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News Analysis
African Methodists fear aid will be withdrawn as Western church liberalises on sexuality
At its most recent conference in the USA, the United Methodist Church removed the prohibition on considering openly LGBT candidates for ordained ministry. There’s a growing divide between Africa and the West on sexuality, reports Winile Ximba
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News Analysis
Is rediscovering Christian values the key to fixing society?
A new coalition of influencers, including Jordan Peterson, Miriam Cates MP and Baroness Stroud, believe that in order to solve the West’s problems, we must return to our Judeo-Christian foundations. Heather Tomlinson reports from the inaugural ARC conference
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Opinion
The fragmenting of the Conservative Party reminds me of the Church of England
It’s mildly amusing to watch clerics trying to express how much they despise each other’s tribes while using the vocabulary of Christian love, says George Pitcher
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Reviews
Limitless leadership podcast: Practical conversations on youth ministry
Launched in 2016, the Limitless Leadership Podcast, hosted by Elim’s Tim Alford, is a series of conversations covering key youth ministry topics with a variety of top practitioners, thinkers and specialists. While its aim is to aid youth workers, many of the episodes are worthwhile listening ...
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Opinion
Freedom of religion is a fundamental human right. It should be taught in schools
Last week the UK hosted the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief in London. Mervyn Thomas explains what took place, and why it matters
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Opinion
Men’s events with monster trucks don’t promote toxic masculinity, they’re reaching blokes with the gospel
A US conference has come under criticism for hosting monster trucks and rodeos alongside Christian speakers. For Carl Beech, organiser of a Christian men’s event in the UK, the complaints were not new. But for him, they simply don’t stack up
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Opinion
Christians are ready to ditch online events in favour of face-to-face gatherings
With Christian Conference Trust reporting they’re on track for a record-breaking 2022, it seems many Christians are ready to stop holding online events, and instead return to in person conferences
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Interviews
Louie Giglio: The Passion founder says he's no longer relevant
The founder of the Passion student movement reflects on changed lives, purpose in suffering and why he’s no longer relevant