Chine McDonald
Breaking out of the Christian bubble
25 October 2016Christians were never really supposed to only have Christian friends. But how easy it is for us to find ourselves surrounded by other Jesus followers. How easy it is for us to slip into comfortable church life and busy ourselves with all the rotas we’re on – putting the chairs out, Sunday School, preaching, PCC or trustees, worship band, serving the teas and coffees, making meals for new parents – on and on it goes. For some who have been Christians all their lives and then gone onto be heavily…
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Talking Jesus: game-changing research into perception of Jesus, Christians and evangelism
1 November 2015In September, we published research we had commissioned with the Church of England and HOPE, conducted by Barna Group and ComRes into perceptions of Christ, Christianity and the Church in England. Despite negative media portrayals, most people actually like the Christians they know, while the vast majority of the population still identify with the Christian faith. This is according to a study conducted by ComRes and Barna Group, on behalf of HOPE, the Church of England and the Evangelical…
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