We are not the first people to camp in a field under an ink black starry sky…and we won’t be the last!

Our identity remains the same, we are loved, accepted, and secure In Christ but our purpose may change.

When we consider power, it’s not about taking control over others but taking control of ourselves.

Emotions can act as a gauge of what is really going on in our hearts so even what is seen as negative emotions can be seen as positive if we learn to respond to them in a healthy way.

We can spend a lot of time trying to figure out who we are and where we fit. Who am I? …Without God, we’re groping in the dark for the answers to this question.

The embrace, the laughter and the excited conversations all make me think of that final day when we hang up our swords, kick off our hiking boots, and together bow before our king. What a glorious day that will be.

It will be 4 years (next year) since we last gathered in the Westpoint Showground for the Festival, and I believe next year’s Festival will write thousands of new memories for all those who come.

I have learnt over the years to listen to such sad stories. I hope Jesus’ love shines through. Has the work been successful? Someone once told me that ‘success is doing what God has told you to do’.

Our challenge to myself and all of us is this - can we lower our drawbridge to welcome the stranger and neighbour into our homes and break with the spirit of self-sufficiency?

The report of a meeting with 25 key representatives from the Newfrontiers network of churches.

How to prepare your churches for increasing poverty as a result of the pandemic.

Edward Buria marks ‘A moment in history’ in Kenya alongside county governor.

Stewardship offer ‘game changing’ governance support through their church planting pathway.