Showing posts with label easter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label easter. Show all posts

Sunday, 31 March 2013

Spreading HOPE

I received the latest update from Hope International today and thought I would share. I hope you find it both useful and challenging!

Blessings!

Ronell x



Easter is at the heart of all we do as Christians. Just as Jesus died and rose again, we lay down our lives at the cross and because of Jesus we rise to new life – life that is amazing as part of his eternal worldwide family. In Jesus we find our identity, strength and purpose. This is good news worth spreading. It is this good news we celebrate this Easter: the good news which gives hope to the world.


Resources to help you spread HOPE
This Easter sees the launch of HOPE’s resources to prepare the UK church for 2014 and a year of mission.

HOPE 2014 & the Rhythm of Mission is a 3-minute promotional video you can download from our website to inspire and inform others in your area, so churches can prepare together to do more in mission in word and action.

HOPE: together in word & action is our new brochure which folds out to a poster about HOPE and 2014. We’d love to see this poster displayed in every church in the country. Already we have requests for more than 100,000 brochures. Contact us to tell us how many copies you can use to promote HOPE in your area.

HOPE – the Heartbeat of Mission is HOPE’s best-ever collection of tried-and-tested mission ideas. Denominations, dioceses and groups of churches working together have ordered thousands of copies to make sure that every church leader is inspired and equipped to do more together in mission in words and action in 2014. Before it was printed the Methodist churches had ordered 2,500 copies to give to leaders; they upped their order to 3,500 copies when they saw the book. The Revd Ian Bunce, Faith and Society mission networker of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and a member of the HOPE leadership team, said, 'It's a significant resource bringing together hundreds of missional ideas in an accessible way. I think its life will be beyond that of HOPE, as churches use it for ideas.'

HOPE – The Heartbeat of Mission is packed with resources
• Practical inspiration - 150 different tried-and-tested mission ideas that have worked
• Funding sources - 18 community projects backed with funding of up to £2,000 to start each new church-led initiative
• Mission practice - words and action linked to an annual rhythm of mission running through the church calendar

Buy copies of HOPE – The Heartbeat of Mission from the HOPE shop. A single copy costs £5.99 (plus P+P).  Order 20 or more for just £3 a copy.

Training

Invite one of the HOPE leadership team to provide training for churches in your area in preparation for HOPE in 2014. Roy Crowne, Phil Timson, Bishop Graham Cray and others are available to inspire leaders and to prepare Christians to share faith with courage and confidence in words and action. There are training dates available in June, July, October and November 2013.  For more information contact the HOPE office

Making a difference locally
We love hearing about local churches working together in mission. HOPE is developing a network of practitioners country-wide. Can you be the local link for your region and get churches working together in mission? Ask us about becoming a practitioner.

Prayer
HOPE’s daily prayer calendar is on our website. Churches have committed to pray daily. Contact us to receive the prayer calendar by email at the start of each month.

Praying through the night
The next Redeemed Christian Church of God Festival of Life is on the 19 April at the Excel Centre in London. Find out more here.

Thanks
Special thanks to Lucy Cooper for her enthusiasm and hard work as HOPE’s Communications Manager. Lucy was seconded by the Evangelical Alliance when the project was launched. Her HOPE role has now ended, but we still want to hear your stories about how you are spreading hope in villages, towns and cities. Email the HOPE office with your news.

Have a great Easter - from the HOPE team


Resources to help you spread HOPE
This Easter sees the launch of HOPE’s resources to prepare the UK church for 2014 and a year of mission.
HOPE 2014 & the Rhythm of Mission is a 3-minute promotional video you can download from our website to inspire and inform others in your area, so churches can prepare together to do more in mission in word and action.

HOPE: together in word & action is our new brochure which folds out to a poster about HOPE and 2014. We’d love to see this poster displayed in every church in the country. Already we have requests for more than 100,000 brochures. Contact us to tell us how many copies you can use to promote HOPE in your area.

HOPE – the Heartbeat of Mission is HOPE’s best-ever collection of tried-and-tested mission ideas. Denominations, dioceses and groups of churches working together have ordered thousands of copies to make sure that every church leader is inspired and equipped to do more together in mission in words and action in 2014. Before it was printed the Methodist churches had ordered 2,500 copies to give to leaders; they upped their order to 3,500 copies when they saw the book. The Revd Ian Bunce, Faith and Society mission networker of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and a member of the HOPE leadership team, said, 'It's a significant resource bringing together hundreds of missional ideas in an accessible way. I think its life will be beyond that of HOPE, as churches use it for ideas.'

