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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
Plan B introduced in England
The introduction of Plan B measures in England, announced in a press conference by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 8 December, will have an impact on how churches operate. The measures do not prevent churches from undertaking any activities that they are currently doing, however, churches may wish…
In the bleak midwinter…
The Salvation Army says one in five young adults will have no choice but to rely on charity this Christmas. And here’s how Christians Against Poverty (CAP) summed up the financial side of things: “This Christmas, many of the people CAP helps, and thousands of other families living in poverty, are…
Helen Locke
Scandal and sickness
At least, I hope I’m not the only one who is inclined to feel that way. Particularly as concerns around Covid once again begin to rise, along with anxieties about the effect it will have as we come closer to Christmas. I will steer clear of offering you political assessments and forecasts, but…
Jo Evans
Everyone welcome
More people go to church at Christmas than at any other time of the year. Much-loved carols, familiar Bible passages, a children’s nativity scene, followed by a mince pie, shaking hands with the minister – or bumping elbows this year – these are part of a traditional Christmas. And everyone loves…
Christine Winmill
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
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
Be Reconciled
Be Reconciled is a Gospel initiative to resource and empower the local Church in Northern Ireland in peacemaking. It is a contextual response to our troubled communities centred on the reconciling message of the Gospel. At the heart of the Gospel is a gift of reconciliation with God through Jesus…
2022: West Africa set to become hotspot for Christian persecution
Sahel Islamist extremists are gaining ground, not only in Nigeria, but also in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa. In Burkina Faso, jihadists targeted Christians in the north of the country in 2021, forcing churches to close and meet in secret. Attacks ranged from bombings, killings,…
Andrew Boyd
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…
My top 7 discipleship habits
Sharing Jesus with those who don’t yet know Him is an essential part of my everyday practice as His disciple. Being a Christian convert from a Hindu background, this could be through my mission work (I’ve been a mission partner for many years) or through everyday encounters with people, which are…
Usha Reifsnider
Being human: How performance culture affects our mental health
I have. I remember being at university, lying in bed and feeling this heavy weight on me. I couldn’t seem to find the strength to make it through another moment, let alone another day. I had just found out that my house in London was about to be repossessed, while I was at university all the way in…
Kheri-Ann Wiggins
The not-so-gay cake
The case dates back to 2014 when Mr Lee, a gay rights activist, asked Ashers bakery to make a cake with the slogan ‘Support Gay Marriage’ on it. The McArthur family, who own Ashers bakery, run a successful Christian family business. The name was derived from Genesis 49:20: “Bread from Asher shall…
Peter Lynas
Catch up now: Evangelical Alliance Leadership Conference 2022
The last two years have brought all of us to the edge of our resilience and experience, surrounded by an ever-shifting culture. But now we're also coming to the edge of what God has before us – of what is ahead. Catch up on this year’s EALC when we heard from leaders across the UK church and beyond…
