Missional-Life

Richard Dawkins, the author of ‘The God Delusion’ is famously recorded as saying:

“Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence.”

Is Richard Dawkins right? Is faith just ‘the blind leading the blind’ or a ‘great leap in the dark’ or using Dawkins phrase the great human ‘cop-out’?

On Easter Sunday we will be exploring the evidences or proofs for the actual bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. Please come and join us!

Time: 10:30am

Venue: Nene Family Church, Church Centre, Fletton Avenue, Peterborough.

On Sunday 9th May 2010 the leadership team at Nene Family Church want the whole church to be together for a day (10am – 3:30pm) so that we can share with in some detail the fresh and exciting vision that we believe God has given us for the church and some substantial changes that we will need to work through over the coming months. I cannot overstate the significance of this meeting! I suspect that in five or even ten years time we will be looking back on the 9th May 2010 as a truly momentous day in the life of the church. If your part of Nene Family Church or considering moving and joining us, can I encourage you to make this an absolute priority!

Children: As this is such a significant moment in the life of the church, Les and Alison Howard are going to be organising a day of fun activities for crèche, pre-school and primary aged children. Les and Alison are hoping to be supported by a team of experienced and CRB checked helpers from other local Newfrontiers churches enabling our own dedicated children’s workers to be freed up to fully participate in the vision day.

What do I need to do now?

Please can you book in ASAP by contacting Jaki Bellamy in the church office:
Phone: 01733 552227
Email: office@nenefamilychurch.org.uk

Greg Haslam in his thoroughly enjoyable book on the Prophet Elisha made the following provocative comment about the call of God.

“Neither Elijah nor Elisha initiated this–God did. The call was radical and uncompromising. Elisha felt claimed by God and there could be no bargaining or resisting. God is not looking for volunteers, he is looking for conscripts. The times are too tough for people who ‘fancy a go at that.’ We need men and women who have been chosen by God: the divine constraint must be there.” (p27-28)

Teaching 2 Samuel to the 1st year students at the HUB Bible School (Belgrade)

Milos and me marking student assignments on 1 Cor 9

Relaxing after a long day!

Reason 1: The glory of God

Reason 2: The church is God’s plan

Reason 3: To play your part in transforming a city and a nation

Reason 4: To see the tide turned

Reason 5: God’s slipstream

Reason 6: The rainbow-like family of God

Reason 7: A city for families

Reason 8: A city connected to the rest of the world

Reason 9: The hope of Peterborough

Reason 10: Love the city

Reason 11: A ‘train station’ to the region and nations

Reason: 12: Coffee beans by the truckload

Reason 13: It’s God who gives the increase

Reason 14: Demonstrations of the Kingdom

Reason 15: A city with a great theatre

Reason 16: A great adventure awaits…

Reason 17: A gateway to the city

Reason 18: A Gateway to the Region

Reason 19: A Gateway to the Nations

Reason 20: It’s all about Jesus

I have a dream that Jesus would be made famous in this great city! Why not come and join the adventuring in seeing this dream realised!

God has always had the ends of the earth in his heart. It is a too small a thing to just be concerned about Peterborough or even Peterborough and the surrounding area. God has called us to play our part in seeing the nations transformed by the planting of glorious gospel-centred churches across the nations!

Come and join the adventure as we look to get caught up in apostolically led church planting mission into other nations!

I believe that God is not only calling Nene Family Church to be a city transforming community, but also to be like a ‘train station’ [1], constantly sending people out into the surrounding region. This train station mentality means that we are looking to create a mobile and flexible community that is willing to be led by the Holy Spirit into new Missional contexts!

Come and join the adventure as we look to peer over the walls of the city into the surrounding towns and villages and see what God might have for us there!