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In this section you can read inspiring stories from people across the diocese about how their Christian faith influences their everyday lives. Changing our conversations can change our culture.
So how can we be more curious and interested in each other’s lives away from church gatherings? Once you've scrolled through some of the stories below, take a look at the seven small shifts your church community could take.
Michelle Eyre shares her journey from dancer to nun to founder of an online prayer initiative.
The Rt Revd Eggoni Pushpa Lalitha, the first woman bishop consecrated in the Diocese of Nandyal, shares her story.
Olivia Graham talks about teaching in Nairobi, working in international development and becoming an archdeacon.
David Benskin shares his journey to ordination and his top tips for people with dyslexia.
Lydia Messling shares how her love of creation inspires her faith, studies and jobs as she works to make a difference to the environment.
Dr Jane Clements MBE shares the inspiring story of God at work in her life and her services to interfaith and community cohesion.
As the CEO of Stop the Traffik, Ruth Dearnley has spent years campaigning for an end to the horrific modern-day slave trade.
Brian reflects on an accountancy career that saw him held up at gunpoint and 33 years as a churchwarden in rural Fingest.
Saving the lives of mothers and their babies was all in a day's work for missionary midwife Eve Vause.