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Leadership Conference Photos

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At the beginning of June, our church network (Relational Mission) hosted a Leadership conference. Some of our folks went along and some heroes volunteered - Matt Tarr, James Mulholland, Ben Parker, Mikka Parker. Photos below!

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Global Sunday 12th June (Canterbury)

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globalsunday

On Sunday 12 June, we will NOT be meeting in Colchester but taking a road trip to our sending church, The City Church. When I (Hugh) was based at City, it was clear that we were to be a sending church. In my last few years I was responsible for church planting and had the privilege to be at the forefront of helping dear friends move to Helsinki, Finland to pioneer a work there (see https://www.facebook.com/Helsinki.Plant/?fref=ts), and helping another couple move to Lille, France to church plant there (see https://www.facebook.com/newfrontierslille/?fref=ts).

Over the years many others have moved to be part of church plants or have simply got stuck in to young works in Canada, Finland, New Zealand, Uk and many more! God has also increasingly knitted the City church together with Radiant Church in Visalia, California in the US. Travis (who leads Radiant) and his wife Tiffany will be speaking at Global Sunday. I had the privilege of meeting Travis when I travelled the US for a part of my Sabbatical - they are great!

There are various reasons we are going, here are some;

  • To encourage those who have supported our plant in prayer, encouragement and resources
  • To be encouraged as we hear about what God is doing through one church
  • To get a taste of what it means to be a church caught up in global mission
  • To build relationships with a church we hope to partner with for years to come
  • To have fun together on a road trip!

Come and join us!

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Bono & Eugene Peterson discuss The Psalms

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Below is an encouraging and provoking conversation between Bono and Eugene Peterson on The Psalms - have a watch and get into the Psalms. The article is originally from https://fullerstudio.fuller.edu/bono-eugene-peterson-psalms/.

““As a songwriter it’s very clear to me that Eugene Peterson is a poet as well as a scholar. He brings the musicality to God’s Word that I’m sure was always there.”
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— Bono, Grammy award-winning artist and lead singer of U2.
““Bono is singing to the very people I did this work for. I feel that we are allies in this. He is helping get me and the Message to the very people Jesus spent much of his time with.””
— Eugene Peterson, beloved author, pastor, and writer of The Message.

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