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Want a stress free way to help your youth ministry grow? Then let the Amplify Young Evangelists Academy help you and your church!

Amplify is the nation’s national Young Evangelists’ Academy for 11-17s. HOPE Together’s Youth Director Dan Randall says, ‘We would love to serve your church and youth ministry by equipping your young people to reach their generation for Jesus, giving them tools to reach out and help others to share their faith too. The Corona-coaster isn’t stopping us raising up the next wave of evangelists!’

Here is a short video which explains Amplify: https://youtu.be/0EgvlPQ9PmY

The ministries behind Amplify include HOPE Together, Church of England, Scripture Union, Message Trust, Youth For Christ, Pais Movement, Alpha, Luis Palau Association, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Elim, Evangelical Alliance and a number of other partners.

‘We have been dreaming and scheming together to see what would happen if we could raise up the next wave of evangelists in our nation. What if we find the next Billy Graham, Jackie Pullinger, or J John?’ says Dan. ‘The possibilities are endless: a new generation reaching their generation for Jesus, equipping the Church to reach this generation and equipping the next generation to reach the generations to come.’

Amplify is for young people who feel called to be an evangelist, or those who are beginning to exercise the gift of an evangelist. Amplify offers an opportunity for one or two of these young people from each church to join the four-part Amplify programme for a year from January 2022.

Four parts of Amplify online

1. Gatherings: At the beginning of the year we’ll gather the whole group to begin to dream about what it means to reach a generation for Jesus. Throughout the year there are two residential events which are planned for 1st-3rd October 2021 and 18th-20th March 2022.
2. Small groups: These will be put together based on age. They’ll meet online and will be facilitated by small group leaders. These will follow the Advance Evangelist Group model (advancegroups.org).
3. Specialist mentoring: Evangelism takes place in many different forms from platforms, on social media, through friendships and in many others ways. In Spring 2022 the young people will take part in online Specialist Mentoring sessions with evangelists from all sectors of society. These people are specialists in their field of evangelism.
4. An ongoing platform for storytelling and testimony: There will be opportunities for the young people to share the stories of how they are reaching a generation for Jesus.

 How do I sign up a young person?

Head to the website: www.amplifyacademy.co.uk then fill in an application for your young person / young people. Spaces are limited to 100 people nationally and applications close at the end of August 2021. There is a small cost of £30 for each residential, but there is also a bursary for anyone for whom that is not affordable. So sign up your young people quick as spaces are already going fast.

The New Wine festival is free online this year. The event, which normally takes place under canvas, starts tonight. Join the live stream for Evening Celebrations with Paul Harcourt in Arena & Carl Beech in Impact. Download a printer-friendly timetable to see at a glance what’s happening when.

Here’s some other highlights:

Luminosity for 11-18s started at 7PM with an Evening Celebration – with guests, pranks, worship, a talk, ministry and more, followed by the Luminosity After Party. Check out tomorrow’s Workshops on the schedule and download the Youth Worker Guide.

The 0-4s programme is available from 6.30AM tomorrow and the the 5-11s are live at 9.15AM. Join in with a mix of songs, challenges, stories & gunge! And don’t forget to download the Kids Workbook and the awesome New Wine Family AR App – with new games released each day.

Like a mix of traditional and contemporary worship? Join the 8.45PM special evening in partnership with Tearfund. An exciting new collective of some of Scotland’s most talented folk musicians, Celtic Worship blends worship music with the powerful sound of bagpipes, whistles & fiddle.

Here is news of several courses from Ellel Ministries at Glyndley Manor

We have all experienced different types of experiences & challenges this year and we hope you will find our next Free Teaching Day of some benefit, titled ‘Facing Fear in an uncertain world’ is taking place on the 18^th of August. This course will look at what does God say about fear and anxiety. Join us on this special one-day event, as we learn more of the Father’s heart, who longs to show us the truth of who He is – our strong shelter, our safe tower, the anchor for our life. For more information, please follow the link, https://ellel.org/uk/events/2021/10/free-teaching-day-facing-fear-in-an-uncertain-world

bookings.glyndley@ellel.org Booking is essential, please book online or through our booking office on 01323 440440, Lunch is £6.

We have a Healing week commencing on the September 3^rd-6^th titled Freedom from Fear & Control. During this special 4-Day Healing Weekend we will gently explore how Jesus wants to bring the heart of God to the pain and wounding that come with fear and issues of control. In Luke 4 it tells us that Jesus came to heal the broken hearted and to bring liberty to those who are captive.

For more information on this course please follow the link: https://ellel.org/uk/events/2021/05/healing-weekend-freedom-from-fear-control

Our 2^nd Connect day will be on September the 22^nd . On this 1-day course we will look at the theme “Living Connected” through guided creative activities using paints, crayons, glue and so much more (don’t worry you don’t have to be even remotely artistic to join in!). We are all creative, made in the image of our Creator God. Discover the joy of being creative in a non-threatening way and allow God to connect with you. This day is for everyone! There will be topic-focused creativity that allows you to find God and connect with Him in a new and fresh way. The sessions will be led by experienced staff who will come alongside to facilitate the day. It will also include tea/coffee and lunch for £20. All materials will be provided for the day in our specially built creativity centre.