HOPE – The Heartbeat of Mission is packed with resources
• Practical inspiration - 150 different tried-and-tested mission ideas that have worked
• Funding sources - 18 community projects backed with funding of up to £2,000 to start each new church-led initiative
• Mission practice - words and action linked to an annual rhythm of mission running through the church calendar

Buy copies of HOPE – The Heartbeat of Mission from the HOPE shop. A single copy costs £5.99 (plus P+P).  Order 20 or more for just £3 a copy.

Training

Invite one of the HOPE leadership team to provide training for churches in your area in preparation for HOPE in 2014. Roy Crowne, Phil Timson, Bishop Graham Cray and others are available to inspire leaders and to prepare Christians to share faith with courage and confidence in words and action. There are training dates available in June, July, October and November 2013.  For more information contact the HOPE office

Making a difference locally
We love hearing about local churches working together in mission. HOPE is developing a network of practitioners country-wide. Can you be the local link for your region and get churches working together in mission? Ask us about becoming a practitioner.

Prayer
HOPE’s daily prayer calendar is on our website. Churches have committed to pray daily. Contact us to receive the prayer calendar by email at the start of each month.

Praying through the night
The next Redeemed Christian Church of God Festival of Life is on the 19 April at the Excel Centre in London. Find out more here.

Thanks
Special thanks to Lucy Cooper for her enthusiasm and hard work as HOPE’s Communications Manager. Lucy was seconded by the Evangelical Alliance when the project was launched. Her HOPE role has now ended, but we still want to hear your stories about how you are spreading hope in villages, towns and cities. Email the HOPE office with your news.

Have a great Easter - from the HOPE team

 
HOPE 2014 & the Rhythm of Mission is a 3-minute promotional video you can download from our website to inspire and inform others in your area, so churches can prepare together to do more in mission in word and action.
HOPE: together in word & action is our new brochure which folds out to a poster about HOPE and 2014. We’d love to see this poster displayed in every church in the country. Already we have requests for more than 100,000 brochures. Contact us to tell us how many copies you can use to promote HOPE in your area.

HOPE – the Heartbeat of Mission is HOPE’s best-ever collection of tried-and-tested mission ideas. Denominations, dioceses and groups of churches working together have ordered thousands of copies to make sure that every church leader is inspired and equipped to do more together in mission in words and action in 2014. Before it was printed the Methodist churches had ordered 2,500 copies to give to leaders; they upped their order to 3,500 copies when they saw the book. The Revd Ian Bunce, Faith and Society mission networker of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and a member of the HOPE leadership team, said, 'It's a significant resource bringing together hundreds of missional ideas in an accessible way. I think its life will be beyond that of HOPE, as churches use it for ideas.'

HOPE – The Heartbeat of Mission is packed with resources
• Practical inspiration - 150 different tried-and-tested mission ideas that have worked
• Funding sources - 18 community projects backed with funding of up to £2,000 to start each new church-led initiative
• Mission practice - words and action linked to an annual rhythm of mission running through the church calendar

Buy copies of HOPE – The Heartbeat of Mission from the HOPE shop. A single copy costs £5.99 (plus P+P).  Order 20 or more for just £3 a copy.

Training

Invite one of the HOPE leadership team to provide training for churches in your area in preparation for HOPE in 2014. Roy Crowne, Phil Timson, Bishop Graham Cray and others are available to inspire leaders and to prepare Christians to share faith with courage and confidence in words and action. There are training dates available in June, July, October and November 2013.  For more information contact the HOPE office

Making a difference locally
We love hearing about local churches working together in mission. HOPE is developing a network of practitioners country-wide. Can you be the local link for your region and get churches working together in mission? Ask us about becoming a practitioner.

Prayer
HOPE’s daily prayer calendar is on our website. Churches have committed to pray daily. Contact us to receive the prayer calendar by email at the start of each month.

Praying through the night
The next Redeemed Christian Church of God Festival of Life is on the 19 April at the Excel Centre in London. Find out more here.

Thanks
Special thanks to Lucy Cooper for her enthusiasm and hard work as HOPE’s Communications Manager. Lucy was seconded by the Evangelical Alliance when the project was launched. Her HOPE role has now ended, but we still want to hear your stories about how you are spreading hope in villages, towns and cities. Email the HOPE office with your news.

