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Reaching students in your city
On the university campuses in your city there are thousands of people open to talking about the gospel during one of the most pivotal seasons of their lives. Among them, you’ll probably find students not just from all over the UK, but all over the world. How can local churches in university cities…
Peter Dray
More than a playgroup
Childcare facilities are a crucial part of our society. They are places of retreat for parents, where they can seek help, guidance, or just find some time to talk to an adult. They are places where children can grow cognitively, physically, and emotionally. These are hubs; places that communities…
Joel Botham
Grace: better left unsaid?
It’s normally chaos before we eat dinner. We've battled to get the four of us around the table for dinner, but almost always one of our young kids is complaining about the menu, there's time pressure for one of us to get to an evening meeting, and then there's inevitably a spillage, so we've got…
Andy Frost
Sharing Jesus - not an added extra
It has become known as the Eisenhower Matrix after the President’s speech in which he explained "I have two kinds of problems: the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent." It seems that most of our churches believe that sharing Jesus is important…
Andy Frost
Small groups lead to big change
There’s been much high-level thinking and international cooperation around what it will take to complete the great commission globally. But what about where we live? Some would say that our villages, towns and cities are already reached, but we all know that in our increasingly secular, multi-faith…
Nic Harding
Speak Up: a summary guide
Speak Up is a new resource from the Evangelical Alliance and the Lawyers' Christian Fellowship to equip and inspire Christians with confidence and knowledge of the current legal freedoms we have to share our faith. This short 16-page booklet outlines the key aspects of the full report, setting out…
Standing out at work
We want to hear how people are sharing their faith on their frontlines, whether that’s at work, home, school or the gym. This week we spoke with Anita Kapila who teaches science in a secondary school.Anita, how did you become a Christian? I come from a Hindu background and am the only person in my…
Anita Kapila
Stuck in maintenance mode?
As church leaders, it’s so easy to get caught up with our measurement for success being rooted in the ABC of church statistics: attendance, buildings, cash. It’s understandable, as these are tangible metrics against which we can measure the previous years. But while I’m not against their use per…
Iain Hesketh
Ten ways to keep your church focused on evangelism
Evangelism is summarised by Robert Warren as “the processes whereby people become disciples of Jesus Christ.” Those processes are helpfully described by missiologist David Bosch: “evangelism is the core, heart and centre of missions; it consists in the proclamation of salvation in Christ to…
The Great Commission
There are clear instructions from Jesus in the Gospels to spread the good news. Jesus gave his church a mandate to go and make disciples:"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey…
J.John
This isn't how God made it
As part of our Inspiring Women series, Nell encourages us to be praying for women in difficult situations all around the world – that they may find healing and freedom, and ultimately to come to know Jesus themselves.I’ll be the first to admit it, I was an annoying child. One of my favourite games…
Alianore Smith
To the ends of the earth
As a University student, there are so many amazing opportunities to share Jesus with your peers. The Christian Union put on fantastic events that are the culmination of many months of careful planning, and events week, in particular, is often the focus of the Christian Union’s calendar. I think…
John Oliver
Top tips for preparing a Christmas preach
You can imagine the scene. Mulled wine and mince pies have been merrily consumed. A smattering of Santa hats and reindeer ears litter the congregation as fairy lights flicker above them. The dulcet tones of ‘Joy to the World’ die down; the talk is about to begin. You stand up to speak with…
Bekah Oliver
What's at the heart of your Christmas?
However, we feel increasingly challenged to make a point of Jesus being the 'reason for the season’, not just the presents, chaos and food. There is something about the build up to the 25th that needs to be reversed and reclaimed. Rather than just preparing earthly things like food, drink and…
Anne Calver
What's the Bible got to say about praying for lost loved ones?
It's so important that we are praying for our family and friends who don't know Jesus, but it can be hard to keep praying when we don't seem to see many results. How many times have we prayed something along the lines: "Lord, please save Julia," and yet nothing seems to change? I know I have many…
Dr Liz Linssen
