Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 20hand the rail roving part of our trip photos.app.goo.gl/EUQCTQaoTpe3...photos.app.goo.glHIGHLAND ROVER OCTOBER 2026 · Oct 1 – 6 📸Shared album · Tap to view! 010
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 20hPhotos from the rest of our holiday around Whitehills and Portsoy photos.app.goo.gl/yQHXDVrwiZoa...photos.app.goo.glScotland Holiday October 2026 · Sep 29 – Oct 7 📸Shared album · Tap to view! 010
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 03/10/2026www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...theguardian.comWhen is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: nowRobert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy 025
Reposted by Greg SmithWilliam Temple Foundation @williamtemplefdn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026📢 We are launching a new online course - 'Tawney, Christian Socialism & Care'. As the need to fix the crisis is becoming more urgent, join us to re-imagine social care together! Register with Early Bird Discount by 18 Oct! Dates: 9-27 Nov Learn more & sign up: www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...tickettailor.comBuy tickets – Tawney, Christian Socialism and CareTawney, Christian Socialism and Care, Mon 9 Nov 2026 - Fri 27 Nov 2026 - Crisis in Social Care and Unfinished Questions of Modernity With Britain’s social care system in crisis, what kind of care do ... 014
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 02/10/2026t4cg.substack.com/p/standing-a...t4cg.substack.comStanding at the Crossroads: Rethinking Christian Social ActionRachel Arnold 001
Reposted by Greg SmithWilliam Temple Foundation @williamtemplefdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This year, we are launching a new programme of short courses and events - ‘Public Theology and Social Justice in Uneasy Times’. Watch this space - more information coming very soon! 023
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 23/09/2026One recent study, conducted mostly in February by the Social Market Foundation, found that more than a quarter of posts on X that relate to news were misinformation, a third of which were anti-immigration or Islamophobic www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comHow the ‘poisonous tide’ of disinformation stokes division and sows despairWhether produced by Russia, China or far-right influencers, deepfakes and disinfo are being used to spread deceitful narratives 012
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThere is a racism and cohesion crisis in Britain, and someone needs to lead us out of it. His name is Andy Burnham | Polly ToynbeeI want him to start the fightback next week against extremists who peddle hate and those who despise this country. That would be true patriotism, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee 000
Reposted by Greg SmithSCM Press @scmpress.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Church of the Empire, edited by Sanjee Perera, gathers a diverse and distinguished range of contributors (Mike Higton, Evie Vernon, Anthony Reddie) from within and beyond the Church of England to offer perspectives on its inheritance. Only £32 here this month: scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033... 134
Reposted by Greg SmithUTU (Urban Theology Union) @urbantheologyunion.bsky.social · 21/09/2026 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1996127866... Liberation Theology Day - 27 February 2027eventbrite.co.ukLiberation Theology DayDive into some deep talks and good vibes exploring how faith meets justice in everyday life. 023
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Good to be out for the grand opening of Preston Pedals cycle hub at the station. 000
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Good fun yesterday at the Encounter Festival in Preston photos.app.goo.gl/bxuKLR3j7rhn...photos.app.goo.glEncounter Festival September 20 2026 · Saturday, Sep 19 📸Shared album · Tap to view! 000
Reposted by Greg SmithUTU (Urban Theology Union) @urbantheologyunion.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It is worth subscribing to these newsletters mailchi.mp/27dfee1cff95...mailchi.mpANIC Newsletter 002
Reposted by Greg SmithUTU (Urban Theology Union) @urbantheologyunion.bsky.social · 18/09/2026UTU are very pleased that conversations a while back with the Student Christian Movement about a 'how to' study guide on evangelism based on our Kindom.Evangelism work, resulted in their booklet called 'Progressive Evangelism' www.movement.org.uk/progressive-...movement.org.ukPROGRESSIVE EVANGELISM – A new resource for progressive Churches and communities. – SCM – Student Christian MovementSCM is pleased to launch the second resource in the Affirming Christianity series, Progressive Evangelism. The four-part course was developed in response to fee 123
Reposted by Greg SmithPreston City of Sanctuary @prestoncitysanct.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A useful new tool to check out how your are doing in supporting sanctuary seekers williamtemplecollege.org.uk/resources/re...williamtemplecollege.org.uk 011
