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Time to Talk... about sexuality
Do you find it challenging to discuss topics like sexuality, relationships, or consent with young people? 'Time to Talk' is here to equip parents, youth leaders, and ministry workers to have confident, meaningful conversations about relationships and sex education. Catch up on our insightful…
Assisted suicide
Assisted suicide is about more than an individual choice; it impacts communities and is of public interest. If the proposals are successful, they will fundamentally change a society’s relationship with the health and social care sector. People will go from receiving a duty of care to feeling a duty…
Is death the ultimate human choice?
We live in a culture that has all too often reduced human life to functionality and usefulness. But what happens when you can no longer contribute to society? Do you still have purpose? We live in a society that is particularly focused on the individual. One campaign group has called itself ‘My…
Peter Lynas
Gen Z, it's time to engage with the new government
The conversation enabled the young people to share their experiences and the various obstacles they have overcome. The prime minister recognised the importance of listening to the voices of those with lived experience and that young people are the experts on what it is like to navigate their…
Zanna Meynell
President-Elect Trump: how we still haven’t learnt how to listen
The exiled pregnant slave girl Hagar is the only person in scripture to directly give God a name. As He comes near to her in the desert wilderness and talks to her about her future and the future of her unborn son, she names Him El Roi – the God who sees me (Genesis 16:13). To be seen is a powerful…
Jo Frost
Parliament set to debate and vote on legalising assisted dying in England and Wales
Kim Leadbeater, Labour MP for Spen Valley, (pictured above) presented the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in parliament for first reading on 16 October. In principle the bill seeks to “allow adults who are terminally ill the right to request and seek assistance to end their own life,…
Alicia Edmund
What’s wrong with a bill seeking to introduce assisted suicide?
While the bill title does not reference assisted suicide, and campaigners prefer to talk about assisted dying, the detail of the legislation betrays that. This is about introducing assisted suicide – it amends the Suicide Act (1961) to allow circumstances where it is permitted to assist someone to…
Danny Webster
Take your generosity to a new level this month
After years of seeing the power of generosity as a financial adviser, ordained minister and fundraiser, this is an area is I am hugely passionate about, and after some miraculous God prompting, I have written a book, with the invaluable input of a multi-denominational survey, on this subject. It is…
Rev Wendy Pawsey
More than 1200 Christian leaders join letter to MPs opposing assisted dying plans
Ahead of parliament debating a law to introduce assisted dying, more than 1200 church and Christian leaders have signed a letter opposing plans. The Evangelical Alliance, along with member organisations; CARE and the Christian Medical Fellowship, have backed the letter. It is also signed by many…
Danny Webster
Will Ozempic help us live life to the full?
Semaglutide, more commonly known as Ozempic or Wegovy, is a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes (Ozempic) and obesity (Wegovy). It works by suppressing appetite and regulating blood sugar levels. Approved for medical use in the US in 2017 (and in the UK in 2019), it hit the headlines in the UK two…
Damilola Makinde
Martyn’s law – where does this leave my church and Christian events?
Since 2021 we have been engaging with the proposals to introduce counter-terrorism procedures to everyday businesses and public venues, first through the Protect Duty consultation and again in November 2023 under the previous Conservative government. The Labour Party in opposition were supportive…
Zanna Meynell
More than 1,200 Christian leaders sign open letter to MPs opposing assisted dying bill
Ahead of parliament debating a law to introduce assisted dying, more than 1,200 church and Christian leaders have signed a letter opposing plans. The letter is backed by the leaders of the Evangelical Alliance and Churches Together in England and national leaders from a wide range of networks and…
Prayer concerning the assisted dying bill
As MPs prepare to vote, join us in praying for God's will to be done
Three lessons from my first three months at Evangelical Alliance
In September, I started the Evangelical Alliance graduate scheme as a Northern Ireland associate. As I reflect on my first three months in the role, I’m struck by how much I’ve learned in such a short time. Being immersed in the values, mission, and daily work of the Evangelical Alliance has…
Emily Hutchinson
Can we dare to have a vision of justice and hope?
Tackling colonisation From a Christian perspective, tackling colonisation starts with the awareness that for a long time our understanding of mission was shaped by the context of colonisation and the complicity of European missions in that process. The consequence was that mission was colonised.…
Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana
