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    • Reflections on COP26

      Reflections on COP260

      COP26 was a very different COP. What we expect to come out of any COP meeting is strong and good decisions that are binding that will lead to ensuring that the issue of Climate Change is addressed and all the nations in the world play their part in ensuring that. Perhaps we are a bit disappointed with COP26 because we did not get the strong commitments that we wanted to keep global temperature rise to below 1.5. However, in spite of all this, I have come back from Glasgow more hopeful. This was the 4th time that I was attending a COP meeting – the previous times being the COP in Lima, Paris and Bonn.

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    • New resources: Changing Church – Climate Change

      New resources: Changing Church – Climate Change0

      A series of resources to equip the church to respond to the climate crisis with gospel motivation   Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our world

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    • The Joseph Principle

      The Joseph Principle0

      There’s a pattern throughout history: God uses seemingly adverse circumstances for His glory. We might almost call this the Joseph Principle – “you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good” (Genesis 50:20).

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    • Faithful service amid fear and uncertainty

      Faithful service amid fear and uncertainty0

      Like many around the world, life and ministry changed drastically for the Apostolovski family in 2020. Sokrat and Lena, together with their adult children Aleksandar and Kristina, have been serving Roma communities in Skopje and around North Macedonia for nearly 18 years. Aleksandar sat with me and reflected on ministry during the pandemic.

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    • The Christmas gift for people living with dementia

      The Christmas gift for people living with dementia0

      • NEWS
      • December 1, 2021

      It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Supermarket shelves are full of all things Christmassy, and Sainsbury’s is handing out its seasonal food order forms. After months of Covid separation friends and families are planning to celebrate a ‘proper’ Christmas, one that includes worshipping together again in ‘real’ church services. And the company, the celebrations and the worship can bring a special blessing for people living with dementia.

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    • Looking back on the Balkan Meeting in Thessaloniki on Shalom & Shalom-Building

      Looking back on the Balkan Meeting in Thessaloniki on Shalom & Shalom-Building0

      • NEWS
      • December 1, 2021

      […] In September 2021, I had the privilege to be invited as the keynote speaker and workshop leader for the […] [Balkan Meeting in Thessaloniki], specifically to talk about the biblical concept of peace and the work of peacebuilding. There were 16 leaders of National Evangelical Alliances from across the Balkans who attended the three-day conference, mostly in person and a couple online.

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