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What does the Scottish Budget mean for you?
By covering the policy priority areas that are featured within our framework for public engagement in Scotland, our What Kind of Nation resource, we wanted to make Evangelical Alliance members aware of a snapshot of the budget proposals for the purposes of going deeper into the spending decisions…
Chris Ringland
EP 3: Cultural Stories - Sex & Culture | Relationships Matter
In episode three we look at five big shifts that have significantly changed the way we think and act towards sex and relationships.
EP 5: The God Story - The Key Texts | Relationships Matter
We explore how the Bible provides a clear and consistent message on sexuality, tackling head on the so-called “clobber texts” – key verses that refer to homosexuality.
EP 6: Jesus' Story - The Bridegroom | Relationships Matter
How Jesus’ teaching and practice is the reason we have the understanding of marriage that we do and why ideas like consent and equality have become commonplace.
Relationships Matter: Affirmations Guide
Relationships are critical to what it is to be human. At the centre of the universe is God in relationship – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Human beings are made in the image of God, created male and female. All of us, as image bearers, are made for relationships – with God and with each other. It is…
What an ethos statement is and why you should consider having one
Whilst the philosopher Eugene Lewis Fordsworthe is credited as coining the original saying, most people will have heard the saying “assumption is the mother of all mistakes” in one form or another. So before you get into the hot water that comes with assumption, why not make the decision to have…
The Evangelical Alliance releases new Relationships Matter online course
Relationships Matter: a seven-week course to explore the good, true and beautiful story of relationships, sex and sexuality found in the Bible from the Evangelical Alliance is out today. The seven-part video series with an accompanying study guide is designed to help churches understand the…
What's changing in the new Mental Health Bill?
In today’s society, we are increasingly aware of the importance of addressing poor mental health and providing support to individuals and families in such situations. Statistics regarding the current legal framework for mental health have highlighted a significantly imbalanced system. For example,…
Abbey Furmedge
80th Holocaust memorial: lamenting the lost and caring for the survivors
My mother was a Holocaust survivor, and I saw the way it impacted her life until she passed away last year at the age of 82. Through her life, I saw the deep needs of this population. There are not many Holocaust survivors left. It’s become my desire and hope, and a very urgent matter in my heart,…
Kata Tar
Holocaust memorial prayer
We remember, and pray for families and communities who still carry the pain of the Holocaust
Home secretary announces a £5 million fund to support locally led grooming gangs inquiries
On Thursday 16 January, the home secretary Yvette Cooper gave a statement in the Commons setting out how the government will tackle crimes of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Its starting point was to reiterate its commitment to implementing the Alexis Jay report. The Independent Inquiry into…
Alicia Edmund
Take our new changing church survey
This survey is now closed. We will be publishing the findings later this year. In January 2020 Covid-19 was beginning to emerge on the international landscape, and in the months that followed had a huge impact on the life of churches across the UK. Now five years on we want to take stock and see…
Public Leader network and community
The journey of leadership isn’t meant to be walked alone. That’s why we’ve created multiple ways for you to engage with our vibrant community—before, during, and after the programme. Whether you’re exploring Public Leader for the first time, currently participating, or part of our alumni, there’s…
What Lunar New Year could teach you about hospitality
In Chinese culture, this lasts for about two weeks. On the first night, we would have the reunion meal in which families would come together, travelling from far and wide to celebrate together. (It’s similar to Christmas in the UK – including the frenzied last-minute shopping!) In China, this…
Eunice Lee
Relationships Matter: We need to talk about sexuality
I grew up in an atheist household and same-sex attraction is part of my story. I came out as a teenager and dated women. In my second year of drama school, I started to explore faith and ended up giving my life to Jesus. As I read the Bible, I experienced something I couldn’t explain at the time:…
Katherine Brown
