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Get excited about Jesus: in the beginning is awe
Looking at the church in the West today, one can hardly escape the impression that the church is preoccupied with itself. What new strategy for church growth will help? How can new structures be put in place? And how can the expectations of visitors be met more effectively? But what is it all…
Dr Johannes Hartl
What we do
We're passionate about helping Christians live out God's call to love, serve and share Him, individually and as part of their local church. Great Commission will help you spread the good news of Jesus, while Public Leadership helps to nurture the faith and skills set of Christians who are leading…
Bible Society: Lyfe
Each spiritual formation resource draws deeply on the Scriptures and spiritual practices that have inspired and sustained Christians throughout the centuries. Individuals Each day we post a morning encounter, a midday meditation and an evening reflection.
Christian Vision for Men: The Ultimate Survival Guide
Christian Vision for Men’s (CVM’s) Demolition Squad was set up to make the complexity of Christian apologetics accessible for the bloke-on-the-street, by reducing the often complex arguments into easy to understand articles. The Demolition Squad’s book, the Ultimate Surival Guide, is the…
Five steps to becoming a public leader-friendly church
Here are five easy steps to becoming a become a public leader-friendly church. See the need We have a crisis of leadership in our country. Politicians, journalists, bankers filmmakers and more have all seen their integrity lost, their trustworthiness doubted and their leadership undermined. We…
Abi Jarvis
Abigail’s Court: “We try to reach them before it’s too late”
British Nigerian Stella Jackson, leader of the team of volunteers who make the work of Abigail’s Court possible, invited the Evangelical Alliance, of which Jesus House is a member, to its annual Celebrating Life event that took place on Saturday, 21 July. It was my pleasure to honour the…
Naomi Osinnowo
Diversity in leadership
I recently read an article discussing Clarks shoes. A girls’ range, which features hearts inside and is called Dolly Babe, has now been discontinued following complaints. The boy’s range, which features footballs inside, is named Leader and it remains in stock. Controversy over genderised…
Abi Jarvis
Jethro and the art of delegation
A young public leader recently told us “We see delegation as a failure…we feel inadequate as we don’t have the gifts to do every single bit of it”. Delegation is a crucial part of leadership. It is simply not possible to do everything yourself. I have written previously about the importance of…
Abi Jarvis
Leading in the community – the role of magistrates
Ian Rawley is the senior pastor of New Life Church, Cambridge. As well as leading his local church, he travels extensively around the world, helping church leaders and encouraging churches. He is also involved in humanitarian work, especially in the global south. Ian has served in various roles as…
Abi Jarvis
Lord Ahmad’s appointment as PM’s special envoy on freedom of religion or belief welcomed
The Evangelical Alliance has welcomed the appointment of the UK's first special envoy for religion and belief. According to a government announcement, Lord Ahmad, who is a minister in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, will promote the UK's stance on religious tolerance abroad and help to tackle…
Director Elfed Godding will leave the Evangelical Alliance in September
Elfed Godding will step down as national director for Wales and coalitions at the Evangelical Alliance at the end of September to embark on a new phase of ministry. After a three-year period seeking God's will for the next chapter in his life and service, Elfed announced in May that after 19 years…
Statement in response to abortion referendum in Ireland
David Smyth, public policy officer at the Evangelical Alliance in Northern Ireland said: "Today many will mourn the loss of a vital protection for women and their unborn children from the Irish constitution."There are very strong feelings on all sides and we want to commend all those who advocated…
Remembrance 100: 100 days of prayer
Churches around the country will start 100 days of prayer, peace and reconciliation on Saturday, 4 August as part of Remembrance 100, which has been launched to mark the centenary of the end of World War I. To help participants be most effective during this period, which leads up to 11 November,…
Naomi Osinnowo
The Evangelical Alliance to lead a series of seminars at CRE
The law and our gospel freedoms. Cultivating an evangelistic culture in our churches. Tips on how to resolve conflict. Nurturing public leaders within our congregations. How to keep God at the heart of business. These are just a handful of the topics that a team from the Evangelical Alliance will…
Naomi Osinnowo
Ten podcasts for public leaders
Cultural intelligence Q Podcast Q, a website of videos and articles, was birthed out of Gabe Lyons’ vision to see Christians, especially leaders, recover a vision for their historic responsibility to renew and restore cultures. The podcast (qpodcast.libsyn.com) covers a large subject-base…
Abi Jarvis
