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Southgate and Trump: leadership in an age of extremes
England's football manager Gareth Southgate will don his waistcoat one more time in this World Cup when England take to the stage against Belgium on Saturday to decide who comes third at the World Cup. It's not the finale he would have wanted and as performances exceeded expectations, not the one…
Danny Webster
It's here! Your guide to the new Evangelical Alliance website
We hope that the changes we’ve made to design and navigation will mean that you’re able to find everything you need to support you and your church as you serve God in the UK today. What’s new? Resources - We want you to be equipped in your life with Jesus so we’ve created a space which gathers all…
Alexandra Davis
D-Day: preparing the way
What my grandad didn’t know was that his older brother, Ron, had been on the MMS28 in the preceding days, sweeping through those very same waters to check for Nazi minefields. Having had little to no contact during the war, the brothers couldn’t have known each other’s whereabouts, but as…
Eve Paterson
Bethany's Story
Bethany shares her story of finding comfort from God during exceptionally hard circumstances.
yesHEis UK
Psalms of Ascents devotional series
The Psalms (or Songs) of Ascents, are a set of Psalms that come in the second half of the Psalter (Psalms 120-134). They are traditionally associated with pilgrims making the journey to Jerusalem for one of the great festivals in the Temple. Like the other Psalms, they cover the whole range of…
Advent reflection: Peace / Myfyrdodau’r dyfodiad: Tangnefedd
There is no doubt the world is in a state of disarray, pain and uncertainty. Every manmade system is starting to wobble – political, financial, social, relational, moral, name it. And statistics don’t lie: people in the world are far more unhappy than they have ever been. Suicide, depression,…
Christopher Vaz
Roots and fruits
Biologically, a constitution refers to the physical health and strength of a body. Similarly, a political constitution embodies the fundamental principles for government, and expresses the national identity. Unlike the US, the UK doesn’t have a written constitution. Ours is uncodified, a blend of…
Dr David Landrum
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…
Top tips for doing church digitally
My past week has been a hive of activity resourcing the local church and working with other church communications teams, creating resources, learning from each other, and sharing best practice. Our desire has been to discover what God is making available to us all in this time, and through this I…
Mark Crosby
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
Faith in Later Life: helping Christians to reach and serve older people
To inspire and equip Christians to reach, serve and empower older people in every community during the pandemic, Faith in Later Life has a number of blog pieces on their website, which include reflections on what this current pandemic may mean for older people and how best to help them. Last week,…
John Coleby
Online church and safeguarding
This article covers online aspects of 'church in lockdown', but there are more areas we need to consider, so we feature more on our website Christian Safeguarding Services. Each church context is different, so it’s important leaders consider their own specific needs and challenges and assess the…
Paul & Sue Harrison
Parliament and coronavirus: the work of select committees
An important way in which our Parliament does this is through select committees, which are groups of MPs or members of the House of Lords who focus on one area of government policy. There are quite a few currently looking at various aspects of COVID-19 and the Government’s response. Here ishow…
John Coleby
Roundtable: The church and later life
The Bible gives us a high view of older people (Leviticus 19:32, Proverbs 16:31). By contrast, our society often sees old age as a negative thing, and ageism has only increased over time. According to the World Health Organization, a low opinion of old age risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy,…
John Coleby
