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January lockdown: Scottish Government update
Speaking to the Scottish Parliament, the First Minister announced the need for new tighter restrictions in a bid to combat the fast-spreading new strain of the virus. All of mainland Scotland will remain under these new restrictions for the duration of January, with an initial review scheduled…
Being Human S2E05
What does it mean to live in relationship? Culture today governs our relationships through the ideas of choice, consent and contracts. As individuals, we relate to ours on our own terms and break relationships when they fail to meet our needs. We see these stories bubble up in marriages,…
Open Doors UK World Watch List 2021: a proactive and prayerful response
Some of the facts revealed in this year’s report This year, for the first time ever, all top 50 countries score levels of at least very high persecution, while the top 12 score extreme levels of persecution;there was a 60 per cent increase over the previous year in the number of Christians killed…
Jo Evans
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
Respond to the Government’s consultation on early medical abortion
Last March, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, temporary legislation was introduced to allow abortions to take place at home. Early medical abortion (EMA) consists of the administration of two sets of pills within the first 10 weeks of gestation. The first medication (Mifepristone) prevents…
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…
What's in your hands?
In a time of ongoing change, we know it can be hard to discern the best way to continue your ministries and maximise the gifts of your church members. Lots of people who previously served on teams are no longer able to do so, and it's important that we make sure they know they are still valued even…
Rachel Bourner
Being Human S2E09
The pandemic has challenged how all of us think about community. Our assumptions have been exposed. We find ourselves rethinking what it means to be a human in community. The church has a long tradition of prophets and reformers who have challenged and deconstructed for the sake of rebuilding on…
Snowflakes, pressure cookers and Captain Tom
What is happening in us is as important as what is happening to us during this relentless season of pain and loss. We can emerge from the pandemic with greater endurance and less fragility if we recognise and embrace the work it is doing in us. There’s a video on YouTube that has been viewed more…
Phil Knox
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill update
The bill was first introduced in 2020 as a means of both simplifying and clarifying Scotland’s various hate crime provisions into a single piece of legislation as well as extending protections to target the act of ‘stirring up hatred’ towards certain groups. These groups are distinguished by their…
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
A roadmap for resuming in-person church meetings?
UPDATED 26 MARCH 2021
Danny Webster
Is it time to review the way we worship?
This article is part of our "Is the 'missing generation' still missing?” report to find out more click here.
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
Discipling young adults for the post-COVID world
This article is part of our "Is the 'missing generation' still missing?” report to find out more click here.
Tim Yearsley
