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To meet or not to meet?
Churches across the UK have done an incredible job serving their communities during this pandemic. The church has not, and is not, closed. Indeed, many have found creative ways to continue regular public worship, to love our neighbours and to obey the governing authorities. Whilst the rules are…
Danny Webster
We go again: why persevering in mission still matters in this season
With the infection rate still high and many families struggling to educate and even feed their children, the feeling across the country at the moment is one of struggle and lament. This week we wade through ‘Blue Monday’, the so-called most depressing day of the year. Christmas cheer is fast…
Phil Knox
Ethical foreign policy and recognising genocide
When the Labour Party swept to power in 1997, their foreign secretary, Robin Cook, took just two weeks to announce a major shift in how the government would approach foreign policy. After nearly two decades out of power, he said: “Our foreign policy must have an ethical dimension and must support…
Danny Webster
Being Human S2E07
The world is changing. It can feel like it’s changing so fast that it’s hard to keep up. Things we once thought were true or good or right, are now either up for question or seen as downright wrong. Just by standing still our culture around us has changed so much we can feel like we’re living in…
NOW CLOSED: Have your say on the Government’s review of 2005 Gambling Act
While there have been some changes to regulations during the intervening years, this is the most substantive review of the law since it was passed. It provides an opportunity to encourage the Government to update key areas and address where vulnerable people need better protection. Gambling needs…
Reading our times while being human
And since we’re in the podcast business these days, it’s only fair for us showcase one of our favourites. Spencer hosts some smart humans on the show who are writing interesting and influential books that shape our public conversations. In fact, if you were listening to Being Human alongside…
Ryan Shelton
The incarnation is for life, not just for Christmas
The Christian church desperately needs to breathe, speak and live incarnation life all year round because we are immersed in a culture that’s failing miserably to answer the question: what does it means to be human? If I want to find out, if I want to live the fullest, truest version of the life of…
Donna Jennings
Reflections from the Evangelical Alliance Leadership Conference
The online event was organised after the Evangelical Alliance saw the need for Christians who hold positions of leadership, both within the church and in other spheres of society, to share reflections and pray into what is happening in the UK and what God is saying to His church. The evening was a…
Helen Locke
Laying the foundations: young adults and biblical literacy
This article is part of our "Is the 'missing generation' still missing?” report to find out more click here.
Ruth Perrin
A roadmap for resuming in-person church meetings?
UPDATED 26 MARCH 2021
Danny Webster
New Scottish strategic framework: February Scottish Government update
In a speech to the Scottish parliament, Nicola Sturgeon set out her cautious plan to take Scotland out of lockdown, the data and thinking behind these plans, as well as some suggested dates when people can expect areas of the nation and economy to reopen. Following from the announcement on 16…
Hearts for justice: why young adults want missional churches
This article is part of our "Is the 'missing generation' still missing?” report to find out more click here.
Alianore Smith
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill: freedom of expression update
As mentioned in our previous update on the Hate Crime and Public Order Bill, the Scottish Government had recently decided not to move some of its own amendments on the controversial bill; MSPs only have a few weeks to come to agreement on some of the bill’s most contested areas. See this update for…
Kieran Turner
Is the ‘missing generation’ still missing? Welcome to the conversation
Today marks the launch of a new resource from the Evangelical Alliance to help us navigate the changing landscape as we emerge from effects of the global pandemic, especially with regard to young adults. Exactly a year and a week ago, I flew to Abu Dhabi to speak to a conference of hundreds of…
Phil Knox
Gospel-centred social action for 2021
We’ve seen the Black Lives Matter movement highlight racial discrimination both implicit and explicit in our society, and the true depth of inequality exposed and exacerbated under the glare of the pandemic. These are big issues – issues that require UK-wide attention. But, as churches, we can’t…
Kate Sharma
