Why Our Baptist Forebears Wouldn’t Support Blasphemy Laws
A recent “dustup” over a new book by R. Albert Mohler Jr. — president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary — has put an old question back on the table: may the
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Should Christians Sing ‘Buddha Is Dead and Allah Is Silent’?
A new worship song has been circulating on social media and raising eyebrows. “Dead Idols”, by the American singer-songwriter Bailey Redmond, includes the lyric “Buddha is dead, Muhammad’s
If a Concert Doesn't Point to Christ, It Doesn't Belong in a Church
What belongs in the house of God? Writing in Premier Christianity, Tony Wilson reflects on St Paul's Cathedral's renewed partnership with Fabric, the London nightclub and
Preacher, Please Don't Shout
Does the sermon need to raise its voice to be heard? Writing in Premier Christianity, Dr Claire Williams — a UK academic and preacher — offers a gentle case for the quiet
Who Should Write the Songs a Congregation Sings?
The question of who writes the songs a congregation sings has moved from niche debate to a live pastoral concern. Writing in Premier Christianity, Kenny Klinglesmith — a worship songwriter who
When the Programmes Stop: A Pastor Asks What Makes a Church a Church
A British church leader has described in public what happened when his congregation stopped running almost everything it did. Writing in Premier Christianity, Derek Hughes recounts arriving as the leader
Is Worship Music Becoming a New Sacrament?
Has the worship song quietly become a kind of sacrament? That was the pointed question animating a two-day gathering of worship scholars at Belmont University in Nashville this summer,
Global: Brian Doerksen (1965–2026), a master craftsman in modern hymn-writing
Brian Doerksen, the Canadian worship leader and songwriter behind some of the most widely sung contemporary hymns in the global church, has died at the age of 60. His catalogue
Global: Theological education faces collapse at the moment society needs it most
The number of theology and religious studies departments in the United Kingdom has halved over the past two decades, with the University of Exeter the latest Russell Group institution to
Global: Matt Redman Calls Worship Leaders to Partner with Theologians
Worship leader and songwriter Matt Redman has renewed his long-running call for closer collaboration between worship leaders and theologians, arguing that congregational songs too often prioritise musical appeal over
'Long-Lost Spiritual Cousins': Connecting African Free Churches to Their Global Family
A May 2026 whitepaper by WWES founder Rev. Teemu J. Lehtonen argues that churches planted by WWES graduates across Africa share the free evangelical family's DNA — and maps the path toward formal connection.
IFFEC Executive Committee: 'A Call for Peace, Dignity, and Reconciliation'
In June 2025, the IFFEC Executive Committee issued a public statement addressing global conflicts — calling on political leaders, and calling free evangelical churches to be places of reconciliation.
'Pastors, You Are the Immune System': Scott Barber on Pastoral Health in a Movement
An EFCA leader's April 2026 essay on pastoral vitality argues that the health of the whole movement flows from the health of its pastors — a conviction that shapes how free churches approach pastoral care and formation.
WWES: Church Buildings, Immigrant Fellowships, and the 'Umbrella Church' Model
With Canada receiving over 471,000 new permanent residents in a single year and similar demographic shifts underway across Western Europe, WWES proposes a practical model: the "umbrella church.
WWES: Newcomer Churches Are Missionaries, Not Just Guests
WWES argues that Western churches have fundamentally misread the arrival of immigrant congregations. Rather than treating newcomer churches as guests requiring hospitality, he proposes "reverse missiology": recognising these
WWES: How Moscow Theological Seminary Went from Empty Dorms to 975 Students
Moscow Theological Seminary was founded in 1993 on a Western residential model — and promptly struggled with empty dormitories and insufficient enrolment. In 2007 it reintegrated its Soviet-era correspondence programme
WWES: The Residential Seminary Model Is Failing the Global Church
Eighty-five per cent of evangelical pastors worldwide have no formal theological education. In Africa, where Christianity has grown from 10 million to over 600 million believers in a century,