Can the Church trust the government and can the public trust us? Steve Chalke examines how to rebuild this key quality.

Our society's loss of trust has inspired countless books. The government, the media, the royal family, the church, the police, the law lords, and many more have tumbled from their pedestals. But, rather than a catalogue of reasons for failure this is a manual for reconstruction. Steve Chalke examines practical ways through which trust can be built in 21st century society and asks hard questions of government and church as they both strive to become more trusted by the public and each other.

Politicians, media and the people all agree - across our
society trust has been eroded, even totally lost. In this,
the latest book in the Faithworks series, Steve Chalke
looks at the breakdown of public trust and asks the
government and the Church 'Can the public actually
trust you?'
Trust has become something of a buzzword of late -
everyone is talking, writing, about it. It will be the central
theme of the next election. But so much of what is
said is just remarking on the fact of its disappearance,
moaning about the current situation and expressing a
desire for things to be different, an 'if only we could
turn the clock back' mentality. But we need a more constructive
approach, and we need it soon.
It is obvious we would like a world filled with trust, but
the question is how we can make it happen. As well as
analysing trust, Steve Chalke goes on to outline practical
steps, which individuals and churches can take in
order to become slowly more worthy of the trust of
government and public.
And once trust is developed, God will be able to really
start working!