As a pastor I always looked forward to Christmas.
One of the things I enjoyed was reading some Advent and Christmas materials to get my imagination in gear for our outreach and services running up to Christmas.
I found that after the October half-term I would begin to crack on with Advent and Christmas preparation. One task was to identify a good Christmas booklet to give away at our carol services.
'Boys and young men are in crisis'
When delivering the 2025 Dimbleby Lecture this week, Former England Football manager Sir Gareth Southgate highlighted the dearth of male …