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The contagiousness of hope
The conversation in coffee shops, colleges, corner shops and the corridors of power is how to stop it spreading – because powerful things spread. And they do so most potently and quickly through networks of relational connection. 2014 saw an outbreak of the Ebola virus that tragically killed many…
Phil Knox
Will you share yours?
Alongside his research and resourcing at the Evangelical Alliance, Phil has also been carefully putting into words the passion he has always felt for sharing Jesus and sharing stories. His first book, Story Bearer, encourages all Christians, whatever age and life stage, to treasure their story and…
Eve Paterson
What's stopping us?
We were having a great week and being blown away by all the Lord was doing. The theme of ‘Only the Brave’ exploring determined discipleship from the book of James was having a huge impact on the event and we were settling down to hear another message. The diminutive figure of Hae Woo unassumingly…
Gavin Calver
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
Government powers for coronavirus must be proportionate
We at the Evangelical Alliance recognise the incredible times that we are living in and the need for emergency legislation both to equip public services in their response and to keep the population safe. The legislation being considered by Parliament this week is broad in scope and contains…
Danny Webster
Coronavirus: Being together, apart
In the church calendar, it may be that we take part in the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity or occasionally swap pulpits. In my experience, it is often left unexplored. We know that it is one of the things that Jesus prayed for on the night before He died. Our Lord prayed that we might be…
Kevin Ellis
Remembered in the time of old age
I would never argue with the way God continues to use this ministry in remarkable ways, but I couldn’t escape my inner reaction: What about the older people?! Three words dropped into my thinking: silver cord ministries. Ecclesiastes 12 starts “remember your creator in the days of your youth”,…
Debs Fidler
A godly initiative in Stornaway
The gospel is the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ. As with any good news, it is worth sharing, even more so when people struggle with their own sense of bad news about themselves. When people are left to make up their own mind about God, especially in a more religious setting, they tend to view…
Rev Thomas MacNeil
Three reasons why right now is the best time to share your faith
First, the extremity of the change it’s made to my life. My days and weeks used to have tangible, recognisable markers, familiar rhythms and reassuring milestones. School runs, work routines, takeaway on Friday, football on Saturday, church on Sunday; these are the sort of landmarks that have…
Phil Knox
We need public leaders now more than ever before
Despite having watched the spread through China and into Europe and beyond, I and I think many others, were not fully prepared for how fast it was going to change our lives. Events and responses are shifting so quickly that advice and resources constantly need updating and were I to give you ‘five…
Abi Jarvis
Abortion changes in Northern Ireland: My body, my choice?
That makes the recent abortion regulations in Northern Ireland all the more ironic and, frankly, jarring. The campaign that led to these changes was premised on a simple slogan: my body, my choice. This is the ultimate rallying cry of an individualist culture. It is, however, completely at odds…
Peter Lynas
The Comeback
If you have been impacted by the message shared in this video and would like to know more about becoming a follower of Jesus then we’d recommend you head to our friends at christianity.org.uk. For more spoken word pieces and videos on sharing the greatest story ever told check out…
Connecting churches with the most vulnerable
These are troubling times: it is a time of shock and it is a time of lament, and we know there are hard days ahead. But it is also a time for us to reach out – however we safely can – to help those in greatest need. The restrictions we are living under does not remove our obligation to care for…
Danny Webster
Hope 15:13 – pray, prepare and proclaim
The global initiative, which offers a model for churches to respond to the pandemic, lays out a clear strategy where prayer, staying safe and sharing the hope of Jesus work in tandem to help people who are desperately searching for assurance find it through a relationship with Christ. The…
Naomi Osinnowo
How can we support NHS workers during the coronavirus pandemic?
This series of videos from Dr John Greenall of the Christian Medical Fellowship explores how we can answer this question. You can hear more stories from the Christian Medical Fellowship at their podcast series Voices from the frontline.The Christian Medical Fellowship are members of the Evangelical…
