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Do my doubts disqualify me?
I’ve always been someone who asks questions. It's a character trait that's helpful in certain situations, but at other times I’ve just wanted to swallow the blue pill and embrace the phrase “ignorance is bliss” (you can tell my age by this outdated pop-culture reference...!). An area of life where…
Rich Powney
Don't leave Jesus in the manger
I love Christmas. It’s an amazing time of fun, celebration, food and joy. More than anything else it’s the moment when we celebrate the birth of Jesus, and it’s been amazing these last few weeks to remember the Saviour of the world being born in Bethlehem. Those around us seem so much more…
Gavin Calver
Evangelism for dummies
The experts give us their advice on how we can all share our faith.Chapter 1 - who should be an evangelist? Some Christians are amazing evangelists, and can reel off amazing stories of bringing people to Jesus. Gavin Calver, the Alliance's director of mission, is one of those people. So we asked…
Amaris Cole
Finding God in unexpected places
I didn’t think this was the sort of place I’d meet a Christian. This is a fairly regular phrase I hear as our teams at Third Space Ministries go about sharing God’s love in the ‘third spaces’ of society; places outside of home and work; places of leisure such as gyms, nightclubs, pubs, cafes. I…
Carolyn Skinner
Finding Jesus in His word
We believe that Jesus is worth sharing. But often talking about Him with a friend can feel difficult. Sometimes we just don’t know where to start. Sometimes we'll chat about Christianity and science, or suffering, but we never quite get to Jesus Himself. Perhaps you are wondering what the first…
Nay Dawson
Five secrets to sharing Jesus with elderly parents
David had been raised in a close-knit family with an upper middle class lifestyle and value system. His father was a successful businessman with an international reputation, and his mother a professor of Middle European culture and languages. When he became a Christian at university his parents…
Louise Morse
Five ways to make Jesus known at university
What is university life like for you? Sports, nights out, lectures, Netflix, more? Believe it or not, university is one of the most open and exciting places for mission that you’ll ever come across. For many, university will be their best opportunity to hear of Christ, experience his love and know…
JP Wright
Go - a reflection on the great commission
All the words of Jesus are important. He said nothing by chance, and in the power of the Holy Spirit the words of Jesus are transformative. Perhaps some of the most well-known of Jesus’ words take place as the resurrected Lord meets the disciples on a mountain he had told them to go to. They are…
Fred Drummond
How to nail Father’s Day at your church
The idea of celebrating Father’s Day in church is one that divides us. Is it an opportunity not to be missed? An irrelevance? A cause for celebration? Commercial exploitation? What are your views? Perhaps you think it’s fine as a secular tradition, but not for the church? Hopefully I can change…
Mark Chester
How to thrive in Events Week
As any student might be able to tell from the sea of matching jumpers across campus, Christian Union Events Weeks are upon us. The publicity is beginning to pop up on social media, you've received pleas to brand your profile picture and start those ‘invitation conversations’, and you’re probably…
Rachel Bourner
Invitation - at the heart of the great commission
Twelve years ago a simple truth turned my life around – that before you can welcome someone to your church you have to go through the fear barrier of inviting them! I was working on the Back to Church Sunday project, which developed in 18 countries and has allowed me to conduct over 850 focus…
Michael Harvey
It may well be later than you think
Four years ago I found a lump on my ribs. I went to hospital and was told that I had a rare type of cancer called liposarcoma. I then went through lots of surgery and chemotherapy, and was told that they’d caught the cancer early. Everything seemed fine. Then, 19 months ago, I went to adjust my…
Jeremy Marshall
It might not happen
The letters of Peter anchored me as I transitioned from working full-time at my Iocal church, to working in investment finance last year. I felt like a foreigner, desperately wanting to be a light in my new office, but unsure as to how. How could I be bold in this professional environment? What…
Femi Kalejaiye
Jesus was a seed sower
Throughout the gospels, we see that Jesus sowed seeds. He sowed seeds of kindness, welcomed strangers, valued children, fed the hungry, prayed, laughed, cried, noticed the lonely, had compassion on those in pain, and managed a team of various personalities with their strengths and weaknesses. To…
Jo Gordon
Junction moments
Prior to coming to serve at the Evangelical Alliance, I spent 14 years working for Youth for Christ. I loved seeing many young people come to faith and was constantly encouraged by the overwhelming percentage of people in the UK who do so under the age of 25. I was also quite taken with an image…
Gavin Calver
