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1 week ago | 
einnews.com | Gavin Drake
Nicus Introduces Modern TBM Vision and Platform, Powered by ServiceNow New approach redefines TBM with real-time insights, AI automation, and a flexible, decision-driven cost model — all delivered within ServiceNow. Modern TBM moves beyond cost transparency to enable proactive, outcome-driven technology management.
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2 weeks ago | 
premierchristianity.com | Gavin Drake
An independent report has said the prominent Christian apologist Dr Michael Brown engaged in “sexually abusive misconduct” yet those who commissioned the report have cleared him to return to ministry.
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1 month ago | 
livingchurch.org | Gavin Drake
The Anglican-run al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City was severely damaged by an Israeli airstrike in the early hours of Palm Sunday. It was the last remaining functioning hospital in northern Gaza. Israeli Defense Forces gave an evacuation order to the hospital 20 minutes before the strike. A 13-year-old boy who was receiving treatment for a head injury died during the rushed evacuation, the Diocese of Jerusalem said. Nobody was killed as a direct result of the strike.
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2 months ago | 
livingchurch.org | Gavin Drake
The fall of the of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on December 8, 2024, brought an end to more than 60 years of rule by the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party and all but ended a brutal 12-year civil war. But it also stoked fears from the Christian minority in the country — fears about what the future would hold.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
livingchurch.org | Gavin Drake
The failure of the Church of England’s safeguarding policies and procedures dominated the opening days of its General Synod, meeting February 11-14 in London. The C of E has been mired in controversy in recent months after a series of safeguarding failings came to light. One of them — the physical abuse of up to 130 young boys by barrister John Smyth during Christian youth camps — led to the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Feb 8, 2025 | 
anglican.ink | Gavin Drake
6 February 2025Dear Bishop,This is an open letter to all of the diocesan bishops of the Church of England, ahead of next week’s meeting of the General Synod. The letter will be published shortly at churchabuse.uk. Any replies to this letter will also be published at churchabuse.uk, unless you indicate in your reply that you do not wish for it to be published. The world is watching.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
anglican.ink | Gavin Drake
Q: When do you know when the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, is lying? A: When he is speaking,When I worked in church communications, I often had to remind clergy that merely holding a special service wasn’t enough to generate news coverage: church holds a service? It’s what they do. Baker bakes bread? It’s what they do. It really had to be a special service to warrant inviting media coverage. It is a bit like that with the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
anglican.ink | Gavin Drake
A miracle! The Charity Commission has finally taken public action in response to the ongoing safeguarding fiasco at the Church of England and its Archbishops’ Council. Last week, the Charity Commission’s chief executive, David Holdsworth, wrote to those members of the General Synod who are also charity trustees. This must mean most, if not all, General Synod members, because membership of the General Synod comes with automatic membership of a parish’s Parochial Church Council (for laity).
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
premierchristianity.com | Gavin Drake
A ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel has been announced. Gavin Drake explores whether, after 15 long months of fighting, peace could be restored to the Holy Land
Media organisations around the world are reporting on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas announced yesterday by the Qatari, US and UK governments.
Does this mean that the war in Israel and Gaza is finally over?
Not quite, but this week’s news is the best to emerge from the Middle East in over a year.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
anglican.ink | Gavin Drake
An open letter to the State Office Holders who are Church Commissioners: The Prime Minister (The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC) The Lord President of the Council (The Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP) The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP) The Speaker of the House of Commons (The Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP) The Lord Speaker (The Rt Hon the Lord McFall of Alcluith) The Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport (The Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP) Courtesy...
