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Government minister: faith communities vital to pandemic recovery
Meetings and particularly events on Zoom can add to pandemic fatigue – but not yesterday. It was great to hear so many church leaders and organisations (including some Evangelical Alliance members) on the call share examples of the different ways they supported the most vulnerable in society to…
Alicia Edmund
The feel guilty games | Being Human
What do these contested Winter Olympic games tell us about what it means to be human? Catch Peter on his quick take for this week.
Scotland moves closer to tackling commercial sexual exploitation
Thankfully, there may finally be some changes ahead. Over the past few months, momentum has shifted in the Scottish Parliament and these issues are rising up the agenda. Two debates in the parliament (Prostitution Law Reform, 3 November 2021 and Online Pimping, 10 February 2022), have shown how…
Chris Ringland
The world needs good neighbours
Against the backdrop of today’s western post-Christian society, what is love? Those of you who enjoyed pop music in the 90s will know a singer called Haddaway attempted to answer that very question, and there have been many musicians, philosophers and writers before and after him who have reflected…
Carl Knightly
Game for change
Even if you are not a fan, it's hard to deny the impact football can have on a global scale. Especially the World Cup, when even the less enthused football fanatics from around the world are drawn to attend or watch on the big screen with friends and family for weeks on end, or at least until your…
Nicola Morrison
Reflecting the goodness of God
We sat in this predicament for what seemed like an eternity – an especially stressful eternity for anyone hoping to get to the dentist on time! I sat there yo-yoing between thoughts of, why doesn’t he just drive on? and, why on earth did she get on my bus? In the end, however, the deadlock was…
Tim Rowlands
Changing Church 2025 report
In 2020 and 2021 the church in the UK went through significant disruption brought on by Covid-19. Churches were required to close for extended periods of time and were then bound by strict regulations as to how they could operate once they re-opened. Five years on, the Evangelical Alliance…
A story of real unity beyond the headlines
What my dad didn’t know was that the same journalist had called another local church leader – from a different denomination – for his comments too. The resulting article painted a sensational picture of two clergymen at odds over faith, film and freedom of expression. But here’s the twist. Instead…
Chris Frost
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The South Asian Forum, set up in 2010, exists for two main purposes: To connect and support the UK’s growing South Asian church, to enhance its impact within the wider church. To equip the church to confidently understand and engage with the diversity of different South Asian faiths and cultures,…
Meet Sheila Jones
Tell us a little about yourself. I worked with the Evangelical Alliance as associate director (head of HR) for around 15 years and started the HR department from scratch. I mentored and coached three HR officers during that time and together we took responsibility for all the recruitment,…
