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A strategy to beat Pandemic

The game of choice this year has been Pandemic, a cooperative board game where all players join together to defeat viruses outbreaks across the world. I don’t know what made us think of this, but there we are. Pandemic is a notoriously difficult cooperative game…

A strategy to beat Pandemic
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Who's afraid of the farmer?

I am not fully decided whether it is the pandemic or the predicted economic and employment turmoil that I am most concerned about.

Who's afraid of the farmer?
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God's irresistible transformation

In Acts 9 we read of Saul’s encounter with Jesus on the Damascus Road, and his sudden and unexpected experience of being rendered blind. Done to him, it plunged him into darkness and removed from him every confidence, certainty, and comfort that he was previously used to, and made him dependent upon others.

God's irresistible transformation
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Stop the world... don't stop the world

I remember press coverage of a “private” conversation between world leaders at a G8 summit a few years back where our (then) prime minister complained about the lack of thinking time and the relentless unceasing mill of meetings and decisions. There was no opportunity to pause or reflect or to gather evidence before setting events in motion, and as the leaders talked they each revealed a longing for space to reflect and consider.

Stop the world... don't stop the world
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What if normal never was?

If you’re starting to struggle, you’re not alone. I’ve been grappling this week with feeling sad at the ministries and gatherings that have dropped away because they can’t meet, and trying to summon up the energy to make some calls to colleagues. I suspect I’m not alone in wanting things to hurry up in a return to “normal”.

What if normal never was?

News from the NET - July 2026

We really enjoyed seeing many local group members and leaders at the conference, it was good to catch up in person, hear what is happening in your groups and to begin the process to launch 3 more groups in the North and North East of England.

If you’re not already part of a local group, we’d encourage you to sign up to one of the new or existing groups below to receive information and invites:

  • NEW for Hull and the surrounding areas click HERE

  • NEW for Skipton and the surrounding areas click HERE

  • NEW for North East England click HERE

  • Relaunching for Barnsley and the surrounding areas click HERE

  • Other groups meeting across the UK, can be found HERE

Those who have offered to lead the new groups would love to hear from you about what you would like from a local group and days of the week you are available to meet. Please take a few minutes and respond for any of the NEW groups to the form linked HERE by 31st July to let them know.

Group leaders! Is your group meeting soon? We’d love to see as many groups as possible meeting in the Autumn term, so please do let us know what dates you are planning to get together, so that we can get the message out to those in your area. Let us know by 6th September to be sure your dates are in the next UCAN newsletter!

Upcoming gatherings (updated 25/08/26):

Head to My ChurchSuite/My Events or www.churchadministrators.net/events to find out more and sign up to come!

Find your nearest local group via https://www.churchadministrators.net/localgroups 

With every blessing
Maria and Verity, your Network Enabling Team (NET)

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