The cost and joys of ‘bringing in’ Revival (part 4)
Thanks for reading this series of blog post, we’re almost at the end of this mini series. Let me know in the comments below if you’ve found them stirring and helpful. Don’t forget to catch up on part 1, part 2, and part 3. They caught such a large number of fish that their nets [&h
Miracles Occur in Obedient Hands (Part 3)
We pick up the story of Simon Peters invitation to follow Jesus at the point where Jesus has met him in a desolate state and issued some, frankly, bizarre instructions. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.” [&
Reaching the End of Yourself (Part 2)
In our last post we were observing Simon Peter enountering Jesus in the midst of his empty boat. Having spent all night fishing he has caught nothing. His professional skills have deserted him. He will soon have to return to his wife to explain there will be no money from the sale of fish today. [&h
How Reaching the End of Yourself Leads to Revival (Part 1)
What if your lowest ebb became the place of profound encounter?
Surrender in the Middle East
I have a lovely friend that I miss greatly. The reason I miss her is because recently her and her family moved out to the Middle East to start a Christian church. She is one brave lady. Sadly I cannot give away who she is or where they have planted a church because this could […]
Surrender Doesn’t Look Like We Expect
I had a plan of how my life would be, I trained as a physiotherapist because I was going to go overseas and work with children in orphanages, the lost and forgotten ones, written off because of their disabilities. I was going to be surrounded by the slender arms of loving children who I’d fixed [&
Why East Hull?
To begin to document my journey to joining the East Hull Church Plant I have to go back 15 years. I began working at a school on Preston Road estate (East Hull) as a Teaching Assistant in September 2000. The school was in special measures and facing closure. It was in one of the poorest […]
Miraculous House Move
If there’s one message God’s been teaching the River City Church so far, it’s that he cannot be boxed in or limited. The part we play is to simply show up, step out and see what God will do. Ever since Jubilee announced its church plant would be in the East of Hull, we (my […]
Strip clubs, knives and addiction
“I do not need safety as much as I need Jesus.” This is fast becoming my ‘mantra’. I find myself repeating this lyric from a Rend Collective song rather more often than I would like. For a long time I have lived a rather comfortable middle class existence. I have taken my saf
10 Incredible Things Since Taking a Leap of Faith
God spoke to us about moving to start a new church in August last year. Since then it has been a painful but exciting journey of transition. We are now living in East Hull and will soon transfer our children to new schools. In only a few months we will begin to meet together on […]
Setting Out Without Knowing Where We’re Going
2016 will be an exciting year for our family. Also a little frightening! This year we will leave behind our neighbourhood, schools, house, predictable employment and valuable friendships to start a church in another part of the city. Whilst it’s not like moving to another country (like our fri
Committing ‘Career Suicide’ to Plant a Church
When you were in your twenties what did you hope your life would amount to? A flash apartment in the capital? Posh car? Award winning career? I did. But then, at the age of 20, I became a Christian and a lot of that changed. I still wanted all those things but something new began […]
Why Surrender My Agenda?
Not only a great name for a blog but also my life’s ambition. Having been a Christian for a long time I know that God has a plan for me. The bible tells me so in Jeremiah 29:11. But my life drastically changed when I learned to TRUST that this was true. I was a […]
