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VAWG series: Will the church be change-makers?
For those suffering abuse at the hands of their partner or ex-partner, accessing support is very rarely easy. For many, the struggle in getting support is not because there is none available to them, but because abusive relationships are complex and often hard to leave. Women suffering abuse for…
Nicola Martin
The inter-generational body of Christ
I remember Betty. Betty would teach me in Sunday school every week for at least nine years and she never missed a Sunday. I was taller than Betty by the time I was eight! She was a loving, patient, passionate follower of Jesus. I still remember her and her service for the children in my church and…
Jamie Hill
An exciting (re)turn of events...
I have vivid memories of uncomfortably siting on a wooden floor surrounded by my fellow nine-year-olds as if it were yesterday. We were away at a national Christian event and the focus that particular morning was on healing. We all got together in small groups to pray for one another. Immediately…
Gavin Calver
Be listeners in a gawking world
He demonstrated this technique for the interviewer, and it was magic. Even without anyone saying a word or any visible action on this impromptu set, there was electricity. Nothing could be heard except for the slightest room hum or perhaps a chair creak. But you could see the slightest darting of…
Ryan Shelton
Confusion over government conversion therapy plans
ITV News reported that the Prime Minister had taken a decision not to press ahead with a legislative ban on conversion therapy for England and Wales, after a consultation process earlier this year. This was confirmed by a government spokesperson, but later the same evening came news that the…
Danny Webster
What is it to be brave in God’s eyes?
Instead, I want to start with one of my personal heroes – Daniel. Daniel was a young man plucked from his home and carried off to a foreign country. There he was subjected to some pretty serious cultural indoctrination to make him walk, talk and think like a Babylonian. But Daniel resolved not to…
Peter Lynas
Bravery in diversity
Tiō was started in Belfast Bible College by two of the academic staff (Dr Ian Dickson and myself). We both have children with intellectual disabilities, and we were inspired to develop education and formation courses in disability, theology, the Bible and the church. Increasingly invited out into…
Dr Jill Harshaw
Letter to the Prime Minister on the confusion regarding conversion therapy plans
A series of leaks first disclosed the government were not planning on bringing forward legislation, and then a further change in plan following a backlash to that leak suggested legislation would be forthcoming but in a different form, applying to sexual orientation but not transgender. The…
VAWG series: Here's what you need to know about the Domestic Abuse Plan
For the first time in UK history, the Act produced a legal definition of domestic abuse informed by the survivors’ experiences. The law criminalises physical and sexual violence alongside emotional economic manipulation and coercive and controlling behaviour within marriage, civil partnerships…
Alicia Edmund
Learning to 'go' as a church
When Mission24 offered us the opportunity to host their School of Ministry and Mission, we jumped at the chance. It was wonderful to see our budding evangelists equipped and trained up over the year, then sent out on mission. We shared the gospel on the streets, in the parks and even door to door –…
Linz Daun
Could tweeting Bible verses land you in jail?
As a result, she was investigated under the Finnish Criminal Code for the offence of “ethnic agitation” which could result in imprisonment for up to two years. The investigation by the prosecutors also drew in a pamphlet that she had written in 2004 on human sexuality for a Christian foundation.…
Danny Webster
Student Vote '22 event
The hustings covered four key areas, featuring an audience poll for each topic and ending with an open Q&A from the floor. Education We asked the crowd to vote via the app, on the question: “As a student, how satisfied are you that you are getting value for money in your university…
Learning another way
Alongside working with women addressing inequality and sexual and gender-based violence, Tearfund – a Christian international development charity – is training men up to be Gender Champions. These are often local church leaders, who bravely challenge men and boys’ beliefs, behaviours and actions.…
Prabu Deepan
Trying to go it alone in mission? Don’t!
“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.” (1 Corinthians 12:12) As Christians, we have been called to be bold participants in the missio dei, God’s mission for the world. This great commission is not about…
Natasha Klukach
Speak Life Foundry: Discipling young people in their creativity and evangelism
“It’s an adjective,” I whisper to myself, “not a noun”. Maybe that makes me sound square and stiff and old, but I work with a lot of them. Young creative types, that is. You know, photographers and graphic designers and more “spoken word” artists than you could emphatically shake. A Stick. At. In…
Nate Morgan Locke
