Joel Edwards

Be bold Edwards tells Evangelicals

Christian Today (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008

Outgoing Evangelical Alliance leader the Rev Joel Edwards has challenged evangelicals to be bold opinion shapers in his farewell speech to the Alliance council

Interview of Archbishop Peter Akinola by Joel Edwards, director of the Evangelical Alliance

Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008

Interview by Joel Edwards, director of the Evangelical Alliance, UKLauded by some and lambasted by others, Archbishop Peter Akinola wields influence far outside his Anglican province of Nigeria. Third Way found him grounded in a hotel near Heathrow Airport.In 2006 and 2007, Time listed you as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. How do you reconcile the status of a primate...

Bible Challenge 2008 - Week 28

Romans 15:4 Project (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008

... – and countless Christians have been persecuted for saying so. It may well now be our turn.”” by Joel Edwards)” by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

An Agenda for Change: Living Out the Social Gospel

URBANarmy (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

Joel Edwards puts a compelling process of thought together in what he calls 'An Agenda for Change: Living Out the Social Gospel'. Rather than jettison the Evangelical label he argues for rehabilitation! Rehabilitating Evangelical: The Challenges: We need to humbly reassess some of our tribal theological rigidities- "If evangelicalism is to reposition itself as a transforming movement...

Harman challenged over Evangelical appointment to equality commission

PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008

The Deputy Leader of the Labour party faced tough questioning at a fringe meeting at the Labour party conference last night.Harriet Harman was asked to explain why she had appointed a controversial Evangelical Christian preacher as an Equality and Human Rights Commissioner.Joel Edwards' appointment angered many in the gay community because of his role in the Evangelical Alliance, a group...

interview with Archbishop Akinola

Thinking Anglicans (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008

Third Way has published an interview with Archbishop Peter Akinola. It was conducted by Joel Edwards. The title given it by the magazine is Solid as a rock. There is also a news report in the Church Times by Pat...

Evangelical preacher will not compromise equality commission

PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008

The work of the Equality and Human Rights Commission on sexual orientation will not be compromised by the appointment of Joel Edwards, its director of stakeholder relations has said.

the future of worship

jonnybaker (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008

... to present concluding thoughts in relation to the future of worship. here's what i jotted down... joel edwards make no assumptions we need to ask ourselves where god is at work? boredom still needs addressing no room for complacency embrace the tensions close the gap between saturday night and sunday morning mark earey need to get beyond a dominant consumerism multi-cultural worship...

David Hencke: Inequality commission

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008

David Hencke: Joel Edwards, whose organisation says homosexuality is morally wrong, is an equality commissioner. He should be fired

Unions call for removal of Evangelical Christian from equality commission

PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008

The Trades Union Congress has called for Joel Edwards to be removed as an Equality and Human Rights Commissioner.

British Unions Call For Removal of Anti-Gay Equality Commissioner

Religion Clause (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008

In Britain, the Trade Unions Conference has unanimously called for the removal of Joel Edwards as one of the 17 commissioners on the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Edwards, who was appointed to the new Commission created by the Equality Act 2006 , is director of the Evangelical Alliance and a senior figure in Britain's black community. Pink News reported yesterday...

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Unions call for removal of Evangelical Christian from equality commission

Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008

From Pink News The Trades Union Congress has called for Joel Edwards to be removed as an Equality and Human Rights Commissioner. Mr Edwards was a controversial choice for the public body tasked with promoting a fair, equal and diverse society and tackling illegal discrimination. He is director of the Evangelical Alliance, one of the most strident voices [...]

the future direction of worship

jonnybaker (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008

tomorrow and friday i am taking part in a worship symposium at london school of theology . i am nervously looking forward to it... the first day is a pre-symposium day on worship. i have been invited on to a panel along with graham kendrick, joel edwards, and mark earey to present 20 minutes on what is see as the major issues in worship. there will then be conversation, q and a, feedback....

Greenbelt 08 report 3

42 (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008

My second talk from this morning was Joel Edwards of the Evangelical Alliance (still - just). A great talk, I wish the EA would come across in this way more frequently (in Joel's terms "centrist") and divorce itself from the...

Christians flock to Cheltenham for annual Greenbelt Festival

Christian Today (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008

... of State for International Development Douglas Alexander, and head of the Evangelical Alliance Joel Edwards.Christian Aid will host a discussion with Beckford on his film The Great African Scandal, which includes the story of rice farmers in Ghana and raises issues of trade justice.Christian Aid will give a taste of the huge challenges that climate change is already creating for farmers...