Messenger 10 Two themes run through this edition: the first, a fascinating front cover illustration about our relationship to what we know, and what we think we know – worth pausing and musing over, pivoting in with the Sabbath School lesson theme (page 7). Our second theme continues to relate to...
2020-05-07T20:47:46.000Z
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Dear Friend and Colleague For this week’s Monday uplift, please find attached Messenger 8 – an historic first! Taking a step back for a moment, the production of this edition is an inspiring illustration of the ability to embrace change. For the editorial team, putting it all together was a new...
2020-04-07T08:04:20.000Z
In just over a fortnight’s time it will be Global Youth Sabbath. I wish this initiative had been around when I was involved in youth ministry, particularly the opportunity to demonstrate in both word and deed how lawful it is to do good on the Sabbath (Matthew 12:12). Link this with the motif #B...
2020-03-06T09:03:00.000Z
Dear Friend and colleague, In this edition of Messenger : Is our church more like a cruise ship or a lifeboat? The editor considers: Dan Serb thinks we should ‘rethink’ our approach' 'I believe a shift is needed – a move away from a "truth-focused" approach to one where humanity’s true identity ...
2020-02-18T08:25:14.000Z
I cannot begin to tell you how much David Bell and I enjoy creating Messenger covers, intentionally designed to ‘awaken interest’. This week’s cover, on location, subtle perhaps, but helped nonetheless by a major world leader. With perfect timing, I feel his words were almost heaven sent – to b...
2020-02-13T11:02:14.000Z
Messenger is driven by a clear agenda to help the members we serve grow their faith in Christ. I’m sending out the digital copy of this edition a little earlier than usual this week, due to the timely nature of the theme. With January not yet over, it seems just the right moment to address the m...
2020-01-24T08:16:00.000Z
Dear Friend and Colleague A very happy new year to you, and trust you’ll experience Holy Spirit presence in your daily life and work. I also hope you’ll find it rewarding, whatever the challenges may be. Messenger is on a journey towards becoming a fully-fledged discipleship and nurture magazine...
2020-01-09T10:18:00.000Z
In this week’s Messenger : Editorial – ‘The Word moved into the neigbourhood’ (page 3) Season’s Greetings from BUC Field Leaders (page 4 & 5) Remembering Anneli Helga (page 7) Interview with East London School of Music Director, Fiona D. Pacquette (page 13) Did you know there’s a new youth choir...
2019-12-13T07:00:00.000Z
In this week’s Messenger: • Cover story in pictures - Riverway Church celebrates its twenty-first birthday (pages 1 & 3) • Dr. Daniel Duda on what it takes to be ‘a church that’s ready now’. (page 4) • Day of Fellowship reports from Dunfermline, Bracknell and Plymouth (pages 6 & 7) • Romford memb...
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2019-10-25T09:52:00.000Z
South England Conference Session, news and pictures in partnership with BUC and SEC news. In addition, Messenger invited a cross-section of delegates to share their impressions
2019-09-25T13:59:36.000Z