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Making ethical decisions that value human life webinar
Lives and livelihoods are at urgent risk and a vaccine protecting us from COVID-19 appears to offer hope of recovery for both. So the imminent mass-roll out of a vaccine looks like good and welcome news! Yes? Hopefully so, but many people continue to ask questions and raise concerns about the…
Special services and events
These are generally more restrictive than for regular worship services, with the rationale being that these events see people attending from different communities who don’t normally interact, and subsequently maintaining social distancing at gatherings such as weddings or funerals is likely to be…
Being Human S2B1
The COVID-19 virus has shown us all just how connected our world has become. Just like a tiny virus can spread across the globe, our connected societies have shown us that stories can travel with just as much speed and impact. Mark Sayers, author, thinker, speaker, podcaster, and pastor from…
Over 200,000 stories of hope during lockdown
Kieran Turner, public policy officer for the Evangelical Alliance in Scotland, says, “2020 has been a year of disruption for all of us and churches, like many other essential services, have had to adapt. This report has highlighted the significant impact churches up and down the country have had in…
New report reveals Scottish churches deliver over 200,000 individual acts of support during lockdown
A new report published today has calculated that churches across Scotland have delivered 212,214 acts of support during lockdown. The Stories of Hope report, which was requested by the Scottish Government and produced by the Evangelical Alliance and Serve Scotland, found that these acts were…
Beginner’s guide to this consultation
We understand that many people may never even have heard of a public consultation, so here’s a very simple breakdown of its two components: It’s public. When governments pass legislation that will have a significant impact upon how a society functions, it’s not unusual for them to ask the public…
A Call to Worship?
PERSON: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him” Genesis 1.27 The Genesis passages description of human personhood for their contemporary times was radially counter cultural. In the Ancient Near East, kings and rulers reserved the title ‘god’s image’ for…
Changing Culture
Christians change culture. They confront the lies in our culture for what they are. They subvert, by offering a different story cutting across the dominant narrative. They re-create new horizons of possibility by inhabiting a story of hope. We have created a video series exploring how we can…
Reimagine
A good news vision for Northern IrelandReimagine is a call to action for evangelical Christians in Northern Ireland to reimagine a gospel vision for our people and our place. Together, we can speak with a prophetic voice and bring about transformation at every level of society, government,…
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion – partnership video with the NIHRC
There is much that we agree on, and the modern human rights agenda has been significantly shaped by Christian thinking. There are of course a few areas of profound disagreement. But that is surely the point. Relationships are easy when we agree on everything. It is working together for the…
Think Friday: A vaccine is coming!
INPUT VIDEO Global attention this week has focused on the approval of a vaccine for COVID-19 in the UK. It is early days but this seems like amazing news which could help save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. Many questions have been raised about the vaccine - and not just from…
Think Friday: Joy to the world...& Strava?
Crown Jesus Ministries , Evangelical Alliance (NI) and Evangelical Alliance Ireland want to serve you this Christmas and have developed a 6 week programme called 'Joy to the World'; a toolkit of easy, do-able ideas, links, videos and resources to help you join others across Ireland in sharing Jesus…
Think Friday: Pray, Remember, Lead.
It’s hard to know where to begin to pray sometimes these days with so much need and urgency everywhere we turn. We’ve been listening to our members and the Evangelical Alliance has called a UK day of prayer on 13 November. We are working with networks, denominations and churches to bring people…
What would better government engagement with faith groups look like?
This wide-ranging review is an excellent opportunity to raise concerns about how efforts to support, understand and interact with faith communities have not always succeeded but to also highlight good practice and promote better long-term engagement. The Evangelical Alliance is responding to the…
Danny Webster
Being Human S2B2
Are conspiracy stories the real pandemic of 2020? Stories like QAnon have spread with just as much vigor and speed as the novel coronavirus. What parables can Christians hear in recent events? Mark Sayers, author, thinker, speaker, podcaster, and pastor from Melbourne, Australia, joins Jo and…
