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Unity is not uniformity
The Nicene Creed, emerging from the Church Council of Nicaea (AD325), is to be celebrated because it gave us the four markers of the church in One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church. These four markers are important for church unity as they echo the apostolic prayer of Jesus in John 17, when He…
Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana
Getting your affairs in order can be a gift to your loved ones
Biblical precedent As He was dying on the cross, Jesus entrusted the care of His mother Mary to His beloved disciple John (John 19:26–27). King David’s wise but rebellious counsellor Ahithophel put his house in order before taking his own life (2 Samuel 17:23). And Paul exhorts people to make…
Matthew Hutton
Eight reasons we are urging MSPs to vote against the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill is expected to be debated and voted on at stage 1 on Tuesday, 13 May. If it passes, it will progress to stage 2, where it can be amended. If it doesn’t pass, the bill won’t progress any further and won’t become law. Over several years we…
Chris Ringland
Changing Church 2025 report
In 2020 and 2021 the church in the UK went through significant disruption brought on by Covid-19. Churches were required to close for extended periods of time and were then bound by strict regulations as to how they could operate once they re-opened. Five years on, the Evangelical Alliance…
Discipleship in an age of self-obsession
We don’t just live our lives – we measure them, analyse them and compare them. Statistics show that gym use has skyrocketed, as has plastic surgery and use of health apps. At the same time, other studies are showing an increase in church attendance, Bible sales and openness to spirituality. It…
Katherine Brown
George Floyd and the church – five years on: justice or jargon?
I would argue that at the time, British and Irish churches were playing catch-up on racial justice and so were unable to shape or lead the conversations on those equality-related issues which came into focus after May 2020. Nature abhors a vacuum, and with regard to racial justice, into this vacuum…
Richard Reddie
Five things the church can do to support mothers in pregnancy crisis
Coming to terms with the pain caused by abortion – or the pressure of an unintended pregnancy – is never easy. But we have a Saviour who lived through this. Jesus was born to a Judean teenager in perhaps the most unexpected pregnancy in history! Mary faced shame, scorn, and accusations of…
Mark Gilmore
An update on the push for assisted suicide in Westminster and Scotland
Ultimately, only one amendment was put to a vote – Rebecca Paul’s proposal to allow hospices to opt out of providing assisted suicide. Despite all the talk of freedom, this amendment designed to give hospices a choice was voted down. It has become increasingly clear that this bill is not only…
Mark Gilmore
Is there a volunteering shortage in churches since the Covid pandemic?
It has been suggested that churches in the UK are experiencing a shortage of volunteers following the Covid pandemic. For example, some churches have found it difficult to restart all the activities that they had been running before the pandemic. This was something that we wanted to investigate as…
Calvin Birnie
A prayer for Gaza
We lament with the women, men and children of Gaza and pray for peace, justice and hope
Finding Jesus
The Finding Jesus research from the Evangelical Alliance was commissioned to try to understand what was going on in the stories we were hearing of adults in the UK finding Jesus: Who were they? What prompted them to search? What was their journey to Christian faith like? What helped them along the…
Cross Section podcast bonus episode with Gavin Calver
On Cross Section, Alicia Edmund and Peter Lynas are joined by Gavin Calver, CEO of the Evangelical Alliance. They discuss the hugely significant findings of The Bible Society's new report, The Quiet Revival. They talk about the statistics that show the church is growing and how the church can…
New Evangelical Alliance study uncovers the importance of spiritual experiences and the Bible in new believers’ journeys to faith
The Evangelical Alliance releases their latest report, Finding Jesus: Identifying Pathways to Faith in Adulthood. The report collated the stories of almost 300 new adult Christians and highlights some key findings around how people are coming to faith and common trends that are emerging amongst…
Faith and fatherhood in my blended family
Tell us about your journey into fatherhood. When I met my wife, Ellie, some friends were hesitant because she had a child, but that wasn’t a deterrent for me. After our first date I called my mum and said, “I’ve met this amazing girl, but it’s not a typical story – there’s a four-year-old boy…
Lisa Barr
What the decriminalisation of abortion really means in practice
Labour MPs Tonia Antoniazzi and Stella Creasy have each tabled amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill – New Clause 1 and New Clause 20 – aiming to fully decriminalise abortion in England and Wales. As Christians, we believe every human being bears God’s image and has inherent dignity from…
Mark Gilmore
