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Stormont Snapshot – April 2024
Last week, the Official Opposition, the SDLP, tabled motions on removing the universal credit two-child limit and on eradicating fuel poverty. Matthew O’Toole was aiming to build consensus on this issue and both motions passed through the Assembly. He called for the Executive to remove the…
Mindless scrolling and news fatigue: is digital abstinence the answer?
They explained that they no longer read the news, and they’re off social media. I have several people around me, non-Christians and Christians alike, who are tapping out of the news cycle, finding it too depressing, too overwhelming. Some note they were sick of compassion fatigue, reading about…
Katherine Brown
Care for those most in need drives evangelical engagement in politics
A research report conducted by the Evangelical Alliance, released today, reveals some insightful findings about how evangelical Christians in the UK are engaging with politics, what issues facing the UK presently matter most to them and what determines their vote. The report, Thinking faithfully…
Evangelicals care about others, but what role does this play in political engagement?
Christians care for others. It drives us to take action to meet the needs of those in our local communities and beyond. It also defines the way evangelicals vote, according to findings from Thinking faithfully about politics, our recent report. But if we want to care for our neighbours well, we…
Nicola Martin
Being Human webinars #2: personas training
The Being Human personas training | Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 12.30-1.30pm Would you like to know who is in your church and how to reach them? The Being Human project commissioned research to better understand the various tribes of people found across the UK church. Following the research, we have…
What does Jesus say about our mental health?
As a church leader, I often encounter these struggles in people's spiritual journeys. While mental health conversations might have previously been sidestepped within faith communities, there's a growing recognition of the necessity to address these issues with compassion and empathy. At times, the…
Julie Wilson
Why voting is a start but can’t be where our political engagement ends
Political commentators for months have been speculating when the next general election will be. Now that we know it will be Thursday 4 July, it is important that Christians view their civic engagement as highly as their devotion and love to the Lord and love to their neighbour. Jesus has always…
Alicia Edmund
How would Jesus vote?
Three quarters thought He would protest against corruption and He would befriend politicians of all parties, although that leaves nearly a quarter who seemingly thought there were some politicians He wouldn’t befriend. The truth is that there are no easy answers for what being a follower of Jesus…
Danny Webster
Girls' Brigade Ministries: Koko
Films, blogs, insights and support about living life to the full – enabling girls to ‘keep on keeping on’ in a hope-filled way. Produced by Girls’ Brigade Ministries, a UK-based mission network, committed to raising hope in this generation of girls and women especially through the provision of…
Sports evangelism: Could you share Jesus with others this summer?
It was such a delight for me recently, to join Christians in Sport on their podcast, to talk about how people are coming to faith presently and how, as an organisation, they are using their platform to invite people onto the next stage of their faith journey this summer. There were four key…
Phil Knox
Three guiding principles for Christian women ahead of polling day
It is important to start with a reminder to make sure you are registered to vote on 4 July and to check you have the approved photo ID to take with you on the day. You have until Tuesday, 18 June (23:59) to register to vote and Wednesday, 26 June (17:00) to apply for a ‘Voter Authority Certificate…
Alicia Edmund
Father's Day: what being a stay-at-home dad taught me about being a child of God
My friend’s message popped up on my phone about two weeks after the birth of my eldest son. Blurry-eyed from the cumulative effect of many consecutive nights’ sleep interrupted by the new rituals of nappy changes and bottle feeds, I managed to fire back the reply: “Simultaneously the most exciting,…
Jonathan Murnane
How to organise election hustings
If you are thinking about holding a hustings event, you will need to follow some rules. We’ve provided some key information that aims to help you understand these rules and provide helpful information to plan a hustings. You can read the Electoral Commission’s full hustings guide here.
Heart Behind The Art: an interview with Nicola Morrison
Those who know Nicola as the bubbly, confident and assured presence she is today might be surprised to learn of the difficult start she had in life. “People will struggle to reconcile the girl in the book with the reality of me today, but at the same time I think that’s an amazing testament to…
Helen Locke
