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Cross Section podcast bonus episode with Gavin Calver
On Cross Section, Alicia Edmund and Peter Lynas are joined by Gavin Calver, CEO of the Evangelical Alliance. They discuss the hugely significant findings of The Bible Society's new report, The Quiet Revival. They talk about the statistics that show the church is growing and how the church can…
Gavin Calver announced as new CEO of the Evangelical Alliance
The Evangelical Alliance is pleased to announce that Gavin Calver will be our new CEO. He will succeed general director Steve Clifford, who announced in April that he will step down later this year. Dr Tani Omideyi, chair of the Evangelical Alliance’s board of trustees, said: “Gavin excelled…
Coronavirus conversations live: Gavin Calver, Jo Frost and Peter Lynas
Live conversation from 30th April looking at what God is up to in the church across the UK, how we can respond and what can be re-imagined as we look ahead.
Coronavirus conversations live: Gavin Calver, Jo Frost and Dr John Kirkby
Live conversation from 7th May looking at the challenges facing people in lockdown, especially the poor and the vulnerable
Coronavirus conversations live: Gavin Calver, Jo Frost and Rev Celia Apeagyei-Collins
Live conversation from 14 May which explores what God is doing at this time, how we can pray into this, and what we might learn and discern to prepare us for what lies ahead
Coronavirus conversations live: Gavin Calver, Jo Frost and the Rt Rev Dr Jill Duff, Bishop of Lancaster
Live conversation from 21 May which looks at how we care for people who are struggling and suffering, and explores what God might be saying to us during the pandemic
Gavin Calver and Phil Knox launch inspirational small group resource to accompany their new book, Good News People
Today, The Evangelical Alliance launches the Good News People small group resource – a guide for open conversation about what it means to be a good news person in a bad news world. Written by co-authors, long-time friends and passionate evangelists Gavin Calver (CEO) and Phil Knox (evangelism and…
The Evangelical Alliance releases statement from CEO Gavin Calver, on government’s decision to slash aid to pay for defence spending
Gavin Calver, CEO of the Evangelical Alliance said of the decision: “War in Europe has been our reality for the last three years. In that time, the UK has welcomed refugees and sought to help our allies to withstand the aggressions of an invader. Difficult decisions have been made and we are in no…
Look how far we've come
For me personally, the Evangelical Alliance’s history holds a significant place in my heart because both my grandad and my dad led the ministry before me. I’ve known the honour it is to lead but also the huge personal cost involved. As a family, we were not able to spend as much time together as we…
Gavin Calver
No time like now
Firstly, there is a clear change in spiritual temperature of our country. The coronavirus pandemic is the ultimate bittersweet moment. The amount of people suffering, struggling and dying is absolutely tragic, and this is making this season so challenging. At the same time this crisis is presenting…
Gavin Calver
Ashamed of the Gospel?
The UK church can often seem to have lost some of its confidence in the gospel. This is very unlike Paul, who says in Romans 1:14–16:"I'm obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are at Rome. I'm not…
Gavin Calver
Where have all the teenagers gone?
Recent research showed that 86% of those who become Christians in the UK do so under the age of twenty-five (Evangelical Alliance, Time for Discipleship?, 7). This shows the huge need for evangelistic youth ministry and the incredible potential it possesses. The difficult and disengaging teenagers…
Gavin Calver
What's stopping us?
We were having a great week and being blown away by all the Lord was doing. The theme of ‘Only the Brave’ exploring determined discipleship from the book of James was having a huge impact on the event and we were settling down to hear another message. The diminutive figure of Hae Woo unassumingly…
Gavin Calver
Prayer, faith and witness
Driving back from speaking at Gold Hill Baptist Church on Sunday, 15 March, there was a strange sense in my gut that things were about to change. The media stories were growing and the idea that things were about to become less free was increasingly clear. Within days, everything was being live…
Gavin Calver
A clarion call for justice
Let us stand together as brothers and sisters in Christ, as we cry out for justice, as we stand with those suffering oppression, as we weep with those grieving and in pain. We all have a responsibility to act against discrimination and systemic racism in our workplaces, in our churches, in our…
Gavin Calver
