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Women after God's own heart
But when she looks online, Mimi feels less confident in her faith. The culture of the UK tells her she should be obsessed about sex, body image, consumer choices, the environment and mental wellbeing, all in one odd package of individualism. We are incredibly free to choose but find it hard to…
Amanda Jackson
Marriage, money and mindset
That’s probably why money is the number one trigger of arguments between partners, according to a 2017 YouGov survey, and the conflicts are intense, less easily resolved and endure for longer than many others. For Tim and Jacqui money was always tight growing up and, for most of their married life,…
Christine Daniel
Why leadership and trust can’t be separated
In a critical situation leadership is essential to ensure action is taken to prevent worse consequences – that much is straightforward. In the regular course of life there are innumerable tame problems that require tackling; these require leadership and might be difficult but have been done before.…
Danny Webster
Public policy Wales update: April
The ‘Faith/BAME Community Involvement’ group engaging in the development of the ‘Relationships and Sexuality Education’ guidance is on hold, but will recommence as soon as restrictions are lifted. In the meantime, I have had the privilege of working with faith leaders, key stakeholders and the…
Impact of coronavirus on charities
The Evangelical Alliance has spoken to all its member churches and organisations over the last month and has heard incredible stories of how they are responding to this crisis: from making practical changes to deliver church meetings online to caring for the vulnerable in their community in new…
Danny Webster
Free to lead
Yet one Tuesday night we found ourselves sitting in our lounge with our pastors, who told us they were leaving in five months and asked if my wife Helen and I would lead the 60 or so people in our congregation. They gave us three days to make a prayerful decision. We prayed; we said no. We prayed…
Tim Roberts
Sharing your faith with your friends during coronavirus
The most significant person in helping someone becoming a Christian is a friend. We all play a part in sharing good news.
Phil Knox
For such a time as this
Conversations from experts and city leaders to help churches develop and implement urgent strategies through coronavirus
Developing a food distribution and debt strategy
GATHER is a national network of vibrant missional unity movements in villages, towns, cities and boroughs.
Restored: supporting victims of domestic abuse
In the UK, national domestic abuse charity Refuge, which provides specialist support for women and children experiencing domestic violence, has noted that in the early stages of the lockdown, traffic to its website rose by 150 per cent and there was an average 25 per cent increase in calls to its…
Dr Peter Willson
Sharing Hope and Finding Faith
GATHER is a national network of vibrant missional unity movements in villages, towns, cities and boroughs.
Implementing chaplaincy services, mental health support structures and bereavement strategies
GATHER is a national network of vibrant missional unity movements in villages, towns, cities and boroughs.
Unified, intentional prayer for your city
GATHER is a national network of vibrant missional unity movements in villages, towns, cities and boroughs.
Working well with Civic authorities
GATHER is a national network of vibrant missional unity movements in villages, towns, cities and boroughs.
Rise in prayer and religious service attendance to be met with a step up in our witness
According to research launched by Tearfund, and conducted by Savanta ComRes, many in the UK are turning to prayer during the crisis. A third of UK adults (33 per cent) have prayed since the beginning of the pandemic. Of those surveyed, 30 per cent of 18-34 year olds pray regularly, compared to 25…
John Coleby
