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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…
Starting a frontline community impact project
The vision of CNI Network is to see churches and communities empowered and equipped to make the difference within their locality within the night-time economy. Since 2005 several models of work have developed including patrol projects such as Street Angels, safe place drop-in's, detached youth…
Scottish Christian charities offer support to Scottish Government
Working with the local church in communities across Scotland, the charities which include Christians Against Poverty, Glasgow City Mission and Bethany Christian Trust, expressed willingness to work strategically in partnership with the Scottish Government and agencies at every level to ensure the…
Kieran Turner
Hope Spaces
A new website has been launched to help people to pray – maybe for the first time. www.hopespaces.com is a multimedia, interactive site for anyone who wants to try praying, the spiritually curious and anyone looking for hope. It includes a specially-made film to help people call out to God and a…
Race and ethnic disparities
Israel Olofinjana and Gavin Calver on the government's race report and envisioning a just society
Welcome to 7 Conversations
I remember reading the Evangelical Alliance’s 2009 resource The Missing Generation with a heavy heart. It found that between 1985 and 2005 the numbers of those in their 20s attending church on a Sunday more than halved. At the time I was part of that age group and grieved for my own…
Phil Knox
Into Action
Into Action is a training programme aimed at young people aged 14+. It’s a yearlong, on-the-job training resource specifically produced for emerging leaders in any Christian youth and children’s group.The course is designed to provide a good grounding in some of the key areas of youth and…
The intercultural church: growing in unity
The main vision of the early pioneers was to plant churches that would both be a place of belonging for people from the Caribbean but would also welcome the indigenous population through their doors. Unfortunately, as a result of receiving a less than warm welcome in churches in the UK, they…
Mike Royal
Community Football Outreach training
Ambassadors Football has been working in Great Britain and around the world for over 30 years. Our Community Football Outreach (CFO) training can help churches serve and build bridges in their local communities. Football brings people together, then there are opportunities to share faith and…
Advantages of church membership
Advantages of church membership: Gain representation on a national and UK-wide scale as we speak up on behalf of the church and the vulnerable to government and the media. Children in your church may also benefit from priority admission to some Church of England schools.Be the first to hear of…
Making the Easter Connection
How can we know God? How can we know what he is like? These are just two questions many of us frequently ask. J.John unpacks these questions and helps us see that God reveals himself and wants us to connect and interact with him. This Easter, why not discover something more about who God really is…
Countdown to Christmas Hope
An Advent journey of hope that gently begins to explore faith and asks why Christmas gives us hope? A daily journey through things to read, think about, make and do. Countdown to Christmas Hope is perfect to give to friends, colleagues and neighbours you are having faith conversations with. There…
Rock UK
Four nationwide centres offer tailor-made programmes of challenging activities and make perfect locations for youth group trips, Alpha away days, retreats and church family breaks. Each centre has its own unique characteristics, but common to all are the picturesque locations with beautiful…
Welcomed into divine community
On 8 July 2013, 29,000 Californian prisoners launched a hunger strike, the largest jail protest the state had ever seen. Their cause? California's use of solitary confinement, which saw some inmates held for decades with almost no human contact. Psychologists deemed it tantamount to torture.Last…
Derek Burnside
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
