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There is a new wave of men finding Jesus
A leader of a church in south London told me that they had seen a surge unlike anything they had seen before of men in their 20s and 30s walking through the door on a Sunday morning. What was striking was that they were not there to explore faith – they had 'done that already'. They shared that…
Phil Knox
Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni: Reputation vs righteousness – what is your pearl of great price?
Blake Lively had a pretty torrid time last summer, at least in social media terms. During the press tour of her new film ‘It Ends with Us’, she faced a whole lot of bad press as people shared grumpy interviews, tone deaf publicity and commented on a general feeling that maybe the warm, fun and…
Jo Frost
A unique opportunity for churches to relieve some challenges for the NHS
A new report by Theos and the Good Faith Partnership explored the unique opportunity for faith groups in the rebuilding of the National Health Service and how churches can positively contribute to social prescribing in England. Social prescribing involves linking individuals to community-based…
Abbey Furmedge
What can evangelicals learn from the life of Saint Patrick?
Can we learn anything from the life of Patrick who lived 1,600 years ago as evangelicals in 2025? I think we can. Behind the holiday celebrated right across the globe there is the life of a truly remarkable man. A life which should still challenge us today. Patrick’s life was one filled with many…
Calvin Birnie
Eliminating racial discrimination starts with the church
Immediately after the Israelites left Egypt, Pharoah and his officials regretted their decision and set out to capture and re-enslave them (Exodus 14: 5-9). Power and privilege, accrued through oppressive discriminatory practices are never willingly relinquished, which is borne out in history. In…
Kumar Rajagopalan
Uniting in prayer reminds us of a deeper story for our nations
The 2025 St David's Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast at the Senedd was one such moment – a gathering where faith took centre stage, bridging differences and inviting reflection on the Christian values that continue to shape Wales. The annual event, hosted by the Evan Roberts Institute, has become a…
Governance in crisis
Join Hil Sewell, director of people and culture, and Peter Lynas, UK director, as they discuss the critical aspects of leadership support, development, and accountability. Working through the must haves of HR and the policies and practices that will help you avoid governance crises down the road,…
Government-proposed mandatory reporting – here’s what you need to know
One of my favourite aspects of church life is the fact that our church families are made up of all kinds of people, of all ages. This means that churches are filled with families with children and young people. What a valuable thing that is. As a single woman living with housemates, I don’t often…
Zanna Meynell
What being human in space does to the body
When they splashed down off the coast of Florida this week in their capsule, both Suni and Butch looked considerably older. Williams’ flowing chestnut hair had turned almost totally white. Both astronauts had experienced accelerated ageing – with about 1% of their bone and muscle withering away…
Peter Lynas
Four groups negatively affected by the assisted dying bill
Ineffective scrutiny of the bill can be explained by two reasons. Firstly, the committee membership is skewed 18 to 5 in support of the bill, including from both the justice and health ministers attending the committee. Secondly, the bill sponsor along with the 17 other supportive MPs have…
Alicia Edmund
Email your MP to vote no to assisted suicide
The assisted suicide bill will be the most important debate MPs will have in this parliamentary session, possibly their political career. The task at hand is to engage the 330 MPs who supported the bill at second reading and persuade them to reconsider their support ahead of the third reading…
Alicia Edmund
The Disclosure Act 2020 comes into force on 1 April 2025 – what does this mean for your church or organisation?
According to the Scottish Government, the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 had two key aims: Focus on protecting the public, while balancing the need for people to move on from offending;Simplify the process for disclosing criminal history information. The act makes several changes in this regard,…
Chris Ringland
Seeking answers and finding Jesus
From what I see and hear from churches across the East Midlands, and my own church network, there is a real and tangible sense that something is happening, that the spiritual atmosphere in our nation is shifting; stories of people walking into church to find out about Jesus, young men exploring…
Mark Hopkins
The Easter story: hope in the darkness
In his book The cross of Christ, John Stott writes of crucifixion: "Crucifixion seems to have been invented by “barbarians” on the edge of the known world, and taken over from them by both Greeks and Romans. It is probably the most cruel method of execution ever practised, for it deliberately…
Adolescence: Is the crisis of masculinity leading young men to Christ?
I find the conversation about masculinity bubbling up in society particularly interesting because this week the Bible Society released a report that reveals something both surprising and encouraging: over the past six years, male attendance at church has seen a significant rise, especially among…
Katherine Brown
