God Called Me to Move to the Trailer Park
Jennie Pollock
Tuesday 27 Mar 2012
Don't you have to be a super-Christian, or super-rich, or both to be able to really make a difference in your community?
It can certainly seem like that sometimes, when surrounded by biographies of the likes of William Wilberforce and Lord Shaftesbury. They had seemingly-unending reserves of energy, unwavering determination in the face of illness and opposition, and access as equals to the rich and famous, and to their money and power.
As Kim Dougherty found out, though, it doesn't have to be that way. God can use those whose life histories aren't perfect, who don't mix with the A-listers and who don't even have a job, let alone a high-powered one. Michelle van Loon told her story recently on Christianity Today's 'This is our City' website:
What does this nation really need?
David Stroud
Monday 5 Mar 2012
It needs people like you.
People who want to make a difference in their community, their work place, and their world.
People who use their passion and gifting to bring out the very best in God's creation.
Recovering the ‘Can Do’ Spirit
Dr Os Guinness
Thursday 16 Feb 2012
Jennie Pollock interviewed Os Guinness ahead of his visit to the Everything Conference on Saturday 17 March 2012, where he will be the keynote speaker.
You lead an incredibly busy life, travelling and speaking all over the world. What are you doing at the moment?
For some years now, I have been working on the challenge of ‘globalisation.’ I believe this is the widest possible framework that sums up the challenges and opportunities facing the Christian church in the advanced modern era.
An invitation to dinner
David Stroud
Friday 10 Feb 2012
The ancient Athenians were committed to building a great society. They put huge amounts of thought into what that would look like, and had a word for people who didn't see its importance: that word was idiot.
We are convinced that God wants us to love the society in which He has put us, and commit ourselves to helping it reach its full potential. The Everything Conference is a key part of this, and on the evening before it, we are offering the opportunity for people who want to explore in more detail what it means to be Salt and Light in society, through the Everything Dinner on Friday, 16 March 2012.
Beer and Comedy - Everything 2012
David Stroud
Friday 23 Dec 2011
Who ever would have thought of caring for the poor by brewing beer?
Arthur Guinness would. The water in Dublin in the eighteenth century was so unhealthy that the poor were drinking gin as a cheap alternative. Disturbed by the ill-health and poverty this caused, Guinness used his knowledge and business-skills to brew up something that was more drinkable than the water, more healthy than gin and hugely profitable.
Contributors
