‘Exciting’ London Gospel launch
en staff
Date posted: 29 Mar 2025
A galaxy of leading evangelical organisations is supporting what is described as an “exciting” new edition of Mark’s Gospel for mass distribution across London.
The giveaway Gospel is soon to be published by Grace Publications, in collaboration with Holman/Lifeway and London City Mission. Designed in what is described as “a contemporary zine format”, it combines “keen affordability with compelling graphics and design.”
Mission Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow: GBM day
Naresh Mistry
Date posted: 23 Nov 2025
Grace Baptist Mission’s (GBM) Annual Mission Day had as its theme “Mission Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”.
Attendees gathered to celebrate 164 years of dedicated service by missionaries supported by the churches. Missionaries from diverse regions shared stories of encouragement and challenges. Ray Evans from Grace Community Church, Bedford delivered a compelling closing message drawing from Acts 16.
The Church Mission Society's new CEO
Lydia Houghton
Date posted: 1 Oct 2025
Andy Roberts has been appointed as the new CEO of the Church Mission Society (CMS).
Roberts – a former mission partner and CMS director of mission – is originally from York and has lived much of his life in Brazil. There, he spent several years serving vulnerable children and young people, alongside his wife, Rose. The couple launched ReVive – a charity providing shelter and holistic support for girls affected by abuse, exploitation and neglect. In 2021, Roberts was awarded an MBE for his work with vulnerable children in Brazil.
Africa Inland Mission completes merger
James Patterson
Date posted: 29 Jun 2025
Africa Inland Mission (AIM), an evangelical missionary agency, has merged its South Africa Mobilizing Office and Southern Region receiving office, forming a new ministry called AIM Southern Africa Region.
Tshepang Basupi has been appointed Director of AIM Southern Africa Region, consolidating the processes of sending and receiving missionaries, training leaders and sharing the gospel. The merger is intended to “better reflect the current and future realities of global missions” and will “enhance efforts to minister to the unreached peoples of Southern Africa”.
1,500 attend teen mission event in Germany
Luke Randall
Date posted: 3 Aug 2025
About 1,500 people attended the 51st Teen Mission Meeting in Monbachtal, in the northern Black Forest in Germany.
The event, organised by the Liebenzellar Mission, Christian guest houses in Monbachtal and Entschieden für Christus (Decided for Jesus), featured seminars and workshops alongside discussions with missionaries and praise.
Mission isn’t easy – but isn’t that the point of it to start with?
Jonny Pollock
Date posted: 30 Mar 2025
In Western Europe, the refrain is common: mission and evangelism are hard.
It’s an oft-heard lament, one that sparks endless discussion, strategy sessions, and even discouragement among Christians. But what do we really mean when we say it’s “hard”? Beneath the surface, it often seems we’re using “hard” as a catch-all term for something deeper – uncomfortable, difficult, and complicated. These realities, while challenging, are not legitimate reasons to abandon the Great Commission, or to throw in the towel in despair. Instead, they demand that we reframe our approach, recalibrate our expectations, and reaffirm our commitment to the task at hand.
TGC-UK: Council unveiled, criticisms voiced
en staff
Date posted: 15 Dec 2025
Organisers of the new Gospel Coalition UK (TGC-UK) have shared details of who is on its inaugural council.
It contains a number of high-profile names, including John Stevens of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC), Robin Sydserff of the Proclamation Trust, Affinity’s Graham Nicholls, CofE complementarian bishop Rob Munro, AMiE bishop Lee McMunn, Elizabeth Harewood of the Association of Christian Teachers, and others.
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City Missions gather together
Christians from 12 cities across the UK gathered in November for City Mission Movement UK (CMM-UK)’s biennial conference in Northampton.
Founded in 1991, CMM is a network of City Missions located in the UK and Ireland. Speakers included Jason Roach from London City Mission, Natalie Williams, CEO of Jubilee+ and Andy Frost, Director of the Gather Movement, who led sessions on serving God, loving people, and transforming our cities.
