Committed to Community To move out of a ‘vague hope we might change’ into a process of change (aka discipleship) requires intention and choice. Today Dave talks about how, through committing to community, we develop ‘our people’. Those who will support and encourage us, and also often the channel for God’s work to change us. […]

Time as an Investment Today Dave thinks about the difference between belonging to community and attending an event. Discussion starter questions: Think about the times when you’ve had really good friends. How did the friendship start and what influence did circumstances play? How different is your life and rhythm now to then? How does it […]

Hubs at the Heart Today Dave thinks about how we organise church and how aiming for discipleship might mean we need to adjust our ideas and practice. Discussion Starter Questions: How does it feel to shift the heart of the church from the Sunday service to small communities? What does this throw up for you? […]

Hub Principles As we continue to think about how Hubs, our small communities, will be centred around discipleship, today Dave talks about some principles that will underpin our Hubs in 2021. Discussion Starter Questions: Dave gave 4 principles; Leaders, Size, Rhythm and Missional Focus. What do you think about how these four principles might influence […]

Real Life and the 5 Sectors Today Dave continues to unpack a way to see and assess God’s work in our lives. As we want to develop a common language to help our discipleship process we think about growing in security in all of our lives. Discussion Starter Questions: Dave said it’s important we don’t […]

Engaging in Discipleship News and talk from Sunday 18th October. Dave talks about what does the process of discipleship actually involve? Is it more than read your Bible more, pray more and try harder to be nice? Or are we just waiting around with a vague hope that God will zap us into the person […]

Discipleship Communities The news and talk for Sunday 11th October. This week Dave goes over the why and how of our plans, why community is so important to discipleship and challenges us to ask ourselves, “Am I really prepared to allow God to change me?” Discussion Starter Questions: Imagine saying to God, “I’ll do anything […]

Jesus: Light for Life The news and talk for Sunday 4th October. This week Dave talks about how we can learn from Jesus how to be secure in every area of our life. And it is through loving and admiring him that we will want to include him into our lives and learn from him. […]

Whole Life The news and talk for Sunday 27th September. This week Dave talks about how our whole life is made for God’s presence and involvement. We might agree with our head, but here’s the test: do we P.R.A.Y. for all areas of our life? P.R.A.Y. is an acronym used by 24/7 prayer that stands […]

Sunday 20th September, 2020 Dave and Sarah talk about plans for 2021 and what we are going to be doing to prepare for it. On the video, the talk starts at 11:56