July / August 2010
EXCLUSIVE ONLINE CONTENT:<br/>A radically new way to fight poverty
Ten years ago, the world's rich made a promise to the poor. Rev Joel Edwards, international director of Micah Challenge, urges us to take action...
A sporting chance
Britain is heading into an unprecedented period as the centre of world sports, as London hosts the 2012 Olympics, Glasgow stages the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the World Cups for rugby in 2015 and cricket in 2019 both come to England. David Oakley looks at the challenges this presents for the Church...
Don't forget the poor
Christians are uniting to urge governments to envision a world that's free of poverty. Hazel Southam reports...
Engage with a secular society
Christianity seems to be increasingly at odds with UK society. Is going to court the answer? Hazel Southam explores the options...
True blood and true love
Looking for conversation starters, Tony Watkins finds relevant themes in popular culture...
The Basics: Making public comment
In our series relating the Alliance's Practical Resolutions to the task of mission, Marijke Hoek looks at the seventh resolution... We owe it to each other, in making public comment on the alleged statements of our fellow Christians, first to confer directly with them and to establish what was actually intended.
Working together for the Lord we love
In the run-up to a historic evangelical event, Doug Birdsall challenges the global Church to roll up its sleeves and get to work...
See you in court (or not)
General Director Steve Clifford finds a more biblical example for engaging with our society...
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Subject: Poverty | Debt relief | Micah Challenge (economy and debt) | Millennium Development Goals
Author: Edwards, Joel
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