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What an ethos statement is and why you should consider having one
Whilst the philosopher Eugene Lewis Fordsworthe is credited as coining the original saying, most people will have heard the saying “assumption is the mother of all mistakes” in one form or another. So before you get into the hot water that comes with assumption, why not make the decision to have…
The Evangelical Alliance releases new Relationships Matter online course
Relationships Matter: a seven-week course to explore the good, true and beautiful story of relationships, sex and sexuality found in the Bible from the Evangelical Alliance is out today. The seven-part video series with an accompanying study guide is designed to help churches understand the…
What's changing in the new Mental Health Bill?
In today’s society, we are increasingly aware of the importance of addressing poor mental health and providing support to individuals and families in such situations. Statistics regarding the current legal framework for mental health have highlighted a significantly imbalanced system. For example,…
Abbey Furmedge
80th Holocaust memorial: lamenting the lost and caring for the survivors
My mother was a Holocaust survivor, and I saw the way it impacted her life until she passed away last year at the age of 82. Through her life, I saw the deep needs of this population. There are not many Holocaust survivors left. It’s become my desire and hope, and a very urgent matter in my heart,…
Kata Tar
Home secretary announces a £5 million fund to support locally led grooming gangs inquiries
On Thursday 16 January, the home secretary Yvette Cooper gave a statement in the Commons setting out how the government will tackle crimes of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Its starting point was to reiterate its commitment to implementing the Alexis Jay report. The Independent Inquiry into…
Alicia Edmund
Take our new changing church survey
This survey is now closed. We will be publishing the findings later this year. In January 2020 Covid-19 was beginning to emerge on the international landscape, and in the months that followed had a huge impact on the life of churches across the UK. Now five years on we want to take stock and see…
Relationships Matter: We need to talk about sexuality
I grew up in an atheist household and same-sex attraction is part of my story. I came out as a teenager and dated women. In my second year of drama school, I started to explore faith and ended up giving my life to Jesus. As I read the Bible, I experienced something I couldn’t explain at the time:…
Katherine Brown
Why we engage on the issue of violence against women and girls
In the first chapter of the Bible, God creates women and men equally in His image. Therefore, men and women are inherently of equal worth, value and dignity. The implications of this truth extend to all aspects of our personal behaviour and how we relate to each other. This certainly means that…
Chris Ringland
How will children’s social care be impacted by the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill?
The anticipation for reform was heightened in recent years by the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, led by Josh MacAlister, now the Labour MP for Whitehaven and Workington. MacAlister’s review called for wide-scale reforms, advocating for a fundamental shift from crisis intervention to…
Sam Lomas
What will the new Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill mean for our education system?
The bill focuses on two key areas, with the first half concentrating on social care and the second half outlining education reforms. Sam Lomas, the Head of Advocacy at Safe Families and Home for Good, a member of the Evangelical Alliance, has written an article about the impact this bill will have…
Zanna Meynell
Hope in Ukraine: Svetlana and the bakery
Once the bread-making was in operation, word got out, which led to queues starting to form outside the bakery. The team at the mission centre in Lebedyn held services to share the gospel message and distribute the bread to those in need who attended. We were dedicated to letting the people know…
Peter Martin
Hope in Ukraine: Margerite, her grandmother and youth camp
Our camps are for children and youth of all ages and run throughout the year, alongside weekend children’s clubs and youth groups. The biggest growth has been with the teenage group (between 40ؘ–80 young people attending). Many are coming to faith and are hungry to study the Bible and know more…
Peter Martin
Education secretary outlines plans to restrict freedoms to home educate
Education policy is devolved in the UK meaning each parliament – Holyrood, Senedd, Stormont and Westminster each legislate, fund and implement policies affecting children from early years through to higher education. The Education Act 1996 states that it is the responsibility of parents to seek…
Alicia Edmund
Care for land is care for neighbour
I remember the frequent little lessons my dad in particular used to give whilst going about his daily farm chores: always close gates properly, leave things as you found them, don’t walk across land without first seeking permission. He repeated these things not to contain my natural curiosity as a…
What does God say about my eating disorder?
Arianna Walker, CEO of Mercy UK, the Christian mental health and wellbeing charity puts it like this: “Eating disorders are not simply about food or weight; they are complex mental health conditions often rooted in deep emotional pain, perfectionism, or a need for control.” I almost lost my fight…
