We are thrilled to celebrate the launch of Roy Searle's and Alan Roxburgh's new book Forming Communities of Hope in the Great Unraveling (Wipf and Stock, 2025).

A year ago the notion of Communities of Hope wasn’t part of the lingua franca in the churches or society. But the theme of hope has emerged as a pressing question this book talks about. The reasons aren’t difficult to articulate. We feel this unraveling of all things. As Marx put it: “All that is solid melts into air”. A sense of darkening and foreboding has overcome the Western imagination. Cascading threats to humanity and the creation feel overwhelming. Creation is groaning. We’re no longer confident that we, or AI, have answers.

We are planning a webinar on May 28 at 8am PDT / 4pm UK time and we'd love you to join as we launch the book and begin the conversation and explore the journey we must undertake as God's people in cultivating Communities of Hope.

A link will be sent upon registration.