Search results for *:*
It’s time to be salt and light and encourage our MPs
Speaking in the House of Commons Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “When he died, he was doing what he firmly believed was the most important part of any MP's job – offering help to those in need". Johnson went on to add that Sir David was "dedicated, passionate, firm in his beliefs but never…
Danny Webster
IDOP 2021: Our opportunity to channel the power of united prayer
I often even struggle with what to pray. My heart breaks at the suffering that so many brothers and sisters face across the world for trusting Jesus, but channeling this into coherent prayer is difficult – not least because the gospel spreads quickest when under pressure, and I want as many souls…
Jo Evans
Briefing: Nationality and Borders Bill
There has been no better time for policymakers to examine our asylum system and to implement much-needed changes that uphold the dignity of those in need of refuge. Perhaps then it should be celebrated that there is a bill currently going through parliament which, in the words of our home…
Nicola Martin
Highlights from the Christianity, climate and race event
In light of the recent IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report warning us that people have caused unprecedented and irreversible change to the climate, coupled with the social outrage resulting from the death of George Floyd, the church is strongly urged to consider: What might God…
Carla Jacobs
Being Human: Does nature even exist?
My immediate thought: what a stupid question, closely followed by: how do I get my tuition fee back? I wasn’t spending three years of my life, burying myself textbooks, racking up debt, trying to answer pretentious yet seemingly obvious questions like this. Trees, grass, flowers, rivers… of course…
Emma Sowden
COP26: The church's role in this season of change
Under the co-presidency of the UK and Italy, thousands of member representatives and official negotiators from more than 200 countries, businesses, NGOs, unions, and faith communities will contribute significant research and intercultural insight into COP26 delegations. Moving with momentum from…
Shanley McConnell
Government plans to ban conversion therapy need scrutiny to protect human rights
Since the government first pledged a ban in 2018, the Evangelical Alliance has consistently pressed for detail about what this would involve and clarity as to the definition, to ensure that human rights are kept central and religious freedom is protected. More recently, the Evangelical Alliance…
Danny Webster
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
Summary of the government's consultation on conversion therapy
The government has published its proposals for how it intends to ban conversion therapy. The proposals, which are open for consultation until Friday, 10 December, will then be developed into potential new laws to be considered by parliament next year. At the heart of the proposals are two separate…
NOW CLOSED: Briefing on Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill
The Northern Ireland Green Party Leader, Claire Bailey MLA, has brought a Private Members Bill before the Assembly which seeks to implement what are referred to as ‘safe access zones’, also known as buffer or exclusion zones, outside premises that deliver services related to the provision of…
Love is the keynote: origins of the Evangelical Alliance
As evangelicals, those who met by the Mersey emphasised the supreme authority of scripture, the centrality of the cross, personal conversion, and gospel activism. These emphases derived from the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s. But they’d gained momentum in the 1730s, with revivals led by the…
Rev Dr David Hilborn
The Evangelical Alliance then, now… and tomorrow
I’m the kind of person who likes to understand the big picture. I need to know where I’m coming from in order to plot where I’m going. So just a few weeks into my new job, still learning names and faces, I picked up a dusty copy of One Body in Christ: The History and Significance of the Evangelical…
David Smyth
10 Key points from our research
Find out what churches around the United Kingdom are saying in response to climate change
NOW CLOSED: Have your say on the government’s consultation to ban conversion therapy
The government has published their policy proposals for how they intend to ban conversion therapy. The proposals were open to consultation between October and early February, the government will now review responses and we expect draft legislation to be presented to parliament later this year.
