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Church from the outside
Its vision is clear, but it struggles to communicate that vision: “Our noticeboard and signage was badly damaged during a storm in 2017,” explains the vicar. “Our current display is poor quality, broken and uninviting to visitors and passers-by. We urgently need a noticeboard to ensure those who…
Jo Swinney
How to organise election hustings
If you are thinking about holding a hustings event, you will need to follow some rules. We’ve provided some key information that aims to help you understand these rules and provide helpful information to plan a hustings. You can read the Electoral Commission’s full hustings guide here.
Scottish Public Leader: Year 4, weekend 1
A diverse group of people in their twenties and thirties gathered together over 24 hours to learn and grow in their role as public leaders in their area of work. It was a great opportunity to get to know new people who are passionate for Christ, and who are placed in a wide variety of professions:…
Christine Uhlig
There is absolutely absolute truth
She pulled her music from the streaming platform Spotify in protest of the exploitation of new artists during free trials, has had an ongoing feud with the Kardashian-Wests, and more recently has been speaking up about issues with her management and label. Swift certainly has her critics, and has…
Bethany Macleod
End Violence. Protect Aid. Defend DFID
We are about to witness potentially the most important election for a generation with Britain at a pivotal moment in its relationship with the rest of the world. In this General Election, it is critical to call on all candidates to commit to prioritising the world’s most vulnerable and support the…
Extremism policy briefing
The last Queen’s Speech was the first for some time which did not mention new plans to tackle extremism. While the Government had hoped for some time that they would be able to pass new legislation on this, “extremism” has remained controversial territory. For example, over the past few years…
Revive Europe: Seeking a fresh touch from God
It is with this desire that student organisations such as International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES), Cru, Navigators, and Students for Christ have come together and teamed up with 22 other Christian organisations with a common vision of pursuing a move of God in the student…
Sarah Breuel
Songs for the children
You can imagine the excitement when we were given songs and scripts to learn in the weeks leading up to the big event, so we could proudly perform in front of our families and church members.I recently revisited the church we used to perform in and some of the memories of these performances came…
Catherine Burt
God’s follower, society’s leader
Margaret was born in New York on 20 June 1860. When she was five her father died and her mother decided to return to Scotland, where Margaret and her sister received an upper-class education at a school that Margaret felt “trained girls to be ridiculous snobs”. This was her first taste of class…
Looking back at a year of public leadership
But 16 inspiring public leaders, who are serving God in healthcare, law, filmmaking, the charity sector and other places in public life, responded to God’s prompting and decided to spend a year with us, to develop their leadership skills and dig deeper into God’s plans for them and their areas of…
Responding to the Circular Economy Bill
Until the 19th December next week, everyone in Scotland has the opportunity to contribute to the Scottish Government’s consultation on their proposed Circular Economy Bill. The Scottish Government’s Consultation Hub is accessible and makes it possible for individuals, churches or charities to…
Chris Ringland
Psalm 132
The cultural narrative that surrounds us is continually encouraging us to pursue our individual concerns and place ourselves at the heart of our world and our story. Apple has given us the iPhone, the iPad and iTunes, Burger King tells us to “Have it our way,” and ‘the selfie’ has become emblematic…
Peter Lynas becomes Evangelical Alliance UK director
The Evangelical Alliance has appointed Peter Lynas as its UK director. In this role he will work alongside new CEO Gavin Calver, championing the voice of evangelicals to the media and across the four nations, while bringing leadership to the core areas of advocacy, mission and unity within the…
Another wave of funding from Allchurches Trust
St Margaret’s Church in Aspley, Nottingham, will benefit from a £7,000 grant to develop its ‘Bee family’ programme – an after-school community group aimed at young families who live in the local estates around the church. The aim of the group is to provide hot meals to help tackle local food…
Emma Smith
New decade, renewed conviction
Radio call ins reflected on all that had happened and all that had changed. You may have seen the clip from Tomorrow’s World in 1989 speculating on what the home of 2020 would be like. Some aspects were remarkably prescient, the suggestion that you would be able to walk into a room and say what…
Danny Webster
