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Jan/Feb 2006 Edition

Idea magazine cover, January February 2006

In this issue...Message from the Revd Joel Edwards : If you look down your street, stroll through your nearest shopping mall or watch the media for five minutes, you could get the impression that most of us have not heard or heeded Jesus’ advice, “A man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” (Luke 12.15). More...

Rick Warren has sold more books than the Da Vinci Code. He talks to idea about church growth and how congregation size isn’t everything. More...

Exploring black Christian faith: In his new book Look What the Lord Has Done, former ACEA boss, Mark Sturge offers the first comprehensive study of the history, beliefs, practices and future of the UK’s growing black-majority churches. More…

Alliance General Director, the Revd Joel Edwards visited India in December with World Vision Chief Executive Charles Badenoch one year after the tsunami struck the region, claiming 200,000 lives and leaving millions homeless. They met survivors, heard their testimonies and saw first-hand the impact of relief development efforts. More…

Am I significant? Less than two metres tall and only lasting about 70 years — can we matter in a universe that is so big and so old, so dark and so cold? More…

Please note: For Matt Summerfield's five part series on 'The Challenge of Change' trailed in idea Jan/Feb 2006 please email info@eauk.org and we will send you the articles in Word Format.

In Jan/Feb 2006 idea

Alliance members participate in relief efforts
Alliance General Director Joel Edwards visited India in December with World Vision...
Am I significant in the universe, or just an accident?
The big question - In our series exploring frequently asked questions about the Christian fairh, apologetics expert Mike Poole of Christians in Science examines...
Church health, not growth
Rick Warren’s book The Purpose Driven Life outlines how every human has a divine purpose according to God’s master plan. It has sold over 25 million copies worldwide, on a par with Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code. The Alliance caught up with him between conference sessions in Nottingham...
Exploring black Christian faith
In his new book Look What the Lord Has Done, Mark Sturge offers the first comprehensive study of the history, beliefs, practices and future of the UK’s growing black-majority churches.
Who you are, not what you have
If you look down your street, stroll through your nearest shopping mall or watch the media for five minutes, you could get the impression that most of us have not heard or heeded Jesus’ advice, “A man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” (Luke 12.15).