As we love one another earnestly, we will benefit from each other’s grace, generosity and gifting.

Pastors of two churches affected by the floods in Belgium see the situation as “an opportunity to talk to neighbours, some of whom tell us quite shocking stories”.

Our hope and prayer is that through this each of us would know and experience God as the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.

Let’s not be too quick to consign this tragic and turbulent year to history and take more opportunities to share our faith and hope by contributing to civil society.

Six common themes for a Trinitarian approach to leading missions. An article by Joseph W. Handley.

Any phrase or quote is at risk of being used out of context by activists who generate “outrage” that adds more flames to certain social media stakes.

“Youth ministry has to work on areas such as excellence in life, a correct stewardship of time and resources, and a constant dependence on God that generates confidence in economic entrepreneurship”, says Marcos Zapata.

Participants from all over the world “received encouragement and inspiration through specialized training, mentoring and networking”, say the organisers of the European Leadership Forum.

The articles in a daily newspaper or lyrics from a popular local song can be used to analyse underlying worldviews embedded in media messages.

Transformational impact is increased through a holistic perspective for engaging with the media. Many more Christian influencers have engaged intentionally with media during the global coronavirus pandemic.

Let’s not choose between in-building or online children’s and youth work; let’s not create exclusion by cutting off families who have been able to connect to church like never before over the past 12 months.

Imagine this Easter if Christians gave generous gifts that pointed to the difference Easter can make in our lives.

As Christians, we have a kind of ‘dual citizenship’, being in the world but not of it, with a calling to engage with the world, outworking our heavenly identity. By Matt Ceaser.

Our strength to endure obviously comes not from within us, but from someone who is at work in and through us.

Toward a ‘third culture’ of oneness in Christ. An article by Kirst Rievan.

We live in an area that loves Halloween. Each year hundreds of kids get dressed up and walk around the street trick or treating. I’m running a Halloween trail this year.

The complementary and transforming ministry of ‘fresh expressions’. An article by Michael Moynagh.

Imagining a post-virus landscape and its effects on missions. By R. McLeod and D. Taylor.

A respected member of the Christian community was arrested without a reason. “Many people are outraged by this and we are going to support him”, his pastor says.

The time of crisis is inevitably also a time of opportunity for reconciliation, mediation and a new start.

Around 88 entities might close because of the economic impact of the pandemic. The Bible Society in England has launched a £5m plan, to save those most at-risk.

Play your part in building the body of Christ and show yourself who you are. The Bible knows nothing of solitary religion.

People suffering of certain long-lasting illnesses have become used to self-confinement. But many young people also feel increasingly isolated. What can our churches do to respond to this phenomenon?

The evangelical platform Community in a Crisis calls church members from across Europe to respond to questions that will help “learn lessons from lockdown that will shape the future of the church”.

“Religious communities have been very responsible and very problem-conscious”, the spokesman of the German government said. The Austrian Chancellor gave “a special thank you to the churches”.