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Love. Go. Teach.
In the mid-1990s I got a job with Evangelical Alliance member Scripture Union in Birmingham as a schools’ worker and I started to meet many Muslim young people. I didn’t feel a sense of great calling to work amongst Muslims; I found myself having to relate to the Muslim pupils I was meeting. For…
Dr Andrew Smith
Christian witness in this political moment
There is expected to be a no confidence vote early September, and if this is lost and no alternative government can be formed, the country will once again go to the polls. In the event of an election in the coming months, Christians will be faced with greater than usual challenges in how to engage.…
Danny Webster
Praying for the UK's police officers
They subsequently face long tours of duty and cancelled rest days, all the while carrying the same concerns about their health that everyone else does. Yet, they are still out on the streets of the UK every day, 24/7, supporting the coronavirus response and protecting our communities. We at the…
Lee Russell
The Evangelical Alliance welcomes the decision of the European Court of Human Rights on Ashers bakery case
Welcoming the decision of the European Court of Human Rights today, Peter Lynas, former barrister and UK director of the Evangelical Alliance commented: “After almost eight years, the saga of the not so gay cake case may finally now be over. Everyone’s human rights have been affirmed and everyone…
What can running teach us about the Christian life?
Everyone seems to be running. Social media is saturated with running influencers who talk us through their training regime, diet, and their overwhelming range of running technology. Apps like Runna and Strava have become multi-billion-pound businesses, attracting a large number of loyal users, who…
Ben Neill
Far above politics
I’ve worked in parliament and politics for long enough to know that we should believe political pundits and experts when they declare that they have no idea what is coming next. Gone are the days of confident predictions and clear trajectories of political movement; we live in an environment with…
Danny Webster
Are all welcome?
I'm passionate about seeing every church welcoming the stranger and discipling the nations. One really effective way of doing that is through Welcome Boxes. This is where trained volunteers deliver a Welcome Box filled with small gifts and local information to refugees who have recently arrived in…
Emily Holden
10 top tips for reopening church
The reopening of church buildings provides opportunities and challenges to be navigated with love, wisdom and grace.
Lockdown latest: Scottish Government September update
This last month has seen some significant opening up of activities that many churches undertake with guidance published for a variety of sectors including youth and children’s work, community learning and development (that incorporates education), outdoor events and running meetings for the…
Kieran Turner
Job Creation Project: a conversation with Joëlle Warren MBE
Joëlle Warren MBE founded recruitment firm Warren Partners in 1999, and runs her business with an ethos based on Matthew 7:12: “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you.” Joëlle is a founding partner of Warren Partners, a leading UK executive search firm which supports and…
Jo Evans
Widely criticised aid cuts expose limits of the law
At the 2021 budget the chancellor announced that development assistance would reduce from 0.7 per cent of gross national income to 0.5 per cent. The Conservative Party had pledged in their 2019 election manifesto that they would maintain the level of spending. It had been a centre piece of the…
Danny Webster
Stop. Reset. Recalibrate.
Steve Uppal, senior leader of All Nations Church, Wolverhampton, shares a word on the importance of listening to God and embracing a reset for the church in this season, at the first ever Evangelical Alliance Leadership Conference (EALC). Christians who hold positions of leadership, both within the…
Prayer fuel pack
The UK is in an unemployment crisis. The church has always responded with compassion and conviction to help those in greatest need. As long-term unemployment affects so many, this is a powerful time for the church to step in – to pray, to create new jobs and to give hope to many. At the…
One People Commission
It is the gathering together of God's one church in all its vibrant expressions, modelling the unity of God's people. Find out more about the OPC and how you can help work for the unity of the church in the UK.
Resurrection of hope
Fog hung over the city like the sorrow that hung over Leah's heart. As she walked through the city gate, she felt the mist run clammy fingers down her neck. She shivered, and pulled her headscarf tighter. It felt odd to be out of the house. For the past two days she had been shut up in it with all…
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