Reposted by Greg SmithUTU (Urban Theology Union) @urbantheologyunion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.google.com/url?q=https:...google.comKindom Evangelism Seminar - Tuesday 22 September 2026 012
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 16/09/2026help.care4calais.org/page/200621/...help.care4calais.orgReform's small boats game breaches app store rules - demand they remove it!We urgently need your help to demand that Google and Apple remove Reform's small boats game from their app stores. Add your name >> 001
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Clarity about the law on illegal motorbikes.. the law needs to be enforced at the point of sale, and dangerous illegal riders need to be prosecuted www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWhen is an ebike not an ebike? When it has a powerful illegal engine. Get this menace off our roads | Peter WalkerAs a cyclist I want the authorities to act with clarity. Lime bikes and renters can be annoying, but the true threat is those who dangerously flout the law, says the Guardian’s senior political corres... 000
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Greg Smith — Some key texts in urban mission I have just set up a single web page which gives easy access to my key texts on urban mission. gregsmith.synthasite.com/key-texts-in...gregsmith.synthasite.comGreg Smith Some key texts in urban mission 001
Reposted by Greg SmithUTU (Urban Theology Union) @urbantheologyunion.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Excellent interview youtu.be/ooRKMeMnJdk?...youtu.beChurch of England’s Empire Problem – A Conversation with Dr. Sanjee PereraYouTube video by Kwok Pui Lan 012
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I have just uploaded a long blog essay sharing 50 years of experience of work in urban churches set in multi-ethnic low income areas. Urban Ministry Intersections:Reflections on 50 years of life in multiethnic mission contexts : An essay by Greg Smith.. theprimitiveranter.blogspot.com/2026/09/theprimitiveranter.blogspot.comThe Primitive Ranter 001
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 01/09/2026novaramedia.com/2026/08/30/m...? Worth watchingnovaramedia.comMulticulturalism Will Save the Working Class | Ash Sarkar meets Jonas Patrick MarvinElites tore the working class apart. Here's how. 000
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 29/08/2026ctbi.org.uk/news-and-eve...ctbi.org.ukRacial Justice Advocacy Forum statement on the death of Professor Jason Arday - CTBIMembers of the Racial Justice Advocacy Forum are deeply saddened by the death of Professor Jason Arday. 000
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 26/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Gordon Brown making a strong case for the impact of the decline of social capital. From 1h. 34 on the Today programme.bbc.co.ukToday - 26/08/2026 - BBC SoundsNews and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day. 000
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 21/08/2026www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...? Stephen arrived in Newham at the same time as I did. We didn't always see eye to eye, but I spent many Saturday afternoons with him and others on the North Bank at Upton Park. In later years I came to appreciate his contribution to urban ministry.churchtimes.co.ukObituary: The Rt Revd Stephen Lowe‘He was visionary, a risk-taker, a prophet, and a loyal friend’ 012
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAn open letter to Iran’s political prisoners, trapped ‘between two blades of a scissors’On one side, you face the domination of the Islamic Republic; on the other, the imperialist forces that Republic claims to stand against 000
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 16/08/2026goodlawproject.org/petition/jas...goodlawproject.orgJason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 000
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 15/08/2026jarelrobinsonbrown.substack.com/p/the-incomp...?jarelrobinsonbrown.substack.comThe Incompetence of BlacknessWhy Jason Arday's story is so harrowing.... 000
Reposted by Greg SmithNadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I feared this would happen. His story was troubling but the wave of hatred and obsession in the media when he was clearly someone who was vulnerable - whatever you thought of him - was entirely disproportionate and in my view fuelled by racists. My thoughts are with his loved ones tonight. 25788194
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 13/08/2026My photos of the eclipse... photos.app.goo.gl/wbt5iMfg21WP...photos.app.goo.glEclipse of Sun August 12 2026 · Wednesday, Aug 12 📸Shared album · Tap to view! 000
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 07/08/2026This is an edited version of a longer review theprimitiveranter.blogspot.com/2026/07/book...theprimitiveranter.blogspot.comBook Review - Positive Urban TheologyPositive Urban Theology: Finding God in the Grit and Glory of the City By Cris Rogers Published by the Gregory Centre for Churc... 000
