Displaying all posts for March, 2010

Upcoming ICY-UK Graduation

by Dré Szkolnyj 2010/03/29 » Add the second comment.
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The graduation season is quickly approaching, and our graduands are working diligently as their finish their degrees and wrap up their placements. Last year, our graduation saw Pete Wyborn, Zara Losch and Johanna Binder (pictured above!) receive their degrees. The grads, as well as leadership from ICY and our grads’ placements shared about our journey together [...] Read more »
 

Convent Prayer Requests:

by Joy Stevens » Add more comments.
Thank you all for praying with us!  We continue to trust that we serve a God who knows what our needs are and that he is trustworthy to meet them.  Please continue to boldly ask God with us that he would provide the financial backing we need to purchase the convent!  Here are some specific [...] Read more »
 

Following Jesus and doing What Jesus did. Part 1

by Linda Isgrove » Add the second comment.
We all want to follow Jesus and do what he did, but when we read the gospels it can be hard to believe that it is possible. Over the last few years there has been a change in the air, people’s expectation of what God can do through them has enabled them to get out [...] Read more »
 

The Crowded House

by Joy Stevens » Add more comments.
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Foundations for The Crowded House in Bicester started early in 2008 as a few youth ministers started to meet with a couple families and a small group of teenagers asking ‘How can we help teenagers in Bicester practically and spiritually?’ God has been working and we currently meet at the Costa Coffee in the centre [...] Read more »
 

Crowded Costa

by Kyle McKinnon » Add more comments.
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Foundations for The Crowded Costa in Bicester started early in 2008 as a few youth ministers started to meet with a couple families and a small group of teenagers asking ‘How can we help teenagers in Bicester practically and spiritually?’ We listened to God and listened to our community as we interviewed young people, teachers [...] Read more »
 

Heyford Park Chapel

by Scott Goossen » Add the first comment.
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The Heyford Park Chapel is a community of people who are hungry and passionate for a relationship with God and with each other. The community started in 2003 when pioneer minister Ian Biscoe moved into Heyford Park with his family in order to build relationships and communicate the good news of Jesus Christ. Scott and [...] Read more »
 

The Pavilion Christian Community

by Alysen Merrill » Add the first comment.
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The Pavilion Christian Community is a church passionate about the community, God’s heart for people, and discipleship. Fourteen years ago the community centre that the church had been meeting out of and using as a place for mission was offered to the church to develop and run. Since then, the Pavilion has been a place [...] Read more »
 

Even young people desire meaning and a purpose

by 2010/03/23 » Add the second comment.
One of my main responsibilities in my first year was to help with a lunch time club for year 7′s (11-12 year olds). I didn’t get opportunity to start volunteering in the school until the January term. As January is in the middle of the school year rather than the beginning this raised a curiosity [...] Read more »
 

Discipleship: Learners vs. Experts

by Alysen Merrill 2010/03/22 » Add more comments.
Discipleship is a challenging thing, but everyone is an expert at something! Webster’s online dictionary defines “Expert” as: Adj: 1) Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude. 2) Having or showing great skill or knowledge or special training as expected of a professional; “an expert opinion”. Noun: A person with special knowledge or ability [...] Read more »
 

March Conference

by Dré Szkolnyj » Add the first comment.
We had a great time at our March Conference, held at the beautiful Luckley Holidays in the Cotswolds! Our trainees and staff were joined by a number of visitors, which always are a joy! A group of students from Cincinnati Christian University, led by Kris Merrill (mum to our own Alysen Merrill!), served us throughout [...] Read more »
 
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