Dr. John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, has today urged the Church of England to reach out to young people involved in knife crime.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the Church’s General Synod in York, Archbishop Sentamu used his presidential address to urge the Church to face outwards in its work: “Our call is to reach out to our neighbours with God’s message of love in Jesus Christ. To be a servant in the Church of God, you too are volunteered. The call is addressed to people who are not expecting to be invited \u201d\u201c and not those who have become their own good cause!”<\/p>\n
“We are called to reach out to people who are desperately searching for identity, meaning and belonging. When crime involving the use of knives by young people is on the increase, we can stem the tide by our outreach to young people.<\/p>\n
“Attempting to change the behaviour of young people by tough talk will not solve it.”<\/p>\n