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Ekklesia special with Preston Sprinkle
If you missed out, the day featured a special live recording of the Being Human podcast with Preston Sprinkle. You can watch the recording here:
Soul care in crisis
Join Israel Olofinjana, director of One People Commission, and John Gibson, director of finance and operations, in this honest and personal conversation about the importance of soul care for church leaders, particularly during challenging times. They share their own experiences, highlighting the…
The Disclosure Act 2020 comes into force on 1 April 2025 – what does this mean for your church or organisation?
According to the Scottish Government, the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 had two key aims: Focus on protecting the public, while balancing the need for people to move on from offending;Simplify the process for disclosing criminal history information. The act makes several changes in this regard,…
Chris Ringland
Being Human podcast – season six
We are back for season six! Jo and Peter chat through the big cultural shifts we are seeing in our world, how the God story can help us make sense of what's happening and how biblical practices can help us reorientate and refocus us on the person of Jesus, in whom we can live truly, fully human…
Rebecca’s story – an extravagant gift
I was raised surrounded by Bible teaching and had a relationship with Jesus from a young age. I loved spending time studying God’s word with others and being a part of my church family. Unfortunately, a lot of the time, I also loved doing my own thing, and for many years, I spent much too little…
Sharing Easter eggs and good news on our street
Even as someone who communicates regularly, I have found having a ‘script’ helps. Knowing what you are going to say gives you a firm footing to begin a conversation. At each door, we decided we would hand over the chocolate egg and say, ‘Hi, happy Easter. This is for you. We are the family who live…
Phil Knox
Seeking answers and finding Jesus
From what I see and hear from churches across the East Midlands, and my own church network, there is a real and tangible sense that something is happening, that the spiritual atmosphere in our nation is shifting; stories of people walking into church to find out about Jesus, young men exploring…
Mark Hopkins
The Easter story: hope in the darkness
In his book The cross of Christ, John Stott writes of crucifixion: "Crucifixion seems to have been invented by “barbarians” on the edge of the known world, and taken over from them by both Greeks and Romans. It is probably the most cruel method of execution ever practised, for it deliberately…
Adolescence: Is the crisis of masculinity leading young men to Christ?
I find the conversation about masculinity bubbling up in society particularly interesting because this week the Bible Society released a report that reveals something both surprising and encouraging: over the past six years, male attendance at church has seen a significant rise, especially among…
Katherine Brown
GDPR is changing for charities – you need to know how
A new data protection law is being considered by the UK government, and one of the changes would allow charities to send marketing messages to individuals by electronic mail without needing consent in some cases (called soft opt-in). This will provide charities with significant opportunities to…
God is at work in Wales
We got chatting, and his story completely took me by surprise. Up until a few weeks beforehand, he’d been a self-assured atheist, whose only focus in life had been to make lots of money. However, through the online content of a number of social media influencers I wasn’t even aware were…
Tim Rowlands
What is a woman?
This follows a case brought by For Women Scotland, which challenged the Scottish Government’s approach to gender quotas on public boards. The Scottish Government wanted these quotas to include people who are biologically male but had a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) and identified as trans…
Danny Webster
Millennials – what does the quiet revival mean for you?
Siblings (noun) (plural): Offspring of one’s parents; potential best friends and support system for life.
Damilola Makinde
In the turbulence of 2025, the graduate scheme combined my passion for Jesus and politics
Having previously worked within local churches and children's ministry, I have witnessed firsthand the troubles many face in their day-to-day lives – homelessness, food poverty, loneliness, and much more. I also walked alongside parents navigating raising children in modern society, with gender…
Abbey Furmedge
Can we make the quiet revival louder?
And yet, in 2025, there has been a wave of research and headlines that have told a different story and caused those in the church and the media to listen up and take notice. I have compiled some key findings from some of the latest research conducted in the UK: In January, a survey of 10,000 people…
Phil Knox
