Natalie Williams is the CEO of Jubilee+, a national (UK) Christian charity that equips churches to meaningfully engage with those in need in their communities. She also leads social action at King’s Church in Hastings & Bexhill. A popular speaker and author, her previous books include A Church for the Poor (David C Cook, 2017), A Call To Act (David C Cook, 2020), Invisible Divides (SPCK, 2022) and ‘Tis Mercy All (Form, 2024).

I'm a Black woman familiar with navigating difficult conversations about inclusivity, so I wasn't expecting to learn anything new about the great cultural divide in UK churches. But here enters humility as I found myself frantically highlighting pages of this book which digs into deep seated issues with the UK Church. Many church majorities may say "Why should I?" when it comes to broadening our way of doing things but we cannot refuse to change because it doesn't suit us. This book perhaps speaks more to white middle-classes than other middle-class or upper-class ethnic group, simply because there is a prevailing tendency in Britain to generally treat ethnic minority groups as "other", regardless of economic status. But this is a really helpful handbook for every church, and one which will help ensure that I personally am aligning my ministry - whatever that looks like - to that of Christ and no other.