Spring Harvest is Back!

Spring Harvest brings the whole church together to worship, learn and share life as we encounter God.

We're passionate about creating events and resources that make space for God to do his awe-inspiring work in and through all of us.

We are active all year round, locally and nationally, physically and digitally. We’re best known for our brilliant Easter holidays, hosted at the fantastic Butlin's resorts.

There’s still time to book for Spring Harvest, in person, and online this year!

Read Debra’s Story in Full in her book Mountain Moving Prayer

The toughest challenges can be tackled, defeated and shifted aside by faith-fuelled prayer. Relational struggles, financial strangleholds, emotional strife; whatever your mountain, through prayer God's power can move it.

The huge challenges casting shadows across our communities can also be addressed through prayer. 'God will move our personal mountains, but we mustn't stop there. His goal is to transform the lives of those around us as well,' observes Debra. 'God's call to me from the very beginning was to focus prayer on the big, specific issues causing social fragmentation: lack of aspiration amongst young people, elderly isolation, family failures, distrust and separation between ethnic groups. These mountains need moving in most neighbourhoods.'

Cinnamon Network Racial Justice Training - ONLINE COURSE

October 21 - 9.30-1pm

We are still a long way from seeing racial equality in our society. Join us to get equipped to address the issue of racial diversity and racial justice confidently and sensitively within your church.

Course overview…

This course is designed for church leaders, project leaders, activists, and volunteers who want to…

• Objectively assess their own church’s response to diversity

• Develop the tools and strategy to bring positive change.

• Understand legislation regarding equality

• Explore ways to engage with diverse communities

Books and Thinkers to begin to understand the issues of racial injustice

You can find links and more info about the three books Mike recommends on our book list:
Chine McDonald: God is not a White Man and other revelations
Reni Eddo-Lodge: Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race
Ben Lindsay: We need to talk about race

On social media you can also follow:
Anthony Reddie - Twitter: @AnthonyGReddie
Selina Stone - Twitter: @SelinaRStone
Mike Royal - Twitter: @_mikeroyal

Bouncing Forwards Free Resources

Check out the Bouncing Forwards Free Resources from Kintsugi Hope. You can view and download The Resilience River, which is great for staff and leaders to reflect on, join in the National Church Big Read, and request access to a series of 15 minute talks for churches to show on Sundays or during mid-week meetings.

Mind and Soul Foundation Weekly Thoughts

Check out and subscribe to the weekly thoughts Kate has been doing on YouTube through the pandemic. You can find the whole back catalogue here. For more stuff like this check out Mind and Soul Foundation online or on social media: @mindandsouluk

Young? Know someone young?

Headstong: Beheadstrong,uk and on social is a great resource for for young people, full of videos from Kate and others around emotional wellbeing including lots around the pandemic.

The Wellbeing journey

Sim recommended The Wellbeing Journey as a great course to run with your church or with a group of friends if you’re looking to explore this area of Wellbeing in more depth. It’s an 8-part video based series that’s best run in a group.

BOOK: John Mark Comer: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Both Ed and Sim recommended this in this episode - it’s a challenging book, but really interesting read, especially if you want to explore more about what a Sabbath could look like for you.

Free: Every Day with Jesus Podcast

Ed often (but not always!) starts his day with the Every Day with Jesus Podcast. It’s just 4 to 5 mins of daily scripture and reflection from Micha Jazz at Waverley Abbey Trust. A great way to centre yourself as you start to the day.

Free: Hero on a mission daily planner

One of the things Ed has found most useful is using a daily planner to start his day. The one he uses is from from Donald Millar’s Hero on a Mission Course. You don’t have to do the course though to get the planner, which is downloadable from the Hero on a Mission website. (Just click on “daily planner” in the top navigation). It’s easy enough to work out how to use it, even if you haven’t done the course - Although Ed also recommends that.

Dave and Sim spoke about Karen Smith’s prayer resources which have been central to both of their church activities.

The resources include:

• Prayer and Fasting

• Downloadable Prayer Shield Resource

• The Lord’s Prayer Guide

• The Prayer of Jabez Study Guide

• 7 preaching series on prayer

God’s Plan for Your Wellbeing is Dave’s book, in which he will guide you through 50 days to improve each of the dials on the dashboard of your life, one at a time but always linked with the others:

You’ll improve

Your levels of physical energy and health
Your emotional freedom and peace
Your sense of satisfaction in your relationship with God
Your connectivity and harmony with others
Your financial margin, peace and means for generosity
Your role-based sense of motivation and creativity

As you draw guidance from the story of Elijah and life’s most valuable road map, the Bible, you’ll be powered up to know wellbeing like never before, for 50 days and beyond.