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Previously known as Christian Viewpoint, over our last 50 years we have seen styles of evangelism change. Our focus - friendship evangelism - never goes out of fashion because it’s God’s plan for us (and it works)! We aim to resource and inspire women through articles, social media, events and…
Evangelism Explosion: Xee
This resource introduces key skills such as learning how to connect with people, establishing quality relationships and how to share the Gospel through dialogue that is not confrontational. It sparks interest in spiritual matters by easily moving from secular conversation to discussions about…
Justin Welby: the turbulent priest and the Trades Union Congress
Ahead of his speech to the Trade Union’s Congress this week he put out a tweet teasing that it might ruffle a few feathers. He knew that it would reignite the debate that had hardly simmered down follow his involvement in the IPPR thinktank’s commission on economic justice and their report last…
Danny Webster
No ordinary church service: teens take their stand in Jesus
But every so often, there are those that leave us knowing that things will not be the same again, where we have encountered God in such a compelling and authentic way that our lives are profoundly and irreversibly changed. I went to one of these services last Sunday. The service filled me with such…
Phil Knox
IDOP: “We cannot stay silent,” says Open Doors UK & Ireland’s CEO
Of all the Christians charities in the UK, why Open Doors? As I approach the last third of my career I have been thinking about the sort of legacy I want to leave behind. I don’t want to waste my time. The most important thing to me is to contribute to building the kingdom of God around the world.…
Naomi Osinnowo
yesHEis app – a tool to help you share Jesus
Everyone loves hearing good news. Whether it’s the birth of a child, students passing their exams, friends getting engaged, or family members landing a new job. One of the terms used most frequently in the New Testament to describe the Christian message is the Greek word euangelion, which means…
Jon Turner
Four ways to support Christians in the arts
In July 2018 we hosted a roundtable for Christians working in, or supporting those in, the arts. This included church leaders, filmmakers, Christians in fashion and the fine and performing arts, and representatives from Morphē Arts and the Arts Centre Group. The conversation revolved around three…
Abi Jarvis
Calls to reform religious education
On 9 September the Commission on Religious Education (CoRE), released their final report, noting in their press release that “religious education must change to better reflect life in modern Britain”. CoRE is an independent commission of the Religious Education Council for England and…
Peter Mitchell
Religious freedom: enforcing, empowering or reclaiming?
We’ve noted a few times now that 2018 is the 70th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). So far there’s been a fair amount of reflection about where we are with human rights in this country and what still needs to be done. Here I take a look at three different…
John Coleby
Brexit and 'the Irish question'
After March 2019, the invisible international border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland becomes the land border between the EU and the UK. The issue cannot simply be resolved between the Irish and British governments – the border no longer divides one country from another, but one…
David Smyth
Hot on the heels of Holyrood
The first week in September signalled the return of Holyrood after the summer recess and with it the new programme for government for the coming parliamentary year. The previous parliamentary session had finished at the end of June with a dramatic week that included a large Cabinet and Ministerial…
Kieran Turner
France Mission: Envoye
Produced in French, it is fully subtitled in English and combines three interrelated elements: an overview of the biblical theme of mission from Genesis to Revelation; a potted history of the church’s involvement with mission, with a special focus on the contribution of those from the…
Prenatal testing for Down’s Syndrome: a slippery slope?
If you don’t know much about Down’s Syndrome testing then, on first viewing, Jane Fisher’s statements on Radio 4 this week might sound appealing. The new non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), she says, is safer and more accurate than the current test, is already available in Wales, is being held…
Abi Jarvis
What's the fish in your life? And how can you pray to God about it?
After heeding God’s call to full-time Christian ministry, I have discovered His gift for boldly bringing biblical clarity to today’s issues, and I’ve been granted the ability to speak to a worldwide audience about the gospel through my ministry, Leading The Way. Here I would like to share with my…
Dr Michael Youssef
Tearfund: Restoration Story
God’s vision is of a world without poverty and inequality, where everyone has enough and creation is well cared for. Over the last 50 years we have seen huge progress in tackling poverty, but the extremes of inequality and climate change we now face threaten to unravel this progress.
