Below are a list of Equipping Ministries that we run from time to time. These are attended by those in Community Groups, and on other occasions, attended more broadly by church members and friends. These ministries seek to empower people to serve God, others and to equip people according to their ministry passions and gifts.
Alpha is a tool to help you introduce your friends and family to the Christian faith. It takes place over a series of sessions, with each session including a video clip tackling one question around faith and a discussion where everyone who wants to shares their thoughts. There’s no pressure, no follow up and no charge. Alpha is run all around the globe, and everyone is welcome.
In this six-session small group study, author and pastor Timothy Keller uses one of Jesus’ best-loved parables – the Prodigal Son – to illustrate the depth of God’s love and how his grace extends into some very unexpected places.
This course is open and accessible to anyone at all stages of faith, whether you have just started investigating Christianity, or have been following Jesus for many years. Whether you’re a devout believer or a skeptic, The Prodigal God will challenge you to see Christianity in a whole new way.
The Prayer Course is an eight week journey that will help you and your community to grow and deepen your prayer life. Using this great resource by Pete Greig of 24-7 Prayer, we encourage each other to deepen our relationships with God through unpacking the Lord’s Prayer.
Everybody struggles with something.
From insecurity and fear to anxiety, addiction, low self-esteem and anger issues, these thoughts and patterns of behaviour stop us from living our lives to the full.
STEPS is a 12-week course that can help you break repetitive, destructive and damaging patterns.
One book, one group, three months. Why not try it and see?
The course introduces two biblical truths of emotional health and contemplative spirituality. We cannot separate emotional health and spiritual maturity. We need to slow down our spirituality to walk more closely with Christ.
In this course, together we seek to use biblical principles to gain an experience of lasting, beneath-the-surface transformation in our relationships with Christ.
The Bible is a big and complicated book to read and for many it can be difficult to know where to start. Maybe you’ve been part of a Bible study group and want to build your confidence so you can study the Bible on your own, or maybe you need help connecting together the bits you’ve been reading. The Bible Course is a great resource, whether you are familiar with the Bible or just starting out.
The Marriage Course was developed in 1996 by Nicky and Sila Lee for couples who are married or in a long-term relationship seeking practical support to strengthen their relationship, keep the spark alive and stay connected. Over seven sessions, the course covers: Strengthening Connection, The Art of Communication, Resolving Conflict, The Power of Forgiveness, The Impact of Family, Good Sex and Love in Action.
In this six-session video-based Bible study, Timothy Keller, along with Kathy, his wife of forty years, draws a profound portrait of marriage from the pages of Scripture that neither idealizes nor rejects the institution but points us back to the relationship between God and man.
The result is a vision for marriage that is refreshingly frank and unsentimental, yet hopeful and beautiful. This six-session video Bible study is for anyone from singles to couples considering marriage to those who have been married recently or for a long time.
The Marriage Sessions is a flexible, four-part, DVD-based resource that explores how a couple can build and enrich their relationship. Covering the themes of Cherish, Connect, Collaborate and Commit, this course includes a mix of real-life stories, insight from leading relationship specialists and trusted wisdom from Rob Parsons.
The Pre-Marriage Course is a series of five sessions, designed for couples considering marriage and wishing to build a strong and lasting relationship. While based on Christian principles, it is relevant and helpful for any couple with or without a Christian faith or church background. The founders, Nicky and Sila Lee, have been married for over forty years and speak regularly on relationships and marriage preparation.
Over the five sessions, we will explore Communication, Conflict, Commitment, Connection and Adventure.