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Unexpected Seekers (with Tom Wharin) ift.tt/wl51y78 Your church might have the best outreach programmes and top-notch facilities, or maybe its struggling to survive on a dying high street in a small market town. Either way, God surprises us with unexpected seekers, e…

Motivation for Mission #11: The Presence of God ift.tt/09ce3nx I was speaking to a Christian friend recently who said that he wished he could have more direct experience of God. He said that he reads things in Scripture of people encountering God and being filled with…

“Is Christianity just a leap of faith?”: Restaurant Evangelism in Hampshire ift.tt/M01Czk3 Our great friends at Cowplain Church in Hampshire organised a wonderful outreach ecent at The Exchange restaurant. It really was a memorable evening! A couple of weeks before t…

If I Became a Christian Would I Have To Quit Smoking and Drinking? ift.tt/N2uxXhv Christianity is often viewed as simply a set of cultural practices, and when you become a Christian you’re simply adopting those new cultural practices, swapping out one set of rules fo…

THANK YOU! ift.tt/VNjy5T7 Solas’s work is vital, exciting and demanding. Our speakers are reporting a spiritual hunger across the country as they share and defend the gospel of Jesus in cafe’s, restaurants, pubs, campuses and churches up and down the land. Our trainin…

Wondering at Kinross Rugby Club ift.tt/L4NmUja Christian ministry can sometimes be frustrating! Sunday night at Kinross Rugby Club was one of those occasions. I had been looking forward to speaking at this event for ages for many reasons: I love Loch Leven Church, the…

Addressing a Crisis of Confidence ift.tt/FoWMhpk What is it that holds you back from sharing the Gospel? For most of us, it boils down to a lack of confidence. We don’t have confidence in our knowledge to field difficult questions, we don’t have confidence that we wo…

Motivation for Mission #10: Speaking God’s Word ift.tt/SUlC1vO Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), is alleged to have said: “Preach the gospel at all times, and if necessary, use words.” That might be one of the great misquotes of Christian history! There are two problems…

Steve, Strathclyde, & Students! ift.tt/jFMOt1W Spirituality, love, freedom, success and truth. Those are some of the topics that I had the opportunity to speak to university students about this past February at Strathclyde University in Glasgow for their Christian Un…

Have You Ever Wondered Why Everyone Is Talking About God? ift.tt/RwWqZtC In our uncertain world of pandemics, unceasing foreign conflicts, and economic rollercoasters, is there anything we can hold onto for peace and stability? A world without God might be appealing …

Gearing up for mission at Park United Free Church, Uddingston ift.tt/2SsBYa5 It was a privilege to return to Park United Free Church of Scotland in Uddingston, located to the southeast of Glasgow, to lead their morning service. Having visited last year and enjoyed a w…

Have You Ever Wondered Why We Are So Afraid of Thinking About Death? ift.tt/CzwShHX In Victorian times, sex was taboo but death was an everyday fact of life. Today, we’re the opposite – death is the subject we don’t like to talk or think about. But what if all our fe…

Motivation for Mission #7: The Gospel is Good News ift.tt/JHkZREf Sometimes I wonder if our enthusiasm for evangelism is at a low ebb because we’ve lost a sense of just how much good news the gospel is. We know the word “gospel” literally means good news, but sometime…

At the UCCF staff conference ift.tt/CLWhTy3 Andy and Gavin report from The Quinta centre near Oswestry where they found the UCCF family in good heart!

The Good, The True, The Beautiful: Apologetics for Evangelism (with Peter S Williams) ift.tt/U6NIT3b Research indicates that many people will first consider whether Christianity is something good, before they consider whether or not it is true. But for both these que…

Exciting Opportunities in Exeter ift.tt/v9njuM5 I drove down to Exeter to speak at the university Christian Union in what was a very busy week for them! On the Monday evening they held their carol service, which drew over a thousand people and featured a local pastor …

Sharing the Gospel on the South Coast ift.tt/ZpaejOF One of my absolute favourite ways to spend an evening is sharing the message of Jesus with people who aren’t Christians – and doing so in partnership with a local church! A month or two back, Lansdowne Church in Bo…

If I Became a Christian, Won’t I Just Feel Guilty All The Time? ift.tt/J0u5WRe Isn’t Christianity just about keeping a whole list of rules that are in the Bible so that we can make God happy? But we all know we’re going to mess up at some point – so doesn’t being a C…

Motivation for Mission #6: Treasure in Jars of Clay ift.tt/xRBiteh Today’s ‘Motivation for Mission’ comes from scripture, and it’s this: remember that God has placed his treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us . (2Co…

Confident Christianity Goes to Helensburgh ift.tt/KS2JO96 A new town, a new church, new opportunities and new friends to be made! Solas had the joy of taking the Confident Christianity conference to Helensburgh on the west coast of Scotland recently. It was an early s…