gain control of their cash and avoid credit ...Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5828http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5828[General]Parish Pump is partnering with the Association of Christian Writers (ACW) in a competition for the best article about a faith journey ...Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5824http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5824[General]Two leading homelessness charities are teaming up to help homeless men and women using winter shelters across London to escape homelessness ...Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5821http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5821[General]Christian charities using online video to show how a range of barriers trap people in poverty and homelessness and how churches can help break these ...Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5813http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5813[General]UK debt counselling charity Christians Against Poverty is to accelerate its growth into more areas thanks to a special licence from the OFT ...Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5810http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5810[General]Amnesty International UK is offering a solution for parents looking to entertain their children over the festive period – encourage them to become the human rights journalist of tomorrow ...Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5808http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5808[General]Former thebandwithnoname frontman Chip Kendall will headline a new youth event as part of the Celebrate Norfolk weekend in Norwich next June ...Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5807http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5807[General]Christian Aid is launching a new two-day cycle challenge, The Cathedrals to Coast Cycle Ride, for 2012 as part of its varied portfolio of sports-related challenge events ...Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5825http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5825[General]The Church of England has urged a BBC consultation not to ignore the value of local radio to communities around the UK ...Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5811http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5811[General]A recent international survey of full-time Christian mission workers has revealed that 27% of those surveyed rely on an annual income of £10,000 or below ...Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5822http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5822[General]Entries are now being invited for the 2012 Jerusalem Awards, aimed to showcase the best broadcast programming promoting the Christian faith ...Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5826http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5826[General]Open Doors says its 2010 Right to Believe campaign - supported by thousands of Inspire readers - has been thoroughly vindicated ...Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5820http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5820[General]A Christmas message of hope has been placed, as an advert, in the centre of the financial pages of The Times, Financial Times and Telegraph today ...Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5814http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5814[General]A re-recorded version of a nativity rap he recorded last year has won Rev Gavin Tyte the Nativity Factor ...Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5803http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5803[General]There was once a successful businessman who came from a large, close-knit but hard-up family ...Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5809http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5809[General]The London 2012 Organising Committee has given the go-ahead for a community arts project linked to the Methodist Church to feature as part of the Cultural Olympiad ...Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5802http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5802[General]Umthombo Street Children, a street child project in Durban, South Africa have won the 2011 Beyond Sport: Sport for Social Inclusion Award for their pioneering surf programme ...Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5801http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5801[General]The Association of Christian Financial Advisers is urging people not to go into debt to pay for Christmas ...Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5797http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5797[General]A community group in Hoylake, Wirral, are adding a creative twist to the town’s traditional Christmas Lights by projecting a film onto the front of St Luke’s Church in the town’s High Street ...Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5796http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5796[General]Two theatre companies in Portsmouth will share the magic of Christmas as they each stage family plays in church ...Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5795http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5795[General]The majority of Britons fail to grasp the meaning of the Christmas story, new research has revealed ...Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5799http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5799[General]Books and CDs are up for grabs if we use your story from our short church distributors' survey in Inspire magazine ...Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5789http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5789[General]A Pakistan Christian has received death threats for blasphemy after speaking out against the assassination of a government minister, himself killed for opposing the blasphemy laws ...Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5793http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5793[General]Christians are being urged give gifts differently this Christmas to help those in need ...Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5791http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5791[General]The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has published a ‘vitriolic rant’ against religion and its role in medicine ...Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5790http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5790[General]A short story written by a Baptist minister in Teddington for a local event could end up being a children's book raising money for a hospice ...Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5787http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5787[General]There's one consistent figure running through the BBC's Christmas programming this year: the ubiquitous Aled ...Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5784http://www.cpo.org.uk/magazines/news?newsaction=view&newsid=5784[General]Leading praise and worship leaders are among a host of artists taking part in a major north London event next month ...Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 Z