Unreached Network

Ruth Z

Ruth and her husband lived and worked in the Middle East for 11 years as part of a multicultural church planting team. Now back in the UK, Ruth works as a leadership coach specializing in transition and cultural awareness. Ruth is based in the Midlands with her husband Mark.

A Pilgrim Mindset

As a community of movement-minded people, we live in a constant tension between ‘settledness’ and ‘unsettledness.’ How do we prophetically respond to this tension of coming and going, temporary and permanent, ebb and flow as the people of God?  Ruth shared with us at the Unreached Network UK Gathering, July 2024. Listen here. ——– A …

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The Plates of Meaning: How is an important message served up and delivered in your cultural community?

“You look a right mess – you can’t go on stage like that!” It was a key night in our faith centre’s yearly calendar and I was due to host and lead our evening programme. Presenting in my second language, I’d spent hours working on the text, ensuring I wouldn’t make any grammatical mistakes. I …

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Displacing Cultural Assumptions

After a long search for my missing keys, I finally found them. “Eureka!” I shouted, “I’ve found it!”
My Middle Eastern friend looked up, puzzled. “What did you just say?”