Kingdom Over Nation works as tool for discipleship and discernment

Kingdom Over Nation works as tool for discipleship and discernment

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Wed, 07/08/2026 - 15:36

Min. Shermara JJ Hoyte is principal officer for Pentecostal, Charismatic, and Multicultural Relations at Churches Together in England. She reflects below on the development of the new resource, Kingdom Over Nation, that invites Christians to pause and ask what is forming their vision of the world. Hoyte is executive editor of Kingdom over Nation, which was co-edited by Rev. Dr Ben Aldous and Sarah Ball with a foreword by Churches Together in England general secretary, Bishop Mike Royal.

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Min. Shermara JJ Hoyte .

Can you describe the needs you were witnessing from your context that led to the development of Kingdom Over Nation?

Min. Hoyte: This resource was born less in a study than in a room. I had been invited to speak at a regional gathering of church leaders in England and, on the journey there, I passed street after street draped in national flags. The sight stayed with me not because national symbols are inherently troubling, but because of the ambiguity they carry. On one level, they reflect people ’ s legitimate…