Church

Bishops' proposals depart from orthodox teaching. The Church of England needs our prayers for courage and conviction

In an open letter to fellow evangelicals, Gavin Calver issues a call to pray for Church of England leaders to recommit to traditional teaching on marriage

Gavin Calver
Church

Hope with hindsight

Andy Palmer, senior pastor at Christ Church Balham, on how God made a way to bring hope to the local community when the rest of the world was shutting down

Andy Palmer
Church

The power of a cuppa (or ‘chai’ for us Iranians)

Bahar Shahabi encourages the UK church to offer simple hospitality to the Iranians in our midst through her own personal testimony

Bahar Shahbi
Church

Love breaks the roof

It’s essential that every church not only serves disabled people, but also listens to and encourages their ministry, says Annette Stuart

Annette Stuart
Church

How could employment law changes affect your church?

What to be aware of when calculating holidays

Rob and Nicci Birley
Church

Young people moving away from home but not from God

The Student Linkup app – keeping students connected to church while at university

Sam Brown
Church

Mental Health Awareness Week: what can your church do?

Kintsugi Hope’s Rachael Newham explains how your church can take steps to support those struggling, and what the beautiful biblical concept of shalom can teach us

Rachael Newham
Church

Brave and kind

Gavin Calver shares the importance of bravery with kindness, and shows how brave steps can lead to mighty breakthrough

Gavin Calver
Church

An exciting (re)turn of events...

After the two years we’ve had, large events provide much-needed opportunities to break from routine, expand our horizons and build faith in what our God can do...

Gavin Calver
Church

Perfection and perseverance

I’m all for expecting kingdom transformation – but how I internalise expectation will determine whether I persevere from rest or burn out from striving