Anthony Adams, of Radstock member church Urban Life, shares "the secret" of urban mission: I was recently at a meeting celebrating the ministry of a couple who had served in urban outreach for nearly 25 years and were about to move on to serve in new ways. Someone made the comment that people...
Life in an inner city small house church is always exciting and full of change, and last year was no exception. Over the past twelve months we’ve sent one of our team to help build a church in Bosnia, we’ve had a baby girl born into the church family, we’ve hosted delegates...
Do you know anyone who could teach English and has a heart for mission? Right now there are several pressing opportunities in the Radstock network to extend the gospel of Jesus to the nations through teaching English. Opportunities could be short or long-term. There are needs in the following...
Posted by Paul Williams Getting treatment for your sick animals, your hair cut, utensils for your home, a café breakfast, new home fabrics from old clothing, bread in the shops, milk products, fresh vegetables on your table, winter clothes for your children, and trees planted to help...
Posted by Paul Williams Part of The Crowded House network of churches, Urban Life is a church seeking to bring Gospel hope and transformation in an inner-city area of Derby, UK. Recently we caught up with Andy Thomson, a member of the team at Urban Life, and asked him how things are going...
Posted by Paul Williams Our correspondent continues his penetrating cultural enquiry and its implications for the church and mission. He asks: Is our goal a multicultural church where we are all brothers and sisters together? Sounds good but in practice I think it reflects an...
Posted by Paul Williams Today our correspondent assesses the possibility of being a follower of Jesus in an Islamic cultural and religious context. He goes on to consider the wider question of what it means to be a follower of Jesus in host settings that are full of religious symbols, but which...
Posted by Paul Williams Continuing our series on ministry among Kurds in the UK and Kurdistan, our correspondent looks at the impact of the Gospel on one man, and considers its wider implications. Life is becoming saturated with poignant moments...
Posted by Paul Williams Andy’s text read, “OOOOH. GOD HAS HIS HAND ON OUR DEAR FRIEND. HE IS THE ULTIMATE SEEKER! SUCH GREAT TIME JUST NOW. HALLELUJAH. HE IS NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM.” Andy had just dropped a dear Kurdish friend back home and spent some time talking to him...
Posted by Audrey Jose. 'In each place we were struck by the thirst for God’s Word... We saw people healed from illnesses, have hearing restored to them, and some come to a saving relationship with Christ. And, in each place we were struck anew at the way God uses ordinary people to build...