Have a great Easter - from the HOPE team

 
HOPE: together in word & action is our new brochure which folds out to a poster about HOPE and 2014. We’d love to see this poster displayed in every church in the country. Already we have requests for more than 100,000 brochures. Contact us to tell us how many copies you can use to promote HOPE in your area.
HOPE – the Heartbeat of Mission is HOPE’s best-ever collection of tried-and-tested mission ideas. Denominations, dioceses and groups of churches working together have ordered thousands of copies to make sure that every church leader is inspired and equipped to do more together in mission in words and action in 2014. Before it was printed the Methodist churches had ordered 2,500 copies to give to leaders; they upped their order to 3,500 copies when they saw the book. The Revd Ian Bunce, Faith and Society mission networker of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and a member of the HOPE leadership team, said, 'It's a significant resource bringing together hundreds of missional ideas in an accessible way. I think its life will be beyond that of HOPE, as churches use it for ideas.'

HOPE – The Heartbeat of Mission is packed with resources
• Practical inspiration - 150 different tried-and-tested mission ideas that have worked
• Funding sources - 18 community projects backed with funding of up to £2,000 to start each new church-led initiative
• Mission practice - words and action linked to an annual rhythm of mission running through the church calendar

Buy copies of HOPE – The Heartbeat of Mission from the HOPE shop. A single copy costs £5.99 (plus P+P).  Order 20 or more for just £3 a copy.

Training

Invite one of the HOPE leadership team to provide training for churches in your area in preparation for HOPE in 2014. Roy Crowne, Phil Timson, Bishop Graham Cray and others are available to inspire leaders and to prepare Christians to share faith with courage and confidence in words and action. There are training dates available in June, July, October and November 2013.  For more information contact the HOPE office

Making a difference locally
We love hearing about local churches working together in mission. HOPE is developing a network of practitioners country-wide. Can you be the local link for your region and get churches working together in mission? Ask us about becoming a practitioner.

Prayer
HOPE’s daily prayer calendar is on our website. Churches have committed to pray daily. Contact us to receive the prayer calendar by email at the start of each month.

Praying through the night
The next Redeemed Christian Church of God Festival of Life is on the 19 April at the Excel Centre in London. Find out more here.

Thanks
Special thanks to Lucy Cooper for her enthusiasm and hard work as HOPE’s Communications Manager. Lucy was seconded by the Evangelical Alliance when the project was launched. Her HOPE role has now ended, but we still want to hear your stories about how you are spreading hope in villages, towns and cities. Email the HOPE office with your news.

Have a great Easter - from the HOPE team

 
HOPE – the Heartbeat of Mission is HOPE’s best-ever collection of tried-and-tested mission ideas. Denominations, dioceses and groups of churches working together have ordered thousands of copies to make sure that every church leader is inspired and equipped to do more together in mission in words and action in 2014. Before it was printed the Methodist churches had ordered 2,500 copies to give to leaders; they upped their order to 3,500 copies when they saw the book. The Revd Ian Bunce, Faith and Society mission networker of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and a member of the HOPE leadership team, said, 'It's a significant resource bringing together hundreds of missional ideas in an accessible way. I think its life will be beyond that of HOPE, as churches use it for ideas.'
HOPE – The Heartbeat of Mission is packed with resources
• Practical inspiration - 150 different tried-and-tested mission ideas that have worked
• Funding sources - 18 community projects backed with funding of up to £2,000 to start each new church-led initiative
• Mission practice - words and action linked to an annual rhythm of mission running through the church calendar

Buy copies of HOPE – The Heartbeat of Mission from the HOPE shop. A single copy costs £5.99 (plus P+P).  Order 20 or more for just £3 a copy.

Training

Invite one of the HOPE leadership team to provide training for churches in your area in preparation for HOPE in 2014. Roy Crowne, Phil Timson, Bishop Graham Cray and others are available to inspire leaders and to prepare Christians to share faith with courage and confidence in words and action. There are training dates available in June, July, October and November 2013.  For more information contact the HOPE office

Making a difference locally
We love hearing about local churches working together in mission. HOPE is developing a network of practitioners country-wide. Can you be the local link for your region and get churches working together in mission? Ask us about becoming a practitioner.

Prayer
HOPE’s daily prayer calendar is on our website. Churches have committed to pray daily. Contact us to receive the prayer calendar by email at the start of each month.

Praying through the night
The next Redeemed Christian Church of God Festival of Life is on the 19 April at the Excel Centre in London. Find out more here.

Thanks
Special thanks to Lucy Cooper for her enthusiasm and hard work as HOPE’s Communications Manager. Lucy was seconded by the Evangelical Alliance when the project was launched. Her HOPE role has now ended, but we still want to hear your stories about how you are spreading hope in villages, towns and cities. Email the HOPE office with your news.

