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What sort of people does god want us to be? Developing a distinctively Christian way of living and helping others to discover it.

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1 What sort of people does god want us to be? Developing a distinctively Christian way of living and helping others to discover it.

2  God’s way of being human has been revealed in Jesus Christ; is available to all through the outpouring and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit; and is currently being demonstrated down at your local church. -Robert Warren

3  I wanted to be famous to prove I was worth something. But the day I got my own show on MTV I cried all night because it didn’t bloody validate me and I’d spent years thinking it would. Fulfilment’s an inside job. – Davina McCall

4 4 things that might make a difference  Teach people to pray  Develop a rule of life  Agree the bottom line  Build a place of nurture

5 A place of nurture  The job for the Church of England in the next few years is something it is not normally good at – to take what began as a fringe idea, recognise its God-given potency for sharing faith and the growth of the church and make it thoroughly and respectably mainstream in the life of every parish - Bob Jackson

6 Why?  To enable people to explore and discover Christian faith  To give people an experience of Christian community  To help them take their next steps on the Christian journey.

7 How?  Who will come?  How does it work?  What materials should we use?  Who will lead it?  How often should we do it?

8 One last thing…  First of all let me tell you what this isn’t. It’s not some “I-was-lost-and-now-I’m-found” sob story. These days many people reach out to faith to “find peace”. I had too much peace in my life already. In faith I was looking to be troubled… - Julie Burchill

9  God’s way of being human has been revealed in Jesus Christ; is available to all through the outpouring and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit; is currently being demonstrated down at your local church; and you can find out for yourself by coming along to our…


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