--- title: Lydia Gilbertson date: 2024-11-26T15:18:45+00:00 author: Tim Coysh canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/author/lydia-gilbertson" section: People --- [ ![Gen z Protest mick de paola unsplash](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Gen z Protest mick de paola unsplash](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/what-gen-z-worries-about-how-the-church-can-engage-with-a-searching-generation "What Gen Z worries about: how the church can engage with a searching generation") ### [What Gen Z worries about: how the church can engage with a searching generation](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/what-gen-z-worries-about-how-the-church-can-engage-with-a-searching-generation) 13 April 2026Lydia Gilbertson unpacks why Gen Z is searching for meaning and how the church can respond with hope and truth [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/what-gen-z-worries-about-how-the-church-can-engage-with-a-searching-generation) --- [ ![Two people swimming](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Two people swimming](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/what-is-mission-drift-and-how-do-we-avoid-it "What is mission drift, and how do we avoid it?") ### [What is mission drift, and how do we avoid it?](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/what-is-mission-drift-and-how-do-we-avoid-it) 27 January 2026Mission drift threatens faith-based organisations, but is never unredeemable – Rachael Heffer explains what it is and how leaders can keep their ministries on course [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/what-is-mission-drift-and-how-do-we-avoid-it) --- [ ![Getty images Qg B Gs Ci Zs G4 unsplash](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Getty images Qg B Gs Ci Zs G4 unsplash](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/through-gods-story-ive-finally-learnt-to-love-my-body "Through God’s story, I’ve finally learnt to love my body") ### [Through God’s story, I’ve finally learnt to love my body](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/through-gods-story-ive-finally-learnt-to-love-my-body) 20 February 2025Lydia Gilbertson shares her journey with body image and how understanding the God story has helped her to appreciate her body in a new way [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/through-gods-story-ive-finally-learnt-to-love-my-body) --- [ ![Fast Fashion](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Fast Fashion](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/fast-fashion-does-our-relationship-with-clothing-reveal-an-identity-crisis "Fast fashion: does our relationship with clothing reveal an identity crisis?") ### [Fast fashion: does our relationship with clothing reveal an identity crisis?](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/fast-fashion-does-our-relationship-with-clothing-reveal-an-identity-crisis) 5 December 2024Lydia Gilbertson shares her personal experience of working in the fashion industry and explores the potential danger of our clothing becoming the source of our identity. [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/fast-fashion-does-our-relationship-with-clothing-reveal-an-identity-crisis) ---