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A deep dive into The Quiet Revival research
What is the Bible Society and what is your role there? Bible Society is a 200-year-old charity which exists to make the Bible accessible to everyone. For much of our history we worked on translating the Bible into different languages and making it available around the world. Today much of our work…
Nicola Morrison
My story: Usha Reifsnider
“We lived in an area of the West Midlands that was mostly White, and there wasn't an Indian community on our doorstep. My dad was one of the first men who was able to bring his wife over from India, and so all the single men who’d had to come on their own had a sense of community that was centred…
Bryony Lines
A £1.5 billion regeneration fund evangelicals should know about
I was recently listening to Natalie Williams, chief executive of Jubliee+ (member organisation), on Simon Guillebaud’s podcast share her testimony and talk about the importance of local churches getting mercy and justice into the DNA of church ministry and discipleship. Towards the end of the…
Alicia Edmund
Both Lives Podcast
Too often there isn't a culture of conversation and common ground but a culture of confrontation. We want to change that.New episodes every Thursday. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Family, safety, community: Do we have to choose in the migration debate?
According to the YouGov polling tracker, migration is topping the country’s issues of concern for the first time since 2015. Whether it’s over flags, hotels, small boats or violent crime, everyone has something to say or a problem to posit. But when it comes to listening to voices articulating…
Jo Frost
New Both Lives Podcast is launched by the Evangelical Alliance – exploring what it means to truly value the lives of both women and unborn children in pregnancy.
Host, Dawn McAvoy, our Both Lives UK lead, will be joined for the first season of this new podcast by an array of guests, including Dr Dermot Kearney and Carla Lockhart MP. The Both Lives Podcast is here to spark honest, bold and compassionate conversations around pregnancy and motherhood. Each…
Four tips for navigating redundancy as a Christian
As she had been praying for me, an image had popped into her mind – drooping sunflowers trying to put down roots inside a vase. That’s the wrong place! she thought. Then she saw hands lifting the flowers out and planting them in soil where they began to flourish. I thanked her and let her know it…
Bryony Lines
Celebrate the image of God in everyone this Disability Awareness Sunday
I lost my hearing 25 years ago. Along the way, I have also gained mobility difficulties and a facial difference. Mirrors are not my best friend!
Emily Owen
Three tips for evangelising in a time of openness
Almost every Sunday Gavin Calver and I speak in a different church across the UK. We go where invited and preach across almost every denomination, to handfuls and hundreds, across the whole spectrum of society. And every week for the last few years we have texted each other with enthusiastic…
Phil Knox
Who is my neighbour? The hermeneutic of love
As we continue to see protests in the UK in front of hotels housing refugees and England and Union Jack flags being displayed in high streets and neighbourhoods, and the mass protests in central London this past weekend, I find myself, contemplating, who is my neighbour? And from this question, I…
Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana
Scrolling through darkness: God’s light for a fractured world
Post after post, comment after comment revealing the brokenness of humanity – people celebrating violence, demonising those who disagree with their views, and using inflammatory language. I was stunned as people I know made comments about what should happen to anyone who holds traditional views on…
Katherine Brown
Ending the wild west: why the Online Safety Act matters
The internet revolution has transformed every aspect of our lives. Parents, communities, schools, and churches are all being tested by an online world that often feels beyond our control. Many of us remember an earlier, more hopeful vision of the internet. Yet today, our online lives are saturated…
Mark Gilmore
A glimmer of hope: the Lords is uncovering the truth about assisted suicide
On Friday, the House of Lords concluded its two-day second reading debate on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. As is convention, the bill wasn’t voted down at this stage, but there was a significant victory: Labour peer Baroness Berger successfully passed an amendment to set up a…
Mark Gilmore
Organisation leader gathering – Scotland
Organisation leader gathering – Scotland This year, we have enjoyed gathering locally with church leaders across ten locations in Scotland. However, we have also heard a clear request for a dedicated space for those leading Christian organisations. We are delighted to invite leaders of…
Time to Talk ...about pornography
Date: Tuesday, 4 November 8-9pmLocation: Zoom webinarWho it's for: Parents and carers of children and teenagers, Sunday school and youth leaders, those working with young people, and church leaders.
