26 August 2016
Best of the Alliance August 2016
We've rounded up some of the best bits of the Alliance from the last month, including the things you loved reading and the things we loved sharing... Have we missed something that you enjoyed? Tweet us with the hashtag #bestEA
PASTOR AGU
You loved reading about Pastor Agu, senior leader at Jesus House. He shared his wisdom on leadership and the Church in our intergenerational Church edition of idea.
CHURCH SECURITY
During a season of insecurity across the world, it was important to share advice from the Metropolitan Police on keeping our churches safe – you can read for about that here.
OUR BIRTHDAY
In case you missed it, 19 August was our 170th anniversary! We've loved researching our history and celebrating God's faithfulness over 170 years.
FACEBOOK
This month we celebrated reaching the 5,000 likes milestone on our Facebook page. We love sharing stories, pictures, interviews, videos and so much more on our page – if you haven't joined the online gang, click here and then click like...
GREENBELT
We spoke to Paul Northup, creative director at Greenbelt, about the role of arts and creativity in growing faith. You can read the interview here.
ON THIS DAY...
The tweet you loved the most was all about commemorating our birthday: "#OnThisDay 170 years ago, people from around the world came together to create the Evangelical Alliance #EA170"
CONCERNS ABOUT RUSSIA
You were concerned about reports coming out of Russia about major restrictions being placed on evangelism.
BLUSHES
You've been saying some really nice things about us... Old Roan Baptist Church said: "We love being a member church of @EAUKnews, uniting us with other churches in what we believe. Happy 170th birthday! #EA170," and Carl Beech said: "Been fun to have served on the council for some years now. Happy 170th birthday @EAUKnews you do great work."