There has been an immense burden and impact on older people during the coronavirus pandemic. There is a real opportunity to reach out to more than 11m people who are aged over 65 in the UK.

In this Leadership in Lockdown webinar, FIEC National Director John Stevens was joined by Carl Knightly, CEO of Faith in Later Life, and Pippa Cramer, Pastoral Care and Seniors Minister at Holy Trinity Church Claygate, in Surrey, to discuss how our churches can reach older people well with the gospel.

You can watch this webinar and access further resources on the FIEC website.

During this week's Leadership in Lockdown webinar, FIEC National Director John Stevens gave an update covering the latest situation with coronavirus restrictions in England - including corporate singing.

You can watch this presentation - and the webinar on reaching and serving older people in our churches and communities - on the FIEC website.

Earlier this week, the government announced a four-week postponement of Stage 4 out of lockdown. During this week's Leadership in Lockdown webinar, FIEC National Director John Stevens gave an update on what the implications are for churches in England. You can watch this presentation on YouTube.

You can access more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.

How can we care well for people in our churches who have experienced trauma during the pandemic?

During this webinar, FIEC National Director John Stevens was joined by Catherine Haddow, a Chartered Psychologist and part-time Women's Worker at North Bradley Baptist Church, to think about how church leaders can care best for those in their churches who have experienced trauma.  

This is an especially important topic as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic are felt as society opens up more in the coming weeks and months.

You can watch the webinar and access further resources from the FIEC website.

Jonathan Thomas, the pastor at Cornerstone Church Abergavenny, explains what the implications of the coronavirus restrictions are for churches in Wales, and how Cornerstone has been serving during lockdown.

You can find more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.

During this week's Leadership in Lockdown webinar, FIEC National Director John Stevens gave an update covering the latest situation with coronavirus restrictions in England.

Also during the webinar, Jonathan Thomas, pastor at Cornerstone Church in Abergavenny gave an update on the situation in Wales.

You can access more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.

Orlando Saer, the pastor at Christ Church Southampton, shares how the church has been serving during lockdown.

You can watch this presentation, and find more resources for church leaders, on the FIEC website.

During this week's Leadership in Lockdown webinar, FIEC Scotland Director Andy Hunter shared the latest coronavirus restrictions for churches in Scotland and FIEC National Director John Stevens gave an update covering the restrictions in England.

You can watch this presentation as a video, along with this week's webinar, on the FIEC website.

Colin Smith, pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church in Chicago, USA, joined us for this week's Leadership in Lockdown webinar to preach from Malachi 3:13-18 as an encouragement to church leaders that their labour in the Lord is not in vain.

You can watch this webinar, and find further resources for church leaders, on the FIEC website.

Coming out of lockdown will be much harder than going in to lockdown. What do we need to think about now as we do come out of lockdown?

FIEC National Director John Stevens spoke to local churches in the South West Gospel Partnership in March 2021 to help them think about what to consider as lockdown restrictions are eased.

You can watch a video of this presentation, and access further resources for church leaders, on the FIEC website.