Isaac and Rebekah: Narrative 'nesting' in Genesis 24
Stephen Moore
Date posted: 5 Dec 2025
It is a remarkable thing about the book of Genesis that it tells universal history by means of particulars – the small details.
"And before he had finished speaking, out came Rebekah – who had been borne to Bethuel son of Milcah the wife of Nahor the brother of Abraham – and her water jar was upon her shoulder. Now the young woman was very beautiful, a virgin whom no man had known. And she went down to the well and filled her water jar and came up. Then the servant ran to meet her and said, ‘Let me gulp a little water from your water jar’, and she said ‘Drink, my lord’ then hastily brought her water jar down onto her hand and gave him a drink. And when she had finished giving him a drink she said, ‘For your camels too I will draw water until they’ve finished drinking" (Genesis 24v15-19).
What is faithful church ministry?
James Burnett
Date posted: 7 Dec 2025
Would you make a good "Traitor"? Have you got the mojo of a chameleon to hoodwink fellow contestants, like the comedian Alan Carr - this year’s winner of BBC’s The Celebrity Traitors?
Game show The Traitors was inspired by the sinking of the Dutch ship Batavia in 1629. When the Batavia sank off Australia, 250 survivors scrambled ashore an island archipelago. Mutinous traitors fought against a small band of faithful soldiers, culminating in a live-or-die boat race towards an oncoming rescue ship. Who would get there first - the "Traitors" or the "Faithful"? A true story!
From London to Edinburgh - PfL & evangelism
“We must speak of Jesus. He is the heart of the gospel, the substance of the gospel… He is the gospel!”
The theme of the 2025 Passion for Life Evangelism Conference was "Convinced, Compelled, Confident". The focus was on: mission-dependence (depending on God to do the work of change in people's hearts and understanding that it is Him at work); and mission-heat (the fire and fuel that motivate us to share the gospel).
Mixed response to Gospel Coalition UK announcements
en staff
Date posted: 18 Dec 2025
Evangelicals in the UK are reacting to the news that the launch of a Gospel Coalition in the UK is definitely going ahead. (See existing en coverage here and here.)
Plans for “TGC-UK” had previously been put forward for discussion and consultation, but have now been firmed up, with a launch planned sometime in 2026. The story was broken exclusively on the en website on 9 December 2025.
The little-known women who changed hundreds of army lives in Aldershot
Adrian Russell
Date posted: 29 Dec 2025
Amongst the tens of thousands of service personnel buried in the Aldershot military cemetery are the graves of the soldiers from the First and Second World Wars, the Boer War, the Battle of Rorke’s Drift in the Zulu War, and the Falklands War. Amongst the dead are recipients of the Victoria Cross and World War One flying aces. Alongside these brave service personnel is a civilian, an orphaned widow, a woman who suffered with sickness for most of her life, and yet she was given the honour of being the first civilian to be buried there. Her name is Louisa Daniell.
The name Louisa Daniell might be unfamiliar to you, but to many of the soldiers and officers of the British army her work was as important as the weapons they carried. Her care and compassion for individual soldiers was renowned throughout the land. Her Christian witness and love was enjoyed by all who visited the Miss Daniell’s Soldiers’ Home in Aldershot – a place visited by two British Queens.
'A joyful Christmas is not a consumerist Christmas'
James Burnett
Date posted: 26 Dec 2025
My best Christmas Day celebration was a present-less gathering in Malawi.
The worship was full of percussion, al fresco, around a log fire, and everyone shared in the gift of Jesus.
‘A rising tide lifts all boats:’ Why your church should back this mission
Nick McQuaker
Date posted: 3 Apr 2025
Almost 40 years ago, I entered the workplace as a new Christian and soon formed a friendship with Richard, who had joined the company as part of the same intake of school-leavers.
