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Royalty and the upside down kingdom
Alexandra Davis is project and digital content lead at the Evangelical Alliance. How do you lead in times of chaos? We're watching a few different styles at the moment: leadership by Twitter from President Trump, leadership by threat from President Putin, leadership by default from Prime Minister…
Alexandra Davis
Above & Beyond - churches and charities run well for the glory of God
Above and Beyond - churches and charities run well for the glory of God. Tuesday, 20 February 2018 9.30am-4pm St Mary's London, W1H 1PQ Hosted by the Evangelical Alliance Do not miss this opportunity to connect with the latest thinking and leading experts on good governance, legal matters and…
Alexandra Davis
Movement Day: seeking peace and prosperity for our towns and cities
Hundreds of Christians gathered at Westminster Central Hall on 6 and 7 October to seek the peace and prosperity of their towns, cities and places. Movement Day UK saw leaders from across the country meet together to seek the cultural, social and spiritual transformation of their communities. Hosted…
From suicidal despair to a life filled with love
I was almost committing suicide because I just hated life, it was just too much for me, and life meant nothing at all. Life was just crumbling and I did not want to live anymore. I thought I am studying so I can get a good job, then I can get a family, and then I can get kids, and then the cycle…
Guest writer
The hopes of 1846 evangelicals for unity have been realised, 170 years on
There were differences on theological topics from infant baptism to slavery. The biggest rift was between the established Anglican churches and those in the Congregational or ‘Free’ churches. That evangelicals within the Anglican and Free churches are broadly unified now is partly due to the hard…
Kim Walker
A vision of hope for the future of our society
Whether this was campaigning against the transatlantic slave trade, improving working conditions or renewing civil society, evangelicals are, and always will be, activists. The good news of salvation in Jesus is at the heart of our message and motivation, and as John Stott observed, the gospel has…
Danny Webster
Will your church change the world?
‘God wants to save the world, but what if He also wants to transform it?’‘What if leadership is a gift from God to change the world around us?’‘How can I be a leader in the public square, speaking up for God and for the good of all?’These are the questions at the heart of the new small group course…
Abi Jarvis
The truth about fake news
Over the past couple of years two trends have developed that have challenged our relationship with truth, and truthiness is the corrosive bond that links them. Post-truth is the idea that evidence about a situation takes second place to our feelings. For example we might think that leaving the EU…
Danny Webster
Running for justice, receiving hope
A Muskathlon is a week-long adventure, culminating with a run, trek or ride through the communities that the Muskathletes are fundraising for. While she was there, Amaris and many of the other European Muskathletes on the trip met their sponsored child. Shema Prince is three years old and lives in…
Amaris Cole
The silence of the lambs
Last week Ealing Council voted to introduce a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in order to enforce a ‘buffer zone’ around a Marie Stopes abortion clinic. The PSPO was put place to stop a group of Christians (Roman Catholic) who, for more than 20 years, had stood in silent prayer near the…
Dr David Landrum
Civil society and the church: have your say
Civil society is a broad term, and is described in the consultation as ‘all those outside of the public sector, who share the mission of building a stronger society and improving lives.’ In the UK, the Christian church is right at the heart of this mission. Tracey Crouch, the minister for civil…
John Coleby
Risk and relationship: partnering up with the Human Rights Commission in Northern Ireland
Protecting the right to freedom of conscience, thought and religion goes right to the heart of the kind of society that we all want to live in. That is the message from the launch of a joint project by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland. The…
David Smyth
Is there a relationship between politics and biblical love?
In order to address these questions, I’m drawing from Martin Luther King Jr., who is known to have talked and written a lot about biblical love. He famously followed a version of the classical distinctions between different kinds of love. Eros, which he understood as romantic love, philia, the love…
Transforming through the years
Today, Tearfund works in more than 50 countries and is known as one of the UK's top aid agencies. We celebrate its transforming impact to so many, and talk to chief executive Nigel Harris on Tearfund's legacy and what 2018 will bring. Linked with the Alliance over the years, Tearfund started out…
Guest writer
Establishing God’s kingdom in the next generation
"Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:9-13, KJV)." This manner in which Jesus taught us to pray inspires me to make my life count for the purposes of God. It inspires me to play my part in seeing churches…
Andy Frost
