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Mike Royal - Share his story
I’m convinced the opportunity the church has, to share the message of Jesus, is built on the credibility of the great work the church has done over the last 15 years. As the saying goes:people don't care about what you know, until they know that you care. My own story started in the leafy suburbs…
Mike Royal
Motherhood: Season of limitation or opportunity?
"University: possibly the best opportunity for evangelism you will get in your life." We’ve probably all heard it said, and perhaps with good reason. Is there any other stage of life when people are as open to new ideas, when you have plenty of free time, when you are so supported by churches and…
Harriet Algeo
Praying for those I love to come to know Christ
When I think of praying for my friends to come to know Jesus Christ I am reminded of the story told to me by Pete Greig, of an amazing man called DL Moody. DL Moody prayed daily for 100 of his friends to come to know Christ. During his life, 96 of those friends gave their lives to Christ and at his…
Emma Buchan
Reaching students in your city
On the university campuses in your city there are thousands of people open to talking about the gospel during one of the most pivotal seasons of their lives. Among them, you’ll probably find students not just from all over the UK, but all over the world. How can local churches in university cities…
Peter Dray
More than a playgroup
Childcare facilities are a crucial part of our society. They are places of retreat for parents, where they can seek help, guidance, or just find some time to talk to an adult. They are places where children can grow cognitively, physically, and emotionally. These are hubs; places that communities…
Joel Botham
Grace: better left unsaid?
It’s normally chaos before we eat dinner. We've battled to get the four of us around the table for dinner, but almost always one of our young kids is complaining about the menu, there's time pressure for one of us to get to an evening meeting, and then there's inevitably a spillage, so we've got…
Andy Frost
Sharing Jesus - not an added extra
It has become known as the Eisenhower Matrix after the President’s speech in which he explained "I have two kinds of problems: the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent." It seems that most of our churches believe that sharing Jesus is important…
Andy Frost
Small groups lead to big change
There’s been much high-level thinking and international cooperation around what it will take to complete the great commission globally. But what about where we live? Some would say that our villages, towns and cities are already reached, but we all know that in our increasingly secular, multi-faith…
Nic Harding
Speak Up: a summary guide
Speak Up is a new resource from the Evangelical Alliance and the Lawyers' Christian Fellowship to equip and inspire Christians with confidence and knowledge of the current legal freedoms we have to share our faith. This short 16-page booklet outlines the key aspects of the full report, setting out…
Standing out at work
We want to hear how people are sharing their faith on their frontlines, whether that’s at work, home, school or the gym. This week we spoke with Anita Kapila who teaches science in a secondary school.Anita, how did you become a Christian? I come from a Hindu background and am the only person in my…
Anita Kapila
Stuck in maintenance mode?
As church leaders, it’s so easy to get caught up with our measurement for success being rooted in the ABC of church statistics: attendance, buildings, cash. It’s understandable, as these are tangible metrics against which we can measure the previous years. But while I’m not against their use per…
Iain Hesketh
Ten ways to keep your church focused on evangelism
Evangelism is summarised by Robert Warren as “the processes whereby people become disciples of Jesus Christ.” Those processes are helpfully described by missiologist David Bosch: “evangelism is the core, heart and centre of missions; it consists in the proclamation of salvation in Christ to…
The Archbishop of Canterbury's top ten tips for evangelism
The Most Revd Justin Welby shared his wisdom on evangelism with the Premier team . Here’s his top ten tips on sharing Christ with those around you...1. Evangelism isn't something you can opt out of Welby says that one of the problems in our approach to evangelism is that we have professionalised…
Lucinda van der Hart
The Great Commission
There are clear instructions from Jesus in the Gospels to spread the good news. Jesus gave his church a mandate to go and make disciples:"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey…
J.John
The great divide
I’ve got a confession: toddler groups have saved my sanity. I’ve got three children and have spent many hours in toddler groups. They are the places where I’ve learnt that it’s okay not to be okay, a place where I’ve discussed my fears, shared my joy, laughed, cried and survived motherhood. But I…
Joe Watson
