The Maslow Hierarchy of needs says that unless of physical needs are met, food, water, warmth, rest, we are not able to focus on the other needs. We are serving an increasing number of the poor whose basic needs are … Read More
There are lots of different understandings of what pastoral care and discipleship should look like within a local church. This is an attempt to define this for Hope Church. Our preferred term is well-being (shalom). Aim :- To create … Read More
‘My soul is Alive with Worship’ is the line of the chorus of a Simon Brading (Newday Worship) song that we have sung a few times in Hope Church. I often wonder how ‘Alive with Worship’ some people feel at … Read More
Enjoying my day off, chance to drop off my daughter to school which I never get to do anymore, Christmas songs on Heart radio, all going well. Then the song ‘Do they know its Christmas? (feed the world)’ (Band Aid) … Read More
Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit by Francis Chan (Recommended by Luke Middleton) BUY FROM AMAZON (Click here) I brought this book from Newday last year after hearing Francis speak and thought it looked interesting. I then … Read More
We recently hosted a seminar on mental health issues. It is such an important topic for us to understand and respond to as Christians because we are all impacted, either directly or indirectly. You can watch it here: http://www.hopechurch.co.uk/mentalhealth/ Statistics that … Read More