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Pray that the Lord provides the right person to join the Free Church of Scotland’s finance team, in the Central Office, as a finance officer / accountant. Please pray that this role would bless the wider denomination as the finance team seeks to manage church finances well. affinity.org.uk/prayer/the-pra…

Pray for @LondonSeminary as they seek to train and encourage women engaged in ministry. Flourish Plus (for those who have completed two years of the Flourish course) is today (19th May). The Flourish course takes place tomorrow and the Seminary women's day is Saturday 30th May. affinity.org.uk/prayer/the-pra…

In our latest podcast, we have @careorguk's James Mildred join us to talk about how our faith should make us engage with politics. Listen in on YouTube/Spotify/Apple or read the transcript at affinity.org.uk/uncategorised/…

Please pray for the students at the Reformed Theological College as they preach for the College Committee today (19th May), tomorrow and 26 May, and later receive feedback on their sermons. affinity.org.uk/prayer/the-pra…

Join the Christian Schools Trust in praying for all Christian schools, whether established, embryonic or new. Pray for those in leadership to hold fast to the vision that God has given them and to stand firm through this unstable season. affinity.org.uk/prayer/the-pra…

Pray for the energy, wisdom and joy for the team @SolasCpc as they host and speak at their Confident Christianity Conferences in Inverness and Salford today (16th May). Pray for Gavin Matthews as he speaks in Salford at Elmwood Church tomorrow. affinity.org.uk/prayer/the-pra…

Praise God with @AIMeurope that, among North Africa’s 25-36 million Amazigh, new believers want to share their faith with their communities and many women have come to Christ. Pray believers remain courageous in their gospel witness. Pray the Lord brings many more to faith. affinity.org.uk/prayer/the-pra…

In this week's round-up, Director Graham Nicholls reflects on the growing likelihood of the PM's resigning, on the rise in stockpiling, on people consulting a chatbot rather than going to a doctor, and on a Reform Council's proposal to say the Lord's Prayer in council meetings.

Please pray today for the @ChurchSociety Council meeting today, for useful discussions and wise decisions as they seek to contend for gospel ministry in the Church of England. Pray for Jason Ward as Chairman. affinity.org.uk/prayer/the-pra…

Please do pray for teachers as they help to prepare their students for exams (and for Scottish students who have already started their highers), and for ACT as it seeks to develop the Living for Jesus in Education resource. affinity.org.uk/prayer/the-pra…

"We have noticed recently that some complementarians have a tendency to downplay their position."👫 @affinitytalks @ETS_Edinburgh ✍️Fran Kirby & @gpnicholls encourage us to celebrate Biblical complementarian theology: e-n.org.uk/comment/stop-a…

Pray for @ufmworldwide's webinar (all welcome) happening tomorrow (13th May) called "The Cutting Edge of the Great Commission" which looks at reaching diaspora communities in the UK. See ufm.org.uk/about/events/c… for more details. affinity.org.uk/prayer/the-pra…

Writing for @EvangelicalsNow, our staff reflect on complementarianism – what it is, why we'd often rather not mention it, and why it really is worth talking about. As Affinity friends, you can read the article for free here: e-n.org.uk/comment/stop-a… e-n.org.uk/comment/stop-a…

For all of us who have assumed that everybody knows John 3:16, this week's podcast with Martin Dickson from @wycliffeuk is a sober reminder. Tune in on your favourite podcast platform or read the transcript at affinity.org.uk/podcast/podcas…

During Mental Health Awareness Week pray for those in the military struggling with mental health difficulties. Pray that God guards and guides SASRA’s Scripture Readers as they support military personnel with mental health struggles and as they seek to share the gospel with them. affinity.org.uk/prayer/the-pra…

Join @wycliffeuk in praying for Jim*, serving the Fini people in Eurasia. He’s checking Luke’s Gospel with community members. Pray for God’s protection over Jim’s team and for their work to bring Christ’s light to shine on those in darkness. affinity.org.uk/prayer/the-pra…

Pray for the AECW Annual Conference today (9th May) at Newtown Evangelical Church. The theme for the day is "Keeping the heart" and the main speaker is Phil Heaps. Mark Newham of UFM will speak at the World Mission session. affinity.org.uk/prayer/the-pra…

This month, @csukfosteradopt’s Scottish Fostering Panel will meet for the first time, as will our Adoption Panel! Pray for unity, wisdom and discernment for all of our Panel members, and also that the families attending will know God's blessing throughout. affinity.org.uk/prayer/the-pra…

Back to our weekly news round-ups after a pause! Here's Affinity Director Graham Nicholls reflecting on some of the events in the last week, including the UK's local elections yesterday* and encouragements from Bible by the Beach. * N.b. this video was recorded yesterday afternoon.

People making brief statement about Sam Albery do some heavy lifting, giving views on exactly what happened, current state of his heart, how we're supposed to respond, what was wrong or right about his theology etc. I think quiet, humble reflection and prayer more appropriate.