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Now may be a struggle, but better days are coming
When the measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 were first put in place on 23 March, it felt as though there was a target we were collectively striving towards, but now that goal has come and gone and mass quarantine has been extended. For many, the passing of this first review date came with the…
Bethany Macleod
An opportunity to go deeper with Jesus and others
However, I think this season, though challenging, provides an opportunity to shift western consumer church culture. Something that usually hangs on how good the worship or talk was last Sunday can move to a deeper, more personal and rooted relationship with Jesus and other members of our church…
Alan Radbourne
Sir John Houghton, pioneering climate change scientist, dies age 88
A version of this obituary was previously published in Cambrian News.
Hannah Malcolm
Kintsugi Hope online wellbeing groups
We feel that more people and communities than ever before need to be connected and given a listening ear at this time when the coronavirus pandemic has made our world scarier and more uncertain than ever before. The current situation is affecting all of us in different ways, and we are seeing…
Ludivine Kadimba
Money and PPE boost for churches and ministries
As part of a new initiative called ‘This is Love’, Christian charity Samaritan’s Purse UK is partnering with churches and ministries as they seek to support those who are disadvantaged, suffering from the direct and indirect effects of coronavirus, during this time. Providing foodbanks and care…
Naomi Osinnowo
Leadership in Crisis webinar
As we can't hold our normal public leadership courses, we're bringing together our networks across the UK for webinars and online sessions featuring some of our regular speakers and invited guests. During this exclusive session Tim Cross reflected on his experience of leadership in crisis.
The coronavirus conversations
During the conversations we had a range of guests and chatted to them about what we saw God doing during the coronavirus crisis, and how we as a church could respond.The conversations are all available to watch below.
Show yourself some compassion
I had a sick feeling in my stomach. I love my children, but the idea of being home with all four of them all day is filling me with huge amounts of anxiety. Will I be able to handle it? Suddenly Facebook is flooded with advice on how to look after my mental health: exercise regularly (but only once…
Patrick Regan OBE
Marriage, money and mindset
That’s probably why money is the number one trigger of arguments between partners, according to a 2017 YouGov survey, and the conflicts are intense, less easily resolved and endure for longer than many others. For Tim and Jacqui money was always tight growing up and, for most of their married life,…
Christine Daniel
Why leadership and trust can’t be separated
In a critical situation leadership is essential to ensure action is taken to prevent worse consequences – that much is straightforward. In the regular course of life there are innumerable tame problems that require tackling; these require leadership and might be difficult but have been done before.…
Danny Webster
Impact of coronavirus on charities
The Evangelical Alliance has spoken to all its member churches and organisations over the last month and has heard incredible stories of how they are responding to this crisis: from making practical changes to deliver church meetings online to caring for the vulnerable in their community in new…
Danny Webster
Free to lead
Yet one Tuesday night we found ourselves sitting in our lounge with our pastors, who told us they were leaving in five months and asked if my wife Helen and I would lead the 60 or so people in our congregation. They gave us three days to make a prayerful decision. We prayed; we said no. We prayed…
Tim Roberts
Restored: supporting victims of domestic abuse
In the UK, national domestic abuse charity Refuge, which provides specialist support for women and children experiencing domestic violence, has noted that in the early stages of the lockdown, traffic to its website rose by 150 per cent and there was an average 25 per cent increase in calls to its…
Dr Peter Willson
Rise in prayer and religious service attendance to be met with a step up in our witness
According to research launched by Tearfund, and conducted by Savanta ComRes, many in the UK are turning to prayer during the crisis. A third of UK adults (33 per cent) have prayed since the beginning of the pandemic. Of those surveyed, 30 per cent of 18-34 year olds pray regularly, compared to 25…
John Coleby
Church in lockdown will continue until at least July
Many of the changes only apply to England and separate regulations stipulate the rules in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each of the devolved administrations has reiterated that the ongoing message remains to stay at home and only minor amendments have been made to the regulations, for…
Danny Webster
