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‘Seek and pray’ for God, justice and flourishing says Paul Williams

Seeking God, his justice, and the flourishing of our communities should lie at the heart of our lives as Christians. Prayer is the central way that we seek it. That was the message today from Paul Williams, at the Gather Movement...

Confidence in the Bible could change Britain

Confidence in the Bible could ‘spring clean the country’ said Dr Andrew Ollerton today.

Andy Burnham: ‘everyday support’ needs to come from churches and charities

Churches and community groups need to provide ‘everyday support’ for people as they await help from either the health service, mental health or other government service, said Andy Burnham yesterday.

‘We need to understand the hopes and dreams of our communities’

‘We need to understand the hopes, fears and dreams of the people that we are with,’ said Bible Society’s director of mission, Nigel Langford yesterday. He was speaking at the Gather Movement Summit in Manchester, where...

Prayer and the Bible will help transform our cities

Prayer and reading scripture, both individually and together are the key to making us people who can transform cities. So said Paul Williams in Manchester today. He was speaking at a masterclass on the theology of the city...

Where does God want us to be, city or country?

The countryside – a safe haven for the soul? writes Michael Pfunder. After all, didn’t Babel rise against God, Lot flee Sodom and Jesus weep over Jerusalem?

Galilee teenager tells how he was saved from suicide at Scripture workshop

A teenager tells how he was saved from suicide at a Scripture workshop run by Bible Society in the Galilee region of northern Israel.

Joshva Raja explains how Bible Twinning can transform communities

Find out how you can twin your Bible with a new translation and see lives changed on an enormous scale

Ukrainian soldiers treat Bible like ‘a life-saver’

A Ukrainian military commander has said that his troops treat the Bible like ‘a life-saver’.

Kyryl hears who Jesus is

Kyryl lives in Northern Ukraine with his sister Yana, three other children and his grandmother Olena.

Church in communist Laos so grateful for Study New Testament

Christians in communist Laos, one of the poorest countries in East Asia, are praising God and thanking Bible Society supporters.

Declaration calls for the pain of Christians under pressure to be understood

The Magi Initiative in Cambridge rounded off with a clear declaration of the need to share the pain of Christians under pressure in the world.
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