Mission Academies & Hope Resources

An evening to find our more about Hope Revolution with

Phil Timson -Tuesday April 23^rd  

Similar to the event we hosted as a team earlier this term Urban Saints are hosting an evening with Phil Timson from Hope Revolution at Godstone Baptist Church at 7:30pm – 9:30pm. It’s a great opportunity to find out more about Mission Academies - http://www.hope-revolution.com/ . The address is Godstone Baptist Church, Godstone Hill, Godstone, RH9 8AJ, as part of this evening dinner is included so they will need to know and dietary requirements, if you could confirm your attendance to Richard.h.winborn@gmail.com – attendance needs to be confirmed by April 12^th

Currently the YES team are looking at how we can support and encourage mission academies across Sussex. www.yesonthenet.org.uk

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.

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

Vision & Action

Heartbeat of Mission – out now!

Foodbanks and village fairs, Passion plays and parenting courses – churches are getting out into communities, being good news. HOPE – the Heartbeat of Mission, which rolled off the presses earlier this week, tells hundreds of stories in 220 pages packed full of tried-and-tested mission ideas. More than 15,000 copies were pre-ordered by denominations keen to equip churches. There are inspiring, creative ways to work together at the heart of local communities sharing Jesus’ love through words and actions, plus funding sources to start new projects. The book will be launched nationally in Easter week. Buy your pre-launch copy now from the HOPE shop. Denominations, Dioceses and groups of churches can enquire about a bulk discount

Pause for thought from HOPE Leadership team member Ade Omooba

The greatest apostles and prophets that Christ used are people who had revelations for their season. They knew what God was doing and plugged into it. God is willing, today, to reveal to us what he is doing in our season. We have to pray and know his focus and what he is asking us to do. We are his children and the ones he will use when he makes a great move. Our starting point is to have an impact locally. We cannot communicate with media and government if we do not first serve people on a local level. Without prayer first there is no substance to our action. What excites God is when you take action on what he reveals to you. We need the revelation so that each one of us finds our place in his plan: fit into that place, function in that place and be fruitful in that place.

Vision without action is just a dream

Action without vision merely passes the time

Vision with Action changes the world

Let’s change the world!

More stuff on Mission Academies…

Youth leaders gathered at the start of the month for a pilot Mission Academy facilitators’ training event for the south. In the coming year it is hoped that 80 Mission Academies will be launched nationwide helping hundreds of young people to develop a lifestyle of mission. The event was exciting as youth leaders shared their stories and encouraged each other. The Newham and Canning Town Mission Academy have seen their young people develop a passion for praying for people on the streets.

A prayer encounter story. Mission Academy video

Passionate about Easter

Churches are joining together to host Easter celebrations or put on public performances of The Passion - a great way to prompt questions about why Jesus died. In 2012 plays were staged in Andover, Glasgow, Romford and Preston.

Public Passion Plays this year are happening in Leicester, London and Brighton.

For Brighton & Hove check out www.soulbythesea.info

Quick Easter mission ideas inspiration on celebrating with an outward-looking Easter.

And here are some tips on communicating the Easter message

Young People - Building Hope & Sharing Faith

HOPE Mission Hubs 2014

On Thursday 28^th February Ali Campbell, Adviser for work with children and young people in the Diocese of Chichester hosted an event at Church House, Hove to hear news of an exciting youth project.

Phil Timson, Youth Director for Hope is seeking to mobilise and encourage the church – not just to do a short mission week, but to engage throughout the year in missional activity. 

Across the country Mission Hubs are being set up which will seek to draw in young people and key youth workers to give them some basic skills and a support structure. They are based on a cell type model with a central hub and surrounding satellites.

This training and equipping would have a three fold thrust:

a)     What already is – i.e. looking and reading their patch,

b)     What could be – dreaming dreams and thinking of creative ways in which the Gospel can be shared in word and in action,

c)      What will be – i.e. getting on down and doing it, giving it a go.

Ali asks….

• Would you love to see young people inspired for mission and sharing the Gospel?
• Would you pray for this initiative (informed prayer is great!)?
• Whilst you may not work with young people, might you know those who do and can you pass the message on and inform them of what is happening?
• Would you support this initiative as we try and see at least TWO mission hubs kick off in Sussex – but wouldn’t it be great to have more!?

If you were unable to make this gathering but would like to know more let Ali know as there are plans to host a follow-up meeting for those that want to work together and pray into what might happen across Sussex in 2014 . . . .

Telephone: 01273 425694 | Mobile: 07818 574693 

Email: ali.campbell@chichester.anglican.org
Twitter: www.twitter/alicampbellyes

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