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R Rate: Are churches growing or declining?
A new study on the "R Rate" of different church denominations across the UK. The team also take a look at gun culture in the United States and more.
Iranian church planter’s message to the UK church
Few of us living in the UK will ever experience imprisonment for our faith like Farshid did. But as we live and engage in a pluralist culture, what does it mean to suffer for Christ?
Let's pray
Are these just nice words to keep my soul at ease while I float through space like an open sea? I’m hopeless searching for this hope in me, anchored to the sea but my boat’s been breached I’m the captain of the ship but my sail’s been ripped and my crew mates dipped yeah, I’m lonely, at the surface…
Jerome O'Meara
The next Prime Minister must restore trust in public life
Following the announcement that Boris Johnson is stepping down as leader of the Conservative Party, the race is on for his replacement, both as party leader and as Prime Minister. Twelve candidates initially announced that they were putting themselves forward for the position. But the speed of the…
Danny Webster
Young people moving away from home but not from God
But there’s a lot we didn’t see in the lead up to that triumph. In order to get to the starting line, let alone the finishing line, Farah had to prepare meticulously - international training camps, gruelling high altitude sessions and take part in competitions in obscure parts of the world, all in…
Sam Brown
Can Nigeria dare to dream for a brighter future of religious freedom?
At the FoRB conference on 5-6 July, 800 delegates attended from more than 100 different countries, representing an array of different faiths and belief groups. It was a noble display of unity from citizens and countries across the globe to stand together once more, side by side, and unilaterally…
Pastor Folajimi Ayo Adedoyin
Mo Farah, Euro's and Tory Leadership Contest
This week Jo Evans, Alicia Edmund and Nicola Martin think about issues of diversity and representation
Open Doors International: Forced migration and faith is poorly understood
In the UK, we live in such a secularised society that popular culture and policymakers can often forget and sadly disregard how important religion is to cultural, political, and social relationships for millions of people living in the global south. On 5-6 July, at the freedom of religious of…
Alicia Edmund
Why can't we expect truth from our leaders? | Being Human
The race for the UK's next Prime Minister is on. Jo challenges us that we should never stop expecting truth and integrity from our leaders.
“Integrity” – the buzzword of the season unpacked
In a recent YouGov poll, Conservative party members were asked what they are looking for in their next leader. Interestingly, although policy issues certainly featured, half of respondents gave answers which included themes around the leader’s personality, specifically using the words ‘integrity’…
Emma Sowden
Briefing: Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, first introduced to parliament in May, is the government’s attempt to convert plans set out in the levelling up white paper into legislation. The bill was created with the purpose of “driving local growth, empowering local leaders to regenerate their areas,…
Nicola Martin
Why I'm celebrating International Friendship Day
Have you ever wondered what makes friendship so wonderful? The power of friendship is atomic. We were created to connect, crafted for community, designed with unity in mind. When God created the cosmos and its custodians, eight times He declared that “it is good.” The first thing that He finds to…
Phil Knox
IDOP Online 2023
You are invited to join an evening of prayer to mark the Intentional Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Along with our friends from Open Doors, CSW and Release International we held an evening of prayer to mark the Intentional Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. We shared stories from…
Five ways to befriend people beyond your church walls
This was brand new territory for me. I didn’t know anyone and I couldn’t see how to quickly build friendships. A few other things happened that caused the little time I did have to get squeezed, to the point where building meaningful friendships, though desirable, seemed impossible. Whenever I did…
Mark Greenwood
Five ways to help young people deepen their faith
Young people are in a season of life where they are in more places and with more people of diverse thinking and opinions than ever before, which also means that they are more likely to engage with Christians and Christian groups. That means that young people are influenced by us – what we do…
Bethan Newman
