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Innovative church projects to aid Covid recovery
On the back of the recent budget, research from the New Economics Foundation predicts that the poorest fifth of all households will be worse off this year despite the chancellor’s decision to partly reverse cuts to universal credit. The report makes grim reading, but the reality could be even…
Kate Sharma
Those exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity should be allowed to choose support, new poll reveals
Less than a third of UK adults are clear on what the ban on conversion therapy would include A new survey released today has revealed that the majority of UK adults (58 per cent) believe individuals who are exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity should be able to choose from a range…
Watch: conversation on the conversion therapy consultation
This conversation will guide you through: the conversation so far; what the government's approach is; and how we are inviting you to engage.
That's not fair | Being Human
As we begin the pathway out of lockdown, questions of fairness continue to dominate the headlines.
Is saving souls all that matters?
One recent scientific study argued that based on our current trajectory, almost all of the world’s coral reefs will be gone by 2050, by which time the ocean may contain (by weight) more plastic than fish. It’s a bleak picture. Apart from a handful of vocal conspiracy theorists, the overwhelming…
Andy Palmer
Gathered church is back but habits are changing, says new Evangelical Alliance report
Gathered church is back but habits have changed, says the Evangelical Alliance today as it publishes its latest Changing Church report, providing insights into the new landscape of the UK evangelical church. This research suggests that the pandemic is impacting people’s habits in relation to church…
Meet Manoj Raithatha, our new board chair
Can you tell us a bit about yourself - how did you find God? When sharing my faith with others, I often say God ‘found me’, as opposed to the other way around. I was raised a Hindu but as a teenager became fascinated by the message of the gospel as shared by my then school headmaster. However, it…
Evangelical Alliance
New book on discipleship, suffering and racial justice
Tell us a little bit about the new book. The book explores the themes of whole-life discipleship, suffering and racial justice. On the surface these three themes appear separate but through a closer look with an integral lens one realises that they are connected. The book looks at suffering from…
Helen Locke
Give marginalised a voice to build climate future
To build the vision of COP26, government and private-sector organisations have developed work programmes, projects and networks that give voice to both young and marginalised peoples, which allows them to advocate change for themselves and their communities. We believe that this a beautiful,…
Shanley McConnell
Two-tier asylum system could soon become law
On Tuesday, 7 and Wednesday, 8 December, MPs gave final speeches and contributions to the bill. Listening to the debates, what was clear was a cross-party effort to raise different concerns and propose amendments that would significantly improve the bill and its treatment to those most in need and…
Alicia Edmund
Assisted suicide would lead to more suffering, not less
The Bill proposes that “a person diagnosed with a terminal illness is given the choice to end their own life by means of medication provided by a doctor for that purpose”. It defines someone who is terminally ill as “having a progressive disease which can reasonably be expected to cause their…
Shanley McConnell
How to respond well to scandal and crisis
But it is also a very natural one: we can’t imagine our church ever being the subject of an investigative podcast or an independent safeguarding review. The problem is that the same would have been true for many members of Mark Driscoll’s Mars Hill, Steve Timmis’ Crowded House or Jonathan…
Ed Shaw
Thank you to Dr Tani Omideyi, our outgoing board chair
Can you tell us a bit about yourself - how did you find God? I was born into a Christian family with both parents strong believers, and my dad was an accomplished and highly skilled church organist, so I went to church from when I was born. I made a personal commitment to follow Jesus Christ as…
Evangelical Alliance
