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France Mission: Envoye
Produced in French, it is fully subtitled in English and combines three interrelated elements: an overview of the biblical theme of mission from Genesis to Revelation; a potted history of the church’s involvement with mission, with a special focus on the contribution of those from the…
Prenatal testing for Down’s Syndrome: a slippery slope?
If you don’t know much about Down’s Syndrome testing then, on first viewing, Jane Fisher’s statements on Radio 4 this week might sound appealing. The new non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), she says, is safer and more accurate than the current test, is already available in Wales, is being held…
Abi Jarvis
Ford and Kavanaugh hearing: a Supreme Court injustice?
In the last 24 hours university professor Dr Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh have both appeared before a US Senate Committee. Dr Ford alleges that Judge Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a party in 1982. Judge Kavanaugh rejects the allegations and claims no such encounter ever…
David Smyth
Reaching our unreachable inner-city teenagers
It was like, just for a split second, he was allowing us to see through the cracks of his wall, into the lonely and frightened person he really was. It was the first piece of humanity we had ever witnessed from him, and it was heart-breaking. There are some young people that are so far removed from…
Tim Gough
Equipping public leaders for service in Northern Ireland
After the success of the Public Leader courses in Scotland and England, late September marked the start of the first ever Public Leadership programme in Northern Ireland, which is being pioneered as an outworking of our vision to see Christians who work in the public square practice their faith…
Ashers: A win for everyone
Supreme Court rules to protect freedom from compelled speech The Supreme Court announced today that Ashers Bakery did not discriminate against Mr Lee when they refused to make a cake that said: ‘Support Gay Marriage’. The key outcome of today’s ruling is that no one can be compelled to say…
Are Christians able to live out the gospel in our culture?
Premier Drive teamed up with Evangelical Alliance directors Gavin Calver and Dr Dave Landrum to tackle some of the biggest questions on evangelism – has the Church lost its way or has it simply just lost touch with how things should be done?
Are there limits to where and how we should evangelise?
Premier Drive teamed up with Evangelical Alliance directors Gavin Calver and Dr Dave Landrum to tackle some of the biggest questions on evangelism – has the Church lost its way or has it simply just lost touch with how things should be done?
Are Christians still free to share the gospel in our society?
Premier Drive teamed up with Evangelical Alliance directors Gavin Calver and Dr Dave Landrum to tackle some of the biggest questions on evangelism – has the Church lost its way or has it simply just lost touch with how things should be done?
IDOP: The global church: persecuted but still growing
In his second ever trip to the UK, Bishop Efraim Tendero, secretary general and chief executive officer of the WEA, visited the Evangelical Alliance’s resource centre in London for the very first time. There, I had the opportunity to speak with him about the international church, what the WEA is…
Naomi Osinnowo
Anti-Slavery Day 2018: time to think outside the box?
Creativity is a word we use a lot, but which we rarely stop to think about properly. What does creativity really look like? Is it just the preserve of a special and enlightened few? Is creativity just a nice, fuzzy concept, maybe a little insular, a little privileged, confined to esoteric artwork…
Christine Gilland Robinson
The Gender Recognition Act 2004: consultation on reform
The Government is seeking public response to a consultation on gender recognition reform. The proposed changes could have long-lasting and far-reaching consequences, so we encourage you to take this opportunity to have your say.
NOW CLOSED: Relationships and Sex Education consultation
The government is currently consulting on significant changes to the teaching of the new Relationships Education (RE) curriculum in all primary schools and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) curriculum in all secondary schools in England. We believe high-quality RE and RSE requires parental…
Ashers Bakery – when the icing sugar has settled
On Wednesday, 10 October the Supreme Court in London delivered judgment in the now famous Ashers bakery case. It is the latest and perhaps final twist in the case, which began four-and-a-half years ago when a man walked into Daniel and Amy McArthur’s bakery and asked for a cake with the message…
David Smyth
Ministry combo is good news for families UK-wide
Why has Who Let the Dads Out? become part of Care for the Family? And what are the advantages of this handover? This is such a good question, especially as Who Let the Dads Out? has definitely blossomed as a result of being part of the Bible Reading Fellowship (BRF) since 2012, growing in terms of…
Tony Sharp
