by Julie Turner | Jan 19, 2020 | What's Happening
Garry started a new series tonight, looking at Isaiah 61. This is a very famous passage, the beginning of which was quoted by Jesus at the start of His ministry (see Luke 4:14-19). It speaks of the Messiah and shows us how God desires to change situations and how He...
by Julie Turner | Jan 19, 2020 | What's Happening
Getting along together and dwelling in unity are keys to God’s blessing (see Ps 133). But as any parent of more than one child will tell you, it’s not always easy to get along in families! Our selfish natures and desire to have our own way clashes...
by Julie Turner | Jan 19, 2020 | What's Happening
Today in our ‘Connections’ series we looked at our horizontal connection with other members of God’s family. God made us to be a ‘healthy, robust community’ (see James 3:17-18 in the Message version) and, in Nicky Gumbel’s words,...
by Julie Turner | Jan 18, 2020 | What's Happening
We had an activity where teams had to cross a crocodile-infested swamp using only 3 stepping stones. Most of one team fell in the swamp and were presumably eaten… The activity showed us many things about effective communication, including: the value of...
by Julie Turner | Jan 18, 2020 | What's Happening
We had another Team Building Day today, with Sarah Davey helping us to explore communication and vision. There are many different ‘models’ for churches. Some could be compared to Lego models which come with a full set of instructions which have to be...
