Blogs | Student Christian Movement

The Church, Safeguarding and SCM

By joshhouse on 9 Dec 2024

In light of recent safeguarding scandals involving both the national and local Church we want to reiterate our dedication to making SCM a genuinely safe home for progressive Christian students, and highlight the actions you can take if you have a safeguarding concern within SCM or your church.

PROGRESSIVE EVANGELISM - A new resource for progressive Churches and communities.

By Ruth N on 4 Dec 2024

SCM is pleased to launch the second resource in the Affirming Christianity series, Progressive Evangelism.

The four-part course was developed in response to feedback from the movement about the need for an accessible resource on the topic. The materials seek to help progressive Christians define evangelism in their context and understand what draws people towards God. The legacies of the past and the doubts we carry are integrated as part of the discussion, and the activities are designed to help participants to put their learning into action.

SCM's Guide to a Very Eco Christmas

By PhoebeE on 29 Nov 2024

Happy Advent! The time of getting ready…

For Christians, Advent is a time of spiritual preparation before celebrating the birth of Jesus at Christmas. If you’re looking for tips to help with that I can recommend lots of other blogs on the topic that you can find here.

Do Not Obey in Advance: Resisting the rise of fascism, and a second Trump term

By SCM on 27 Nov 2024

William shares his response to the recent US election results, and how we can respond to a second Trump term in our own contexts.

Disability History Month with SCM

By Ruth N on 21 Nov 2024

Disability History Month runs from 14th November to 20th December this year. Find out what we have planned in this latest blog!

Trans Day of Remembrance Order of Service 2024

By SCM on 20 Nov 2024

An order of service to accompany the Trans Day of Remembrance Service 2024. You can watch the service on YouTube.

Trans* Rights Campaign: Template Letter for Trans* Day of Remembrance

By SCM on 13 Nov 2024

In August 2024 we wrote to Health Secretary Wes Streeting to express our concern on the proposed indefinite extension of the ban on puberty blockers for trans* young people. It's now November 2024, and we're back again continuing to campaign against the ban of puberty blockers for trans* young people, and in support of trans* people throughout the UK.

OCD in Faith Spaces: OCD Awareness Week

By SCM on 17 Oct 2024

How can OCD affect faith, and how can we help those with OCD in faith spaces? Moll reflects for OCD awareness week.

James Cone, Gender, and Womanist Critique

By SophDay on 9 Oct 2024

In the UK, October is Black History Month, and to mark this I’d like to shine light onto the foundational work of James Cone, Delores Williams, and Katie G. Cannon.