Have a great Easter - from the HOPE team

 
HOPE – The Heartbeat of Mission is packed with resources
• Practical inspiration - 150 different tried-and-tested mission ideas that have worked
• Funding sources - 18 community projects backed with funding of up to £2,000 to start each new church-led initiative
• Mission practice - words and action linked to an annual rhythm of mission running through the church calendar
Buy copies of HOPE – The Heartbeat of Mission from the HOPE shop. A single copy costs £5.99 (plus P+P).  Order 20 or more for just £3 a copy.

Training

Invite one of the HOPE leadership team to provide training for churches in your area in preparation for HOPE in 2014. Roy Crowne, Phil Timson, Bishop Graham Cray and others are available to inspire leaders and to prepare Christians to share faith with courage and confidence in words and action. There are training dates available in June, July, October and November 2013.  For more information contact the HOPE office

Making a difference locally
We love hearing about local churches working together in mission. HOPE is developing a network of practitioners country-wide. Can you be the local link for your region and get churches working together in mission? Ask us about becoming a practitioner.

Prayer
HOPE’s daily prayer calendar is on our website. Churches have committed to pray daily. Contact us to receive the prayer calendar by email at the start of each month.

Praying through the night
The next Redeemed Christian Church of God Festival of Life is on the 19 April at the Excel Centre in London. Find out more here.

Thanks
Special thanks to Lucy Cooper for her enthusiasm and hard work as HOPE’s Communications Manager. Lucy was seconded by the Evangelical Alliance when the project was launched. Her HOPE role has now ended, but we still want to hear your stories about how you are spreading hope in villages, towns and cities. Email the HOPE office with your news.

Have a great Easter - from the HOPE team

 
Buy copies of HOPE – The Heartbeat of Mission from the HOPE shop. A single copy costs £5.99 (plus P+P).  Order 20 or more for just £3 a copy.
Training

Invite one of the HOPE leadership team to provide training for churches in your area in preparation for HOPE in 2014. Roy Crowne, Phil Timson, Bishop Graham Cray and others are available to inspire leaders and to prepare Christians to share faith with courage and confidence in words and action. There are training dates available in June, July, October and November 2013.  For more information contact the HOPE office

Making a difference locally
We love hearing about local churches working together in mission. HOPE is developing a network of practitioners country-wide. Can you be the local link for your region and get churches working together in mission? Ask us about becoming a practitioner.

Prayer
HOPE’s daily prayer calendar is on our website. Churches have committed to pray daily. Contact us to receive the prayer calendar by email at the start of each month.

Praying through the night
The next Redeemed Christian Church of God Festival of Life is on the 19 April at the Excel Centre in London. Find out more here.

Thanks
Special thanks to Lucy Cooper for her enthusiasm and hard work as HOPE’s Communications Manager. Lucy was seconded by the Evangelical Alliance when the project was launched. Her HOPE role has now ended, but we still want to hear your stories about how you are spreading hope in villages, towns and cities. Email the HOPE office with your news.

Have a great Easter - from the HOPE team
 
Training
Invite one of the HOPE leadership team to provide training for churches in your area in preparation for HOPE in 2014. Roy Crowne, Phil Timson, Bishop Graham Cray and others are available to inspire leaders and to prepare Christians to share faith with courage and confidence in words and action. There are training dates available in June, July, October and November 2013.  For more information contact the HOPE office
Making a difference locally
We love hearing about local churches working together in mission. HOPE is developing a network of practitioners country-wide. Can you be the local link for your region and get churches working together in mission? Ask us about becoming a practitioner.

Prayer
HOPE’s daily prayer calendar is on our website. Churches have committed to pray daily. Contact us to receive the prayer calendar by email at the start of each month.

Praying through the night
The next Redeemed Christian Church of God Festival of Life is on the 19 April at the Excel Centre in London. Find out more here.

Thanks
Special thanks to Lucy Cooper for her enthusiasm and hard work as HOPE’s Communications Manager. Lucy was seconded by the Evangelical Alliance when the project was launched. Her HOPE role has now ended, but we still want to hear your stories about how you are spreading hope in villages, towns and cities. Email the HOPE office with your news.

Have a great Easter - from the HOPE team

 
Making a difference locally
We love hearing about local churches working together in mission. HOPE is developing a network of practitioners country-wide. Can you be the local link for your region and get churches working together in mission? Ask us about becoming a practitioner.
Prayer
HOPE’s daily prayer calendar is on our website. Churches have committed to pray daily. Contact us to receive the prayer calendar by email at the start of each month.

