Together4Bristol : Headlines Election Special

Welcome to our Headlines election special!

The general election is just four weeks away on Thursday, 7 May. We’re encouraging churches to take a few minutes to talk to their congregations about the importance of voting and engaging further with politics. We’ve produced a range of innovative resources to help you encourage your church members to vote.

We’d love to hear how your church is engaging with the general election. Do tweet us a photo of your activities, with the hashtag #showup, or email info@eauk.org to tell us more.

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Election resources

Video of church leaders urging Christians to vote

Church leaders from a wide range of denominations have joined together to call on UK Christians to show up and vote. This inspiring three-minute video features members of the Evangelical Alliance One People Commission including Bishop Wilton Powell, Bishop Eric Brown, Steve Clifford, Pastor Yemi Adedeji, Chine Mbubaegbu, Pastor Samuel Cueva, Pastor Steve Uppal, Pastor Modupe Afolabi and Pastor Ong.

Visit our election website to view and share the video.

Show Up video
The Show Up campaign, supported by more than 40 Christian organisations and church networks, encourages Christians to more positively engage in politics; to show up and get involved rather than shouting from the side-lines. This short biblically-based and beautifully animated video is designed as a provocative discussion-starter and call to action.

View the Show Up video here.

Tom Wright: would Jesus vote?
We are often asked if we think Jesus would have voted. So we had leading theologian Tom Wright speak to this question in a short video clip which provides an interesting and helpful insight into this topic.
You can view the video here.

Groundbreaking research on evangelicals and politics

Our latest research report Faith in politics? is now available. Based on our survey of more than 2,000 UK evangelicals, this report explores their political views and how they are involved in politics. Read the full report – Faith in politics?

This research is designed to spark conversations and ideas in your church, so we’ve produced some resources, including discussion questions, a Powerpoint presentation and a summary of the key findings.

Political leaders including Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage have responded to the findings in our March/April idea magazine. Find out what the party leaders have to say about evangelicals and politics.

Hustings in Scotland

With the general election approaching, our team in Scotland have collected details about church hustings in Scotland in the run-up to polling day.

Find out more here.

resources

We’ve worked with Christians in Politics to create some useful resources which you may like to use at a Sunday service, a hustings or small group, including:

A prayer
A 10-minute talk and a longer 20 minute version.
A guide all about voting and how our system works.
A hustings guide which provides information should you choose to run a hustings.

These and other resources can be accessed at our election website – election2015.eauk.org

EVENTS

HR Conference - May
Essential Employment Law for Christian Organisations and Churches – A one day conference including all the essential elements of employment law from a Christian perspective, led by Paul Roberts, Partner at Keelys Solicitors. More details found on the website.

#ask2015: election hustings - 23 April
Our 20s and 30s initiative threads has teamed up with Tearfund's Rhythms to host an event for 20s and 30s ahead of this year's general election. Representatives from the five main parties will be grilled by chair Madeleine Davies of the Church Times and an audience of young people. Register here.

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