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OAC Ministries: Sketchboard
OAC Ministries is all about taking the good news of the love of God to where the people are using many creative ways to share the gospel. OAC Ministries are part of Open Air Campaigners International, a worldwide interdenominational mission. They are best known for the sketchboard as a creative…
Steve Clifford: unity for the sake of the gospel
As I sat on the platform of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC) leader’s conference at the International Conference Centre in Torquay, I reflected on the amazing diversity of the evangelical community across the UK. Over the previous eight months, an enormous banner with the…
Steve Clifford
Evangelical Alliance champions one public voice
What’s the worst thing that an MP could do? You can tell a lot about a profession or a vocation from asking what its worst crime is. For each one there’s often an act of wrongdoing that goes against that profession in a fundamental way. For doctors, it’s to do harm rather than to heal. For a…
John Coleby
Church leader: "Our unity changes the spiritual atmosphere"
The apostle Paul paints a vivid picture of the church as the body of Christ, with Jesus Himself as the head. For those who have been Christ-followers for a while, His words will be well known, but sometimes the plain truth can be lost in our familiarity. Let’s read these words as though, perhaps,…
Steve Uppal
Neighbourhood Chaplains – helping churches to heal their communities
Over the years, readers of idea magazine will have encountered numerous stories which describe how the Evangelical Alliance and its members are moved by the Spirit of God to be bold, brave, steadfast and pioneering in the UK, to make the sacrificial love of Jesus Christ known in the midst of an…
Naomi Osinnowo
A deeper relationship yields greater results
“When the storm comes and the fierce winds, when all around it is battered and besieged, the tree with deep roots will not be uprooted. It will not fall.” A board meeting, a training session and a church sermon. I have heard the same analogy and the same call to the church in three very different…
Jo Frost
Stewardship's new CEO talks money, leadership and more
Ram Gidoomal CBE, Stewardship’s chair of trustees, says the panel had to choose from a competitive field of candidates, and they unanimously selected you. In your view, what made you stand out? I was humbled to be selected by the trustees to lead Stewardship. I obviously have no knowledge of the…
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Christian Hope
Working directly through the Anglican church at Parish level we aim to share the love of God by responding to local needs, we send funds to support a variety of community projects to improve the lives of those in need. Current projects include improving health through the provision of medication…
Southampton Christian Network
Southampton Christian Network (SCN) is a network of Christian churches and organisations in the Southampton area united in the conviction that the good news of Jesus is for everyone. The network exists to facilitate city-wide communication, joint prayer and mission opportunities that help churches…
IDOP: “We cannot stay silent,” says Open Doors UK & Ireland’s CEO
Of all the Christians charities in the UK, why Open Doors? As I approach the last third of my career I have been thinking about the sort of legacy I want to leave behind. I don’t want to waste my time. The most important thing to me is to contribute to building the kingdom of God around the world.…
Naomi Osinnowo
Hot on the heels of Holyrood
The first week in September signalled the return of Holyrood after the summer recess and with it the new programme for government for the coming parliamentary year. The previous parliamentary session had finished at the end of June with a dramatic week that included a large Cabinet and Ministerial…
Kieran Turner
What's the fish in your life? And how can you pray to God about it?
After heeding God’s call to full-time Christian ministry, I have discovered His gift for boldly bringing biblical clarity to today’s issues, and I’ve been granted the ability to speak to a worldwide audience about the gospel through my ministry, Leading The Way. Here I would like to share with my…
Dr Michael Youssef
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…
Yes, it’s tough, but prayer can be at the heart of family life
I would love my life to look like this, that consistent knowledge of the Holy Spirit with me, to talk to, to follow His prompting and hear His voice. Not only do I want prayer to increasingly be part of my own life, but for my children as well. I really want them to learn to delight in being with…
Becky Denharder