Reposted by Greg SmithRunnymede Trust @runnymedetrust.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Dog-whistle politics has real consequences. The normalisation of racist, anti-immigration rhetoric leads to the racist scenes we’re witnessing in Thetford, Norfolk. These have included the attempted storming of the homes of people seeking asylum, pelting with rocks & chanting “we want them out”.bbc.co.ukFurther arrests in Thetford as disorder continues for third nightThe arrests follow disorder linked to anti-immigration protests in the Norfolk market town. 1108
Reposted by Greg SmithRunnymede Trust @runnymedetrust.bsky.social · 07/08/2026This call to ban non-EU ‘foreign nationals’ from social housing is yet further advancement of far-right, anti-immigration narratives. Not only would it be clearly racialised, but it does nothing to solve the structural problems with the housing system caused by decades of under-investment.bbc.co.ukConservatives pledge to ban foreign nationals from social housingThey claim around 230,000 homes would become available under their plan to limit social housing entitlements. 12215
Reposted by Greg SmithUTU (Urban Theology Union) @urbantheologyunion.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Long piece but worth reading faithandenglandsidentities.substack.com/p/two-vision...?faithandenglandsidentities.substack.comTwo Visions of England After Christendom:Rival national nostalgias in a time of global change[1] 012
Reposted by Greg SmithUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @unhcr.org · 28/07/2026For 75 years, the Refugee Convention has kept the promise of protection alive, offering a safe haven to millions of people forced to flee war, violence and persecution. 04528
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Looks interesting Subverting Poverty Stigma—Dub Theology and the Politics of Shame by Chris Shannahan www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/17...?mdpi.com 000
Reposted by Greg SmithSafe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Hey Andy Burnham! A new Prime Minister means a chance to choose a different path. For too long, refugees have been used as political scapegoats while hostile rhetoric has divided communities & harmful policies have made it harder for people seeking safety to rebuild their lives. 16053
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Horrors continue in Nigeria, but the situation is complex and does not easily map onto a narrative of persecution of Christians by Muslims. www.seenandunseen.com/theres-now-n...?seenandunseen.comThere’s now no distance between us in Nigeria’s violence | Seen & Unseen 001
Reposted by Greg SmithPreston City of Sanctuary @prestoncitysanct.bsky.social · 20/07/2026We have produced a booklet celebrating 10 years of Preston City of Sanctuary . We are having a big launch event on Saturday 1st August at St Cuthberts. 001
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 20/07/2026mailchi.mp/cuf/new-grow... Growing Good youth resource from Church Urban Fundmailchi.mpA new way to help young people grow in faith and action 001
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 18/07/2026t4cg.substack.com/p/from-servi...?t4cg.substack.comFrom Service to Communion - Exploring Humanitas for Our TimeJenny Sinclair 001
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 17/07/2026While Andy Burnham is talking about reforming the care system I am reposting my blog which highlights how big the problems are, for workers as well as service users. Prayer, care and action: how Christians should respond to injustice share.google/5RW972WGGjfb...share.googlePrayer, care and action: how Christians should respond to injusticePrecious's story is a reminder why Christians must speak up, and support campaigns for vulnerable workers' rights. 001
Greg Smith @gregcity3.bsky.social · 16/07/2026COMING HOME! What a stupid and hubristic phrase. The world cup is a nomad, with a few favourite destinations. 000
Reposted by Greg SmithUTU (Urban Theology Union) @urbantheologyunion.bsky.social · 15/07/2026cuf.org.uk/news/young-p... Asset based intergenerational workcuf.org.ukSometimes transformation begins not with a new idea, but with a new question. - CUFWhat young people can teach us about community 012
Reposted by Greg SmithOperation Noah @operationnoah.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Most UK media stories about the June heatwave failed to mention the climate crisis. Nearly 2,500 articles about the extreme heat appeared in nine national publications. But nearly three-quarters of them left out any mention of global heating or the climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comMost UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisisExclusive: Analysis of nearly 2,500 articles finds almost three-quarters made no reference to global heating 022
Reposted by Greg SmithRefugee Action @refugeeaction.bsky.social · 14/07/2026MPs warned the Immigration and Asylum Bill is "unsafe and unworkable" and challenged the rise of far-right politics. The answer to the far right isn't to copy its politics. Scrap the bill. 02415
Reposted by Greg SmithUTU (Urban Theology Union) @urbantheologyunion.bsky.social · 14/07/2026The Liberation Theology Gathering returns to Sheffield on 24th October. Venue booked and speakers confirmed so watch this space and book it in your diary now. You won't want to miss it! . . #Liberationtheology #sheffield #urbantheologyunion #radicaldiscipleship #event 043