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New year. Renewed call
Goals could be to regularly lend a hand at church, or to support more missional work, or they might include more personal challenges such as spend more time reading the Bible and in prayer. Many resolutions fizzle out before people even reach Easter, and often a bigger goal can help people stay…
Rachel Heald
Pressing into God’s calling
I’m just not very target-orientated. So new year’s resolutions are always a bit hit and miss for me. Last week I read back on my end-of-year reflection from 2017 and it turned out that I’d committed myself to some faith-related goals which I had promptly forgotten about. I did manage to get all the…
Alexandra Davis
This must be what family looks like
Liz Grier shares Unlimited Church's story of how food and faith can change lives in an extract from Simply Eat, a collection of stories about meeting Jesus around food. Food has always been central to our church. In fact, Unlimited Church in Exeter has never held any form of church service or…
Liz Grier
Simply Eat: Divine Fruit Salad
Nadina Mary Devabalan shares her story of how food and faith can change lives in an extract from Simply Eat, a collection of stories about meeting Jesus around food. I love making fruit salad for dessert. Sometimes I make it for my family when my dad comes home from work. Our neighbour often pops…
Nadina Mary Devabalan
A stepping stone to discipleship
Rodel Perez shares his story of how food and faith can change lives in an extract from Simply Eat, a collection of stories about meeting Jesus around food. In September 2016, a men’s small group from Kensington Temple church in Notting Hill organised a Curry Challenge in Bayswater. It’s an annual…
Rodel Perez
Praying ahead of Brexit
Each week we will be posting suggested prayer points to aid us in our intercession for the UK and our neighbours in the run up to Brexit. You can also read the whole series here.We will also be working with other organisations and partners to serve the church as we unite in prayer at this key…
Praying for our leaders
Join with us as we pray for our political leaders and civil servants as they navigate the course to our future relationship with the EU. "I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people – for kings and all those in authority, that we may…
John Coleby
Siân Rees joins the Evangelical Alliance as director of Wales
The Evangelical Alliance is delighted to welcome Siân Rees as its new director of the Evangelical Alliance in Wales and to the UK-wide leadership team. Siân joins the Evangelical Alliance having most recently led a performing arts faculty at a secondary school in North Wales. Siân brings to the…
Love your political leaders
There have been more reminders this week of the sad reality of what our leaders, of all political persuasions, suffer all too often. Alongside the verbal abuse hurled at Anna Soubry MP during a television interview, last year MP Jacob Rees-Mogg and his family were harassed outside their home, and…
Abernethy Adventure Centres & School of Adventure Leadership
Our mission is to serve you: we believe that shared experiences in the outdoors create incomparable opportunities to transform lives.  We know that adventures with friends, family and classmates create long-lasting memories, deepen relationships, grow character, and strengthen faith (or allow…
Tearfund: Together groups
Together Groups are a way of gathering young people together, helping them work out their skills and guiding them to positively impact people living in poverty. They consist of a personality quiz and multimedia resources including videos and session guides and can be used by any kind of group -…
Tearfund: Jubliee prayer
Jubilee prayer has been produced by Tearfund and 24-7 Prayer in partnership with Christians Against Poverty, Bethany Christian Trust, and Storehouse. There are three sections which each include three prayer stations. Read the overview for a list of materials needed for each station. Print out the…
Tearfund: Poverty Matters
The biblical mandate to serve the poor is strikingly clear, but are the tireless efforts of the church having a positive and lasting impact on poverty? Is it possible that our 'helping' is actually hurting those very people we are trying to help? This guide has been designed to help church…
A response to the new First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford
Once elected, Mark gave a passionate acceptance speech in which he thanked his predecessor and focused heavily on the former First Minister, Rhodri Morgan. During this speech, Mark Drakeford declared that he wanted to be a "beacon of hope in darkening skies". Perhaps, because it was Christmas,…
Sam Pritchard
Andy Murray: lessons from a sporting great
In the depths of winter, amidst the frosty mornings and shortened hours of daylight, it can be difficult to remember the feel of the British summer. But, if you close your eyes for a moment, you can take yourself there, to the smell of burgers sizzling on a barbeque, the sight of morning sunlight…
Phil Knox
