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Church and policymakers unite in parliament to talk cost of living
More than 60 individuals representing government departments, parliamentarians and poverty relief organisations came together at Portcullis House, to hear about the compassionate and creative ways churches are providing support to those most in need. The night was a mix of presentations, opening…
Alicia Edmund
Exploring Evangelism Myths
Do you want to see evangelism with fresh eyes? How do you feel when you hear the word ‘evangelism’? If you’re anything like us, you feel a mix of emotions. We get it. If you’re a church leader, you may feel like evangelism is yet another thing to juggle. If you go to church, it’s common to feel…
Amplify Young Evangelists Academy
Amplify Young Evangelists Academy is a partnership between; Youth For Christ, The Message, Pais Movement, Scripture Union, Church of England, Festive, Alpha, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Advance, Luis Palau, Evangelical Alliance and HOPE Together. Amplify is an evangelism mentoring scheme for…
Jesus to the Rescue
Jesus to the Rescue is the Christmas story … with a difference. Jesus to the Rescue tells the story of how God sent Jesus into the world to rescue it and us. Part of the God’s Big Story series, which uses the Early Learning Centre’s Happyland toys and with free downloadable resources to help…
Routed: Journeying into Work with God
Most students leave university in a flurry of exam sweat, half-packed boxes, and last hurrahs. That is, without a lot of spiritual preparation.Instead, we plunge into the working world believing a lot of myths: that God is mostly for church and quiet-time, that business means business, that we have…
There is no planet B
Today, I have seemingly endless personal choices. I can wake up in Ireland and be in London or New York by lunchtime. I can work from my dining table and ‘meet’ people from across the globe on Zoom or on social media. I can’t buy milk directly from the farm across the road, but I can buy bananas…
David Smyth
A prayer for COP27
Inspired by Psalm 8:3 "When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?"
The power of hello
The smallest gestures can have the biggest impacts. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it feels like the world is creaking at the moment. We have lurched from a pandemic, to the threat of World War III, to a cost of living crisis. The Collins Dictionary word of the year is ‘permacrisis’, an…
Phil Knox
He is my comfort during the holiday blues
My earliest memories of Christmas are happy ones. I remember I was delighted at being cast as 'sheep number two’ in the school nativity play in year four. I loved to decorate the Christmas tree and marvel every evening after school as I came home to find yet another present decoratively wrapped…
Nicola Morrison
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
The Wellbeing Journey
The Wellbeing Journey is a new, eight-part series to help churches and communities address the challenges of our times. Families in local churches are in a unique place to lead communities on this holistic journey to physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. The videos are presented by Simon Thomas…
Eight changes you should know about from the Autumn Statement
Many of the plans unveiled by Hunt yesterday were a stark contrast to those announced in September. The general response to Hunt’s statement has been one of cautious optimism for what these plans mean for those who are struggling financially. However, increased support in some areas results in…
Nicola Martin
Carols in IKEA: how to bring the nativity to life
However, as people come and go to Christmas services, it sometimes leaves us wondering whether it makes any difference. Does anyone care about the real meaning of Christmas or are they just here for the free mince pies? There is something about Christmas that brings comfort. We eat the same foods…
Leonie Dorland
Scottish Independence: How did we get here?
What did the UK supreme court decide? Dorothy Bain KC, the Lord Advocate for the Scottish government, referred the question as to whether Holyrood has the legal powers to hold an independence referendum within its devolved powers to the UK supreme court. This is because there has been no agreement…
Chris Ringland
