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A whirlwind interview with Rico Tice: on Chappo, the church and the gospel we preach

May 22, 2024April 26, 2024 by Micky Mantle

Rico Tice was until recently the Senior Minister for Evangelism at All Souls Langham Place in London where he served for nearly thirty years. From September 2023 he transitioned to working full time for the organisation that he founded, Christianity…

Who is church for?

May 18, 2024April 23, 2024 by Andrew Heard

What is the purpose of church? In one important sense, church is an end in itself: we believe that church is a gathering for the believer to adore God and edify the saints. Throughout the New Testament, the church gathering is not primarily a ‘mission…

For we cannot but speak…

April 16, 2024 by Mike Leite

One of my favourite parts of the Bible is Acts chapter 4. There are many reasons to love this chapter of God’s word. For one, seeing the boldness of Peter and John is such a contrast to the fear they showed during Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion. Then…

The blood that brings peace

November 25, 2023 by Lionel Windsor

As the Israel-Gaza war rages, with all the tragic death and suffering it entails, many pressing concerns naturally spring to our minds. Why is the situation so dire? Who is to blame for the suffering? And what are our political leaders doing about…

Plans and prayers

November 21, 2023 by Rusdyan Cocks

‘Just take things one day at a time’. It’s a helpful piece of advice, but inevitably our focus does shift beyond the next 24 hours to those things further ahead on the horizon – the next week, the next month, the next year, and beyond. Of course, it’s…

Celebrating 25 years of EQUIP: Interview with Isobel Lin

November 13, 2023 by Isobel Lin

ACR: Watching EQUIP women this year, I was struck by the centrality of God’s word in everything that happened. Your first EQUIP conference was back in 1999; what led you and others to start this ministry 25 years ago? Back in 1999, there wasn’t…