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Praying for those I love to come to know Christ
When I think of praying for my friends to come to know Jesus Christ I am reminded of the story told to me by Pete Greig, of an amazing man called DL Moody. DL Moody prayed daily for 100 of his friends to come to know Christ. During his life, 96 of those friends gave their lives to Christ and at his…
Emma Buchan
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
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
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
The Archbishop of Canterbury's top ten tips for evangelism
The Most Revd Justin Welby shared his wisdom on evangelism with the Premier team . Here’s his top ten tips on sharing Christ with those around you...1. Evangelism isn't something you can opt out of Welby says that one of the problems in our approach to evangelism is that we have professionalised…
Lucinda van der Hart
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
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
Where do I start in prayer and evangelism?
It's so important for us to rediscover the priority and place of prayer in our evangelism, witness and mission. Prayer for evangelism is about praying for ourselves as Christians. Praying that we are full of the love and compassion of our Heavenly Father – and for God to open doors for…
Where have all the teenagers gone?
Recent research showed that 86% of those who become Christians in the UK do so under the age of twenty-five (Evangelical Alliance, Time for Discipleship?, 7). This shows the huge need for evangelistic youth ministry and the incredible potential it possesses. The difficult and disengaging teenagers…
Gavin Calver
Why me? Your story is worth sharing
"I’m outside." Two terrible words to receive in a text message if you're just out of the shower, frantically throwing on clothes (you don’t even care if they're yours at this stage), toothbrush hanging out of your mouth, wishing you'd packed your bag the night before and set your alarm half an hour…
Phil Knox
Film review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Loosely inspired by an article about Rogers from 1998 by journalist Tom Junod, this is a story about dealing with a legacy of childhood trauma – a moral tale that would be at home on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood itself. Stories and lines from the article are sprinkled throughout the film, though…
Abi Jarvis
