In Depth:  revival

All topics
Why I no longer pray for the ‘good old days’ of revival

Why I no longer pray for the ‘good old days’ of revival
David Shepherd David Shepherd

William P. Mackay, the Scottish doctor and Presbyterian minister, penned one of my favourite hymns.

It begins: ‘We praise thee, O God, for the Son of thy love’. However, it is the chorus’ anthemic appeal to God that most evangelicals probably remember, which goes:

Decline, purification – or slow-burn revival?

Decline, purification – or slow-burn revival?
Dave Burke Dave Burke

Three of Sunderland’s Methodist church buildings went up for sale this week. I’ve watched their congregations decline steadily over the years and I’m amazed it took the faithful little remnants so long to throw in the towel.

Churches are closing everywhere, not just in the north of England. A recent edition of Christianity asked 12 Christians, mostly leaders, and some young people, a deceptively simple question: ‘How do we stop the decline?’ The answers were thoughtful and full of insight, but I wondered if they had been asked the right question.

Revival hope
North West Gospel Partnership

The North-West Gospel Partnership (NWGP) is meeting in person again post-Covid.

Sessions have included ‘The Parables’, ‘Don’t Just Teach… Preach!’ and ‘Predestination… The Missing Jewel in our Evangelism?’ and most recently ‘Revival’.

The last mainland British revivals?

The last mainland British revivals?
Matthew Pickhaver

This year sees the centenary of the last major evangelical revival on the British mainland.

Among its converts was the father of Stanley Griffin (1930–2004), who went on to write the definitive account, A Forgotten Revival (DayOne, 1992). Drawing from it, let’s go back to 1921 to see what God has done…

Registered Charity No. 296794. All content Evangelicals Now