You want to be the most prepared preacher possible, but you must preach with a profound sense of your dependence on God.

Members of Generation Z would be the most interested in opening up the Scriptures.

Activists and politicians want to allow people to register as ‘non-binary’. An evangelical member of parliament says it would be a mistake: “People’s subjective perceptions can change over time”.

The National Evangelical Council of France describes the new draft law as an “attack on humanity” as it puts pressure on “socially fragile people who feel a kind of duty to leave life”.

Cass opens up the space for some fascinating missional conversations about dignity, care, respect, bodies and reality, deep discussions on what it means to be human.

Fines of up to 10,000 euros for those who address someone by their former gender. The opposition denounces consequences of a “dangerous madness” for young people.

Some churches are wondering how to “secure their future in a denominational structure that is moving away from them theologically and ethically”, says an Anglican minister in Newcastle.

A federal amendment aims to allow Sunday work in cities with international tourism. “It does not correspond to any overriding or compelling social interest”, evangelicals say.

The Evangelical Alliance encouraged believers to “vote according with their conscience and as the Lord leads them” but its director Nick Park said marriage should not be equated in the Constitution to any durable relationship.

Gender identity clinics may only offer these controversial treatments to minors in research trials or in “exceptional circumstances”. The government welcomes the decision of the National Health Service.

Half check the website of their local church on a regular basis and 24% follow Christian influencers, finds a study.

There is concern that the romanticisation of “dying hand in hand” may lead to more cases of elderly couples choosing to apply for euthanasia together.

A review of Poor Things, film by Yorgos Lanthimos.

Reinhardt Schink of the Evangelical Alliance says “forms of church can be adapted” but warns against decisions that strengthen individualism and “weaken the community of believers”.

The Spanish government hopes to reduce the working week to 37.5 hours. But work is not the enemy, it is the conditions that do not allow for healthy growth and service, Christians say.

When the problems are perceived as structural rather than individual, it is difficult to assign responsibility.

Research looks at how the young in France see secularism. People between 18 and 30 are more tolerant of religious symbols in public.

After accusing the president of “stabbing them in the back”, the pastors expressed their willingness to continue building bridges of dialogue with the national government.

Confusion and uncertainty about whether government plans to introduce new laws are being pushed forward or into the long grass.

Evangelical Christians express disappointment as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak goes ahead with plans that could “criminalise ordinary Christian ministry that seeks to help believers”.

The belief in reincarnation grows among Catholics, finds a survey. The young are more anxious about death than the older generations.

Meanwhile, Christian families take the street to demand the withdrawal of free textbooks that “make statements on sexual issues totally inappropriate for minors”.

The latest official figures, published in July, show that only one in five practice Catholicism, while atheism exceeds 16%.

42% of young people do not consider themselves religious, finds the newest official survey. Islam is clearly on the rise.

Around 400,000 employees of large companies offer leaves for transitioners which are more generous than those offered to women after childbirth.