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Nurturing the leaders of the future

This means that bringing hope and good leadership into the public arena is needed now more than ever. From the local community centre to our national parliaments, from the staff room to the boardroom, we need hope-filled Christian public leaders who are living out the kingdom of God in every area…

1 March 2018
Kieran Turner

To see the coming kingdom is our hope

The church is God’s chosen instrument to bring change to the world. It is Christ’s body on earth. As an organisation, the Evangelical Alliance exists to serve this church, and we have the privilege of working together to bring the great hope of Christ to the world. I don’t mean the church as an…

1 March 2018
Steve Clifford

A vision of hope for the future of our society

Whether this was campaigning against the transatlantic slave trade, improving working conditions or renewing civil society, evangelicals are, and always will be, activists. The good news of salvation in Jesus is at the heart of our message and motivation, and as John Stott observed, the gospel has…

1 July 2017
Danny Webster

Will your church change the world?

‘God wants to save the world, but what if He also wants to transform it?’‘What if leadership is a gift from God to change the world around us?’‘How can I be a leader in the public square, speaking up for God and for the good of all?’These are the questions at the heart of the new small group course…

1 July 2017
Abi Jarvis

How God set me free from my eating disorder

I’m 39 years old. I grew up in Belfast. I’m the eldest of three children. I’m married with a daughter and a cat. I like crosswords, but not cryptic ones. I watch too much TV. I’ve been a Christian for more than 20 years. And I’ve a long history of struggles with my mental health: lifethreatening…

1 July 2017
Guest writer

The Evangelical Alliance’s work towards religious freedom for all

Resolutions passed at the founding conference in August 1846 and at the inaugural British conference in November 1846, the Alliance’s intention to support “those who may be engaged amidst peculiar difficulties and opposition” were declared. Sir Culling Eardley Smith was one of the key founders of…

1 July 2017
Kim Walker

The truth about fake news

Over the past couple of years two trends have developed that have challenged our relationship with truth, and truthiness is the corrosive bond that links them. Post-truth is the idea that evidence about a situation takes second place to our feelings. For example we might think that leaving the EU…

1 July 2017
Danny Webster

Andy Bannister

He says while sometimes it’s easier for Christians to believe it, we must be careful not to use it as an excuse. There are ‘green shoots’ of church growth everywhere and it’s exciting. But with a PhD in Islam and stories of being ‘demolished’ by Muslims who made him question his confidence in his…

1 July 2017
Amaris Cole

Running for justice, receiving hope

A Muskathlon is a week-long adventure, culminating with a run, trek or ride through the communities that the Muskathletes are fundraising for. While she was there, Amaris and many of the other European Muskathletes on the trip met their sponsored child. Shema Prince is three years old and lives in…

1 July 2017
Amaris Cole

How 'Discovering Jesus' is changing lives

Approximately 14,000 copies have been sold and in 2014, the Discovering Jesus through Asian eyes discussion course was launched to accompany the booklet and enable people to explore with their friends what the Bible says about these questions. Even in the early trials of the course, Muslim, Hindu…

20 April 2018
Alexandra Davis

The silence of the lambs

Last week Ealing Council voted to introduce a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in order to enforce a ‘buffer zone’ around a Marie Stopes abortion clinic. The PSPO was put place to stop a group of Christians (Roman Catholic) who, for more than 20 years, had stood in silent prayer near the…

20 April 2018
Dr David Landrum

Civil society and the church: have your say

Civil society is a broad term, and is described in the consultation as ‘all those outside of the public sector, who share the mission of building a stronger society and improving lives.’ In the UK, the Christian church is right at the heart of this mission. Tracey Crouch, the minister for civil…

19 April 2018
John Coleby

Risk and relationship: partnering up with the Human Rights Commission in Northern Ireland

Protecting the right to freedom of conscience, thought and religion goes right to the heart of the kind of society that we all want to live in. That is the message from the launch of a joint project by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland. The…

19 April 2018
David Smyth

Ealing Council’s decision to institute a censorship zone is a brazen attack on civil liberties

On Tuesday, 10 April, Ealing Council’s cabinet voted to introduce a ‘safe zone’ outside of the Marie Stopes abortion centre on Mattock Lane. Ealing Council said that it was an “absolutely necessary” move to combat rife “harassment and intimidation” occurring outside the centre. Council leader…

19 April 2018
Guest writer

The plight of knife crime – time to stop and search?

During the spring months, London saw an astronomical increase in knife crime resulting in more than 30 deaths since the beginning of the year and more than 14 during April and May. This by no means considers the numerous amounts of people who have been injured by these crimes. The victims have more…

1 July 2017
Guest writer

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