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Culture, discipleship and hope at The Well church, Sheffield
This article is part of our "Is the 'missing generation' still missing?” report to find out more click here.
Virtual foyers and Zoom handshakes
This article is part of our "Is the 'missing generation' still missing?” report to find out more click here.
Is the ‘missing generation’ still missing? Welcome to the conversation
Today marks the launch of a new resource from the Evangelical Alliance to help us navigate the changing landscape as we emerge from effects of the global pandemic, especially with regard to young adults. Exactly a year and a week ago, I flew to Abu Dhabi to speak to a conference of hundreds of…
Phil Knox
Building a better story: abortion, disability and the church
This bill has a tightly defined objective and there remains much work to be done, to restore lost protections for women and unborn children but this could be a small but significant step in the right direction. At equallyhuman.org you will find a tool to enable members of the public to easily…
The posture and power of service
Service of this kind addresses the immediate material symptoms but ignores the deprivation of relationship, opportunity and equality that surround those we seek to serve. This form of giving reinforces the social barriers of ‘them and us’, forming Christian service as little more than good people…
Donna Jennings
A voice of hope, justice and leadership
The last five years have seen immense and tense political disagreement among evangelical Christians on both sides of the Atlantic over the presidency of Donald Trump; but even some of his closest allies found themselves, rightly, having to reject the violence that his words inspired. But somewhat…
Danny Webster
Brendon Christian: My conversion story
Since the Brexit vote in 2016 I’ve been back and forth between London and Dublin for my work – I’m a commercial lawyer. I spent next to no time at the apartment I bought in Penarth, despite immediately falling in love with Wales when there with a client one day in spring. I was considering selling…
Guest writer
Visions of the past, reality of the present
By Ezra 3:6 we know that the altar had been erected even before the foundation of the temple was laid (due to the fear that was upon them): “On the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, though the foundation of the Lord’s temple had not yet been laid.” The…
Chrishanthy Sathiyaraj
Gospel-centred social action for 2021
We’ve seen the Black Lives Matter movement highlight racial discrimination both implicit and explicit in our society, and the true depth of inequality exposed and exacerbated under the glare of the pandemic. These are big issues – issues that require UK-wide attention. But, as churches, we can’t…
Kate Sharma
Lessons in job creation from a Christian entrepreneur
Transcend turned the normal business start-up process on its head, to tackle high unemployment, especially among graduates, and build hope. Instead of seeking the best business idea and location to maximise returns, the starting point for me was to bring God’s blessing to the community he had…
Jerry Marshall
Budget fails to lock in support for the most vulnerable
Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the exchequer, has announced the budget proposals for the next year. This was one of the most anticipated announcements for thousands of businesses and millions of people across the UK following nearly a year of the coronavirus pandemic and millions of people…
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill: update on the third stage
For a bill to become law through the Scottish parliamentary system, any potential legislation must pass through three stages. The first stage establishes the bill’s basic principles, the second stage sees the bill amended and clarified, and the third stage allows MSPs to vote the bill into law. The…
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill: final update
As you will have seen from previous updates, debate around the Act’s controversial attempt to balance protections against hatred whilst safeguarding freedom of expression has been, at times, fierce and hotly contested. Much discourse ensued, and this concluded this week with debate stretching…
Kieran Turner
Lament – a spoken word
Lament is a cry of protest and loss, expressing the anxiety and grief brought about by the pandemic, as well as expressing the hope found in the Christian faith. It closes with some raw and real verses from the Bible’s book of Lamentations offering a firm foundation on which to stand in the…