I began to share my faith and witness as best I could. A few months later, my local church held a mission weekend. I invited Richard to one or more of the special events that were taking place. To my delight, he said yes and came along. To my far greater joy, Richard gave his life to the Lord that weekend. This was a wonderful introduction to God using a local church mission to bring someone to faith.
Should we have an evangelism target?
David Robertson
Date posted: 19 Dec 2025
Remember the old adage – if you don’t have a target, you will miss it? Or, if you aim at nothing you will hit nothing? It’s an interesting feature of many contemporary evangelical churches that they have strategies, plans, goals and mission statements. And some have even adopted specific percentage goals.
When I first came to Australia to work in evangelism, I was asked to state what my “KPIs” were. This was somewhat difficult, given that I didn’t know what a KPI was! I know now. Key Performance Indicators. I didn’t know what to say. More people praying? People becoming Christians? Preaching the word faithfully. What were they looking for? They wanted facts. Percentages. Measurable outcomes. Figures. Apparently, this is what funders look for.
Graham Rowles
Paul Eddy / en staff
Date posted: 30 Nov 2025
One of Bristol's most loved and respect Baptist Lay Pastors has died, aged 89. Graham Rowles played a pivotal role in churches and mission for over 50 years.
Among other things, he arranged for satellite broadcasts of Billy Graham missions elsewhere in the UK to be beamed live to audiences in Bristol. He was also greatly involved with a Luis Palau mission. Rowles was instrumental in bringing into being the South Bristol Christian Centre, was a lay preacher at East Street Baptist Church, and Lay Pastor at Dundry Baptist Chapel.
Is nostalgia fossilising your church's ministry?
Jonny Pollock
Date posted: 6 Nov 2025
The other week I watched the new Jurassic Park movie with our eldest son, and as soon as the movie finished (and it was ok by the way!) a curious thought entered my head. How many times has Jurassic Park been rebooted since the first movie in 1993?
There was the original, then the remake, now another reboot, and never mind the kids' Netflix series. I definitely think that velociraptors have now lost their sheen. I remember vividly watching that first movie and yet it has been rebooted more times than I have renewed my passport!
Exclusive: Gospel Coalition UK set to go ahead
en staff
Date posted: 9 Dec 2025
A UK Gospel Coalition is set to launch in 2026, Evangelicals Now can exclusively reveal today.
Speaking to en, some of the organisers outlined their vision, passion and plans for the organisation, which will aim to bring together Reformed, complementarian evangelicals from the four home-nations and from across denominational groupings.
Terry Puttick
en staff
Date posted: 9 Dec 2025
Tributes have been paid to Terry Puttick, a London City Missioner, who has died.
Writing on X, Graham Miller, LCM CEO, wrote: “Loyalty, love, selflessness, good news, humour and perseverance were visible in all that Terry did.
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Taiwan: Leaders unite
The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) was one of several religious groups represented by faith leaders at a pro-freedom event in Taipei. Representatives from several religious groups convened in the Taiwanese capital to consider the role of faith groups when it comes to “security and resilience”, according to China Aid News.
The event, co-hosted by the PCT, alongside China Aid and the Institute for Global Engagement (IGE), took place against a backdrop of a recent crackdown on Christianity, and featured contributions from representatives from Lithuania, Singapore and the IGE, amongst others, calling for freedom and democracy to be protected.
‘The last two years have been the most encouraging... of the past 30 years’
John Woods
Date posted: 13 Nov 2025
en Reviews Editor John Woods speaks to John Stevens about his time thus far serving with the FIEC.
en: You have been serving as National Director of the Fellowship of Evangelical Churches (FIEC) for 15 years. What was you first experience of the FIEC?
After Bondi: I am Jewish - this is how it feels today
I write this with sorrow, and with a measure of fear that has been quietly exhausting to me.
I am Jewish. Over the past two years I have stopped wearing Jewish jewellery in public. I moved to a new home and have not put a “mezuzah”* on my front door. When I was growing up, at Hanukkah, we would place our menorah in the front window for the neighbourhood to see. I don’t feel safe doing that anymore.