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Gavin Calver announced as new CEO of the Evangelical Alliance
The Evangelical Alliance is pleased to announce that Gavin Calver will be our new CEO. He will succeed general director Steve Clifford, who announced in April that he will step down later this year. Dr Tani Omideyi, chair of the Evangelical Alliance’s board of trustees, said: “Gavin excelled…
Evangelical Alliance granted core participant status in Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
The Evangelical Alliance has been granted core participant status in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA) investigation regarding child protection in religious organisations and settings. “We are grateful for the opportunity to engage with this important and much needed…
Finding purpose and vocation in the work that we're called to
Zoë Down works for national education charity, IntoUniversity, which aims to inspire children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve through a network of learning centres delivering high-quality, aspiration-raising programmes with 7-18 year olds. Zoë is based in the North…
Zoë Down
Faith and Police Together – what's new?
It’s now been almost one year since I started my role as project manager in September 2018, and ahead of the official 12-month ‘embedding’ phase of this project coming to an end, I’d like to share with readers some updates. The last few months have seen me travel all over the country, meeting with…
Marie Reavey
This little light of mine
On Friday it was recorded that July was the world’s warmest month ever, with temperatures hitting new highs around the globe, including in the Arctic. While we all know the increasing concern about rising temperatures, and whether you’re a fan of the heat or not, it’s fair to say that sunshine…
From Maasai herdsboy to the Archbishop of Kenya
But when I was nine years old, myself and the other Maasai boys in my village were told to attend school. It was there that I started to learn about Jesus and my curiosity about faith started to grow. The following year I became sponsored through children’s charity World Vision, which meant I was…
Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit
Can you be a beacon of light?
Christchurch parish in Dorset have chosen the latter option, using Light Parties as a way to reach out to their community and to build relationships. In October 2018 Heidi Haagensen, the parish’s children and families worker, organised their first ever Light Party. She says: ‘The Light Party for us…
Jennifer Babb
A creative response to social justice issues
The aim is to close his stubby four-year-old hands around something valuable and take it back down. Not gold or money. But maybe a metal can, a plastic bottle, or perhaps a pile of old magazines. Anything for which his family might get a few centavos towards the week’s bread. All around him is the…
Luke Cawley
Syria, hope and forgiveness
The Independent reports that at least 30 British children are living with their mothers in refugee camps in northern Syria, often in poor conditions. The Government’s decision follows controversy around Shamima Begum, which I wrote about here This fresh decision has reopened the debate. No one…
John Coleby
Whispers of freedom
Today, the former British colony is ruled by China as ‘One country under two systems.’ Its laws differ and Hong Kong’s citizens enjoy a degree of independence – which many now fear is under threat. Their concern is that Hong Kong citizens suspected of crimes could being extradited to the mainland…
Paul Robinson
Book review: In Search of the Common Good
This book is broad in its sweep and ambitious in its vision. It is better at analysing the challenges Christians face than telling them what to do to put things right. But, and I think if I’ve read Meador correctly, he isn’t trying to issue a manifesto for achieving the common good; he is, rather,…
Danny Webster
£1m boost to help churches and charities 'grow lives'
Allchurches Trust launched its £1m Growing Lives grants programme in May this year, which is aimed at helping churches build lasting links with local families and support the next generation to reach their potential.Some 21 projects have received a share of £276,487 of funding in the first wave of…
Emma Smith
But it's not fair
Life, in contrast to God’s character, can often be unjust. We have all been hurt by people – sometimes intentionally, sometimes accidentally. We have all been treated in a way which is unkind, unfair, disrespectful. We have all been disillusioned, with a job, a relationship, a leader or…
Alexandra Davis
Enemies no more
This was just a few days before traditional republican commemorations which take place every year to commemorate the Easter Rising. Public outcry following her death was swift and sincere, contrasting with the hollowness of the ‘apology’ from the IRA which “claimed responsibility” for the killing.…
David Smyth
Justice – it's all in the word
Theologian Vinoth Ramachandra’s powerful statement is found in session two of Live Justly, a 10-part Bible study used across six continents, and it’s inspiring Christians to be good news to their communities – bringing justice, restoration and hope. But what does it mean to be people of justice in…
Jack Wakefield