Please follow this link for more information & to book:  https://ellel.org/uk/events/2021/06/connect

Our Explore Course is continuing running and it’s not too late to join it. Explore is a series of weekend courses designed to train and equip God’s people through a journey of learning, understanding and personal transformation. Each of the events in the series will include time for worship, biblical teaching, group discussion, activities, personal reflection and opportunity for prayer. The next course in this series is ‘God’s Master Key’ where it explores the power of forgiveness.

Please follow the link for more information on the course, https://ellel.org/uk/events/2021/05/gods-master-key

In 2019 Kingdom Way Trust was asked by those working with the street community in Eastbourne to facilitate a drop-in centre at the weekends to provide a safe and welcoming place for those who would complement the great work done by Matthew 25 and the Salvation Army from Monday to Friday. This drop-in was provided at the Seaside Community Hub each Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm. Since the start of the pandemic this type of drop-in has not been possible however with restrictions easing we are planning to re-open.

We are in need of a new venue to hire as the Community Hub is no longer available.

If you are aware of any church hall, community hall etc. within walking distance of the town centre that might be available each Saturday and Sunday to accommodate up to about 30 people, with toilet and refreshment preparation facilities,  please do contact us: roland@kingdomwaytrust.org or 07907 965325

Join our Chaplaincy team

Being a chaplain is hugely rewarding, our Chaplains offer hope and support in a person’s darkest hour. It’s also a privilege for our Chaplains to represent the families, friends, and colleagues of those people who present at Beachy Head feeling there is nothing left in life.

We are expanding our team and are recruiting for:

A salaried Part Time Chaplain. 20-30 hours p/w to suit candidate.

Please see the Job Description in the downloadable application pack on our website for operating hours requirements.

If you are a Christian and can get to Beachy Head by car and believe this maybe a calling you wish to pursue, we would love to hear from you.

Full training and equipment is provided. Our training of chaplains takes 3 months to complete, you will never be on the head alone and will always work alongside a more senior team member. We also always provide support and after-care counselling.

Go to our website to find out more and download an application pack https://bhct.org.uk/

Or call Gail Whitington on 01323 301200

Closing date for applications is 26^th Aug 2021.

Celebrating Diversity

Eastbourne | 28 August 2021 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

To celebrate diversity and bring communities together, DRI hosts an annual celebration. The event will provide stalls with authentic dishes, arts and crafts, as well as stalls set up by statutory agencies and voluntary and community groups to provide information on services available for ethnically diverse communities. The event this year will take place at Willingdon Trees Community Centre.

Diversity Resource International is an organisation that has been committed to supporting ethnically diverse communities across East Sussex. DRI supports local ethnically diverse communities to access health and social care services, education and employment opportunities provided by public, voluntary, community and business sector organisations.

Get your free ticket here

To celebrate Refugee Week from 14th – 20th June, Welcome Churches UK hosted an exciting event “Refugees, Jesus and Justice” discussing what Jesus and the Bible have to say about justice for refugees in the UK today.

With several churches in Eastbourne involved in aiding refugees you may find this a helpful and thought provoking video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-qwnkzOYtw

In this widely circulated video David shares his testimony

Hello, 

I wanted to give you an update on the work that I have been doing this term. In addition to being the local Hub Leader here in the Eastbourne area, I am part of the team that writes, films and produces Spinnaker’s online resources. Here is a brief video summary of our recent assemblies. I hope that it gives you a flavour of our work and an insight into what schools are watching:

https://youtu.be/PH7oqx_jjMk 

As well as being sent to the 90 or so schools that would normally be visited in person, the videos are freely available on our YouTube channel. We would love it if you could show the video in church and please feel free to use use any of our other resources from https://spinnaker.org.uk/  

Also, if you have any contact with a school that we don’t currently visit* then please pass this on. 

Finally if you know of anyone who would like to get involved with Spinnaker (especially as things open up from September) please do get in touch. 

Blessings,

Sam Oakes – Sam.Oakes@spinnaker.org.uk

*Locally we visit: Bourne, Catsfield, Cavendish, Hankham, The Haven, Langley, Parklands, Pevensey and Westham, Polegate, Roselands, Shinewater, St Andrews and Stafford.

Over the years, at LICC, we’ve noticed that some churches grasp the vision of whole-life disciplemaking, and they make real progress. And then – well, all kinds of things happen. The vision fades, other demands shout louder, key leaders or influencers move on, ideas run dry, discouragement sets in. It goes on the back burner. Or it becomes ‘that thing we used to do’.

Then there are others who, despite facing many challenges, keep whole-life disciplemaking not just going, but growing.

Over the summer and autumn of 2020, we conducted in-depth research with eight UK churches, representing a range of sizes, denominations, and geographical locations. Making whole-life disciples has been significant for them for at least five years, and some have been going for around 20 years.

Read more and download the highly practical report here