Praying through the night
The next Redeemed Christian Church of God Festival of Life is on the 19 April at the Excel Centre in London. Find out more here.

Thanks
Special thanks to Lucy Cooper for her enthusiasm and hard work as HOPE’s Communications Manager. Lucy was seconded by the Evangelical Alliance when the project was launched. Her HOPE role has now ended, but we still want to hear your stories about how you are spreading hope in villages, towns and cities. Email the HOPE office with your news.

Have a great Easter - from the HOPE team

 
Prayer
HOPE’s daily prayer calendar is on our website. Churches have committed to pray daily. Contact us to receive the prayer calendar by email at the start of each month.
Praying through the night
The next Redeemed Christian Church of God Festival of Life is on the 19 April at the Excel Centre in London. Find out more here.

Thanks
Special thanks to Lucy Cooper for her enthusiasm and hard work as HOPE’s Communications Manager. Lucy was seconded by the Evangelical Alliance when the project was launched. Her HOPE role has now ended, but we still want to hear your stories about how you are spreading hope in villages, towns and cities. Email the HOPE office with your news.

Have a great Easter - from the HOPE team

 
Praying through the night
The next Redeemed Christian Church of God Festival of Life is on the 19 April at the Excel Centre in London. Find out more here.
Thanks
Special thanks to Lucy Cooper for her enthusiasm and hard work as HOPE’s Communications Manager. Lucy was seconded by the Evangelical Alliance when the project was launched. Her HOPE role has now ended, but we still want to hear your stories about how you are spreading hope in villages, towns and cities. Email the HOPE office with your news.

Have a great Easter - from the HOPE team

 
Thanks
Special thanks to Lucy Cooper for her enthusiasm and hard work as HOPE’s Communications Manager. Lucy was seconded by the Evangelical Alliance when the project was launched. Her HOPE role has now ended, but we still want to hear your stories about how you are spreading hope in villages, towns and cities. Email the HOPE office with your news.
Have a great Easter - from the HOPE team

 
Have a great Easter - from the HOPE team
 

HOPE is working towards a year of mission in 2014 – the whole Church, reaching the whole nation for a whole year – together in word and action.
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Roy Crowne, HOPE’s Executive Director
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Saturday, 30 March 2013

The time is now!

I received this email today from an organisation called Christian Concern. I thought it summed up our roles and positions as Christians over this Easter time. Please take the time to read it and to support Christian Concern in any way that you are able to.

Blessings!

Ronell x




The time is now…

How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 
(Romans 10:14)

At this time of year we remember Jesus' victory as he died for our sins on the cross and rose again. But it’s becoming more and more difficult for people to hear of Jesus Christ in public life. I believe this is why Christian Concern is being called to walk alongside the champions of religious freedom across the world. Since the beginning of this year, as well as tackling the many challenges we face here in the UK, we’ve been encouraging like-minded Christians in Australia, the United States and Europe – yet we’re barely into Spring!

This is why we urgently need your help

There is a window of opportunity for us to take action, not just to share our experiences with other nations, but to bring the UK government to recognise that its continued marginalisation of Christian faith is unravelling the social fabric of our nation. The door is being closed on our ability to freely share the gospel – what a loss for our nation!

A few weeks ago I was in Strasbourg, preparing for the defence of a number of Christian religious freedom cases before the  European Court of Human Rights. Some of the people I spoke to were astonished at how the United Kingdom, once the shining example of religious freedom and tolerance, had become so aggressive towards the exercise of simple Christian freedoms. We were able to gain some legal ground during these cases which is wonderfully encouraging as we appeal to the Grand Chamber, the outcome of which will have implications not just for the UK but for the whole of Europe.

Simple freedoms we have taken for granted are now under threat. Freedoms such as the right to wear a cross at work…to speak of one’s faith when invited to do so…to hold to the Christian definition of marriage…to stand for the rights of the unborn child…to foster children…to share the gospel on the streets…to practise as a Christian counsellor.

I have just returned from Australia where I had the privilege of sharing with MPs a little of what is tragically happening in our Country. Many, who have a heart for the UK, were visibly shocked by what they heard.

We must stand for gospel freedom – for God’s glory and the good of our nation. Help us keep the door open for the gospel this Easter by making a donation today. Every penny you give will count towards proclaiming Jesus in our nation’s public life.

Thank you so much for all your support so far, we could not do this without you.  

Andrea Minichiello Williams
CEO, Christian Concern, Christian Legal Centre