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Lighting up the darkness with Compassion UK
When the sun sets in some of Nairobi’s slums, family life stops. No more cooking, cleaning, homework or playing till morning. Without electricity, it’s almost impossible to carry on after dark. Those hours of darkness matter, for a family to be productive and work themselves out of poverty.…
Andy Haddow
Connect4Life: The Age of Enlightenment
Connect4Life (C4L) exists to help churches, leaders and Christians share the gospel in a contemporary way for free with no restrictions or borders. All the resources carry the message that ‘connection brings life’ – this is for those who are disconnected or unconnected. As well as The Age of…
Chosen by God to belong
God loved us before the creation of the world, and He called each and every one of us, by name, to belong to Him in Christ Jesus. Kay Morgan-Gurr, chair of Children Matter, considers this truth.If we read through different passages in the Bible, we will see many examples of God showing men, women…
Kay Morgan-Gurr
Reviewing the debate on ‘spiritual abuse’
We ought to scrutinise and tackle harmful language as well actions to ensure our churches are healthy and wrongdoing is properly dealt with.Abuse is more prominent as a public issue now than it's ever been. Campaigns like #MeToo and #TimesUp have highlighted abuse of women in the entertainment…
Rev Dr David Hilborn
Caribbean communities’ contribution to the UK
The media has been awash with stories of long-standing Caribbean residents being entangled in an immigration crisis. What are your views? This national debacle and administrative tragedy has evoked feelings of distrust. It's shocking and scandalous that someone like Paulette Wilson, who came here…
Naomi Osinnowo
Languages of Love
Linguæ Christi is among the Christian organisations around the UK that are making Jesus known in people's heart language. Naomi Osinnowo, the Evangelical Alliance's editorial content manager, catches up with the general director, Rev John Robinson, to find out what the charity is up to and the…
Naomi Osinnowo
In the heart of the inner city
Ivy Church in Manchester has been around for 125 years, but in the past decade since Anthony Delaney became church leader it has started to expand and reflect the diverse community it serves more and more. Ivy Cottage, as it was formerly known, was a "well-known church, with a focus on prayer and…
Naomi Osinnowo
Created for relationship
There was a joke doing the rounds on social media a few weeks ago: "Why does no one talk about the miracle of Jesus having 12 close friends in his 30s?" We live in a fast-paced, rapidly changing, hyperconnected world, yet loneliness is becoming a national epidemic. I visited a church last week…
Jo Frost
Reviewing the Discourse of ‘Spiritual Abuse’
A new report that highlights the risks associated with adopting the vague and incoherent terminology of ‘Spiritual Abuse’ has been released today by the Evangelical Alliance. The term ‘Spiritual Abuse’ may be well intended, but it is not fit for purpose. Produced by the Evangelical Alliance…
One: unity in diversity – a personal journey
One explores the challenges of unity as outworked both in his day-to-day marriage and home life, and national and international relations. Unity is what drives him – but not just for unity's sake. In bringing people together, we are following the John 17 mandate to show the immense love of God, who…
The language of abuse
Abuse is becoming an all too common news headline, happening in a variety of settings. Sadly, this includes the church. The recent case involving a Church of England vicar and a survey by CCPAS have highlighted the need for more action in this area.Dr Tani Omideyi, chair of the Evangelical Alliance…
New report is critical of the term 'Spiritual Abuse' as well intended, but not fit for purpose.
A new report that highlights the risks associated with adopting the vague and incoherent terminology of ‘Spiritual Abuse’ has been released today by the Evangelical Alliance. The term ‘Spiritual Abuse’ may be well intended, but it is not fit for purpose. Produced by the Evangelical Alliance…
Sunday schools protected in key religious freedom victory
The Government has abandoned plans to register and inspect out-of-school education settings, announcing this in a report on their call for evidence released today. In so doing, they have taken an important step to protect religious freedom. In deciding not to pursue their proposals to register…
New Evangelical Alliance website resources and equips UK church
The Evangelical Alliance launches its brand new website eauk.org today, as a key part of its mandate to serve and resource the UK church. Focused on the Evangelical Alliance’s commitment to build confidence in the gospel and be a trusted voice in society, the new site is packed with resources,…
Moorlands College
Study applied theology: undergraduate, postgraduate, foundation year, short courses available. All our courses have one, vital thing in common: they’re about applied theology. We’ve designed our courses to give you a biblical and theological foundation on which to build your life and ministry. We…
