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Should Christians attend secular music festivals?
For as long as I can remember, I have always attended Notting Hill Carnival. It was a whole family affair: Mum, aunts, cousins and siblings in tow, in overwhelming anticipation we'd make our way to West London for the two-day event to celebrate our Caribbean heritage of our native island of…
Nicola Morrison
The world needs good neighbours
Against the backdrop of today’s western post-Christian society, what is love? Those of you who enjoyed pop music in the 90s will know a singer called Haddaway attempted to answer that very question, and there have been many musicians, philosophers and writers before and after him who have reflected…
Carl Knightly
Young adults: Let's talk mental health in church
Opening up the conversation We can be uncomfortable with disclosures about mental health problems, and sometimes inadvertently make unhealthy assumptions that are counter-productive. There is, however, sound scriptural grounds to believe God cares about our souls – the seat of our emotions, will…
Dr Ayodele Ajayi
The shooting of Chris Kaba
Since that date, members of the Racial Justice Advocacy Forum (RJAF), the National Church Leaders Forum, the Evangelical Alliance, the Ascension Trust and the London Baptist Association have been meeting to hear the concerns of the bereaved family and the wider community, offering pastoral support…
Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana
Helping young adults transition to university
Thousands of young people across England will be attending freshers' week over the coming weeks. For most, this will be their first time living away from home. This period of transition could be a time of excitement, anticipation and anxiety all at once. It will no doubt be a time of making new…
Nicola Morrison
Small Groups: Big Mission
Small Groups: Big Mission seeks to take the concept of a small group and radically shake it up. Small groups that use Small Groups: Big Mission as the basis for their vision and values will see invitation, growth, tension, discomfort, and salvations. This resource seeks to equip and encourage not…
An Open Letter: Responding to the Cost-of-Living Crisis together
25th August 2022 Dear MLA, We, the undersigned leaders and organisations, are representatives from a breadth of churches and Christian faith-based charities in Northern Ireland. We are writing to you as part of ongoing efforts to help create a united church voice in response to the ever-growing…
Love breaks the roof
After careful assessment by Lynne, a volunteer occupational therapist, a suitable wheelchair was selected. Fawasi was delighted with his new chair, grinning broadly and thrusting his arms in the air in spontaneous thanksgiving. Love through action Fawasi is one of hundreds of people helped each…
Annette Stuart
Making a difference by showing up
At Youth for Christ, we’re about seeing young people’s lives changed by Jesus. We have long recognised that transformation usually happens through relationships and in most cases before we can declare Jesus, we need to demonstrate Him (Acts 1:8). Across Britain, we have over 60 local ministries…
Neil O'Boyle
Interview: Giving a voice to the voiceless
What does the WEA do? The World Evangelical Alliance began in 1846 with the establishment in England of the Evangelical Alliance, formed with representatives from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Sweden, Germany, France, Holland, Switzerland, the USA and Canada. From the beginning, they addressed…
Nicola Morrison
Standing on the shoulders of giants
You don’t need to scroll too far down your news feed to find a story that points to the divisions in our society. Our fractured nation is full of ruptures across divides of politics, race, wealth and worldviews. But one area of division that is often overlooked is that between the generations. I…
Phil Knox
Christian GP: how I live out my faith in a time of NHS crisis
I sit down for a Zoom call with Dr Debisi Olunloyo to find out. Born and raised in Nigeria, she became a Christian aged 13 at school, and trained to become a doctor. She moved to the UK in 2000, where she joined one of our member churches, Jesus House in London, and continued her postgraduate…
Helen Locke
Could your church adopt a care home?
Overlooked and ignored: such an apt description of many care home residents. Did you know, research shows that older people in care homes are twice as likely to feel severely lonely as older people living in the community? There are about 12,500 care homes for older people across the UK, and about…
Tina English
Living for Jesus at work: Order the resource
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