With Lent just days away, we wanted to give you a sneak preview of one of this year’s acts carried out in real life.
Pat Allerton, known to many as “The Portable Priest”, heads out onto the streets of Notting Hill to complete a beautifully simple challenge. What he finds is that you should never underestimate the power of a few kind words.
Act 10: Give three unexpected compliments today. To a colleague, a stranger or someone close to you.
We’ll be sharing more videos from Pat and other 40acts supporters throughout Lent, to encourage and inspire the country’s Lent journey.
Track your 40acts. Build the habit.
This year, 40acts comes to life in the Stewardship Giving Account app.
It’s more than just a way to give, it’s your personal hub for daily acts, reflections and putting generosity in action. You’ll be able to set aside funds to give with purpose as opportunities arise, track your daily progress and build momentum.
Whether you’re giving time, money or kindness, your Giving Account helps you make generosity a habit – one act at a time.
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James Bishop
James is our Digital Marketing Manager and works within our Purpose team to connect Christians to the causes they care about and to inspire them to live out the freedom that active generosity offers. He works on website content and email newsletters, advertising on social media and making sure people using search engines can find us. James also contributes to campaigns such as 40acts and the Generosity Report.
Before joining Stewardship in 2025, James worked in marketing departments of all sizes, from a biotech startup to a large civil engineering consultancy and most recently a learning disability charity.
James lives in Surrey and serves in a local church as a director of their non-profit community café and on their AV team. James is reluctantly making a middle-age transition from football to golf and loves making homemade pizza and good coffee.
