In this issue:
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Adrian's intro.....
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Leadership conference (open to ALL)
- TOGETHER FOR THE BLACK COUNTRY EVENING CELEBRATION----JOINT SERVICE FOR AREA
- Black Country Faith Survey---last call!!
- Christian Kiosk opening at the Merry Hill Shopping Centre
- Upcoming Events with Revival Fires
- The Glory of God's Name' prayer and worship event'
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GROWING CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN EUROPE-SEP 30/OCT 1
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A DAY WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY---Dudley
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Dudley Focus for Men
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Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the British Colonies
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Jobs in Christian Groups
THIS IS OPEN TO ALL WHO ASPIRE TO BE LEADERS IN EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE
"Together 4 the Black Country"
Leadership Conference
19/20th September
Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross this Jordan, you and all the people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel. Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Joshua 1 Verses 2&6
Like many of you, I grew up hearing stories from previous generations about the things that God had done in the past and also the promises that these generations felt they had about the future.
Could it be possible that we will see the fulfilment of those promises and more? I believe with all my heart that we are in a season of preparation for a harvest the like of which has not been seen since the birth of the church in the first century. One of the most crucial steps to possessing these promises is held in the lives of leadership.
God’s instruction to Joshua was ‘now therefore arise’. We need to see a generation of Joshua leadership rise in our nation and begin to believe God, offer strong and courageous leadership, and lead the people into all that God has promised. Can we do this alone? I would suggest not, we need each other; we need to work together, walk around the walls of our Jericho together and see God help us take Town after Town, City after City!
This month sees our first Black Country Leadership Conference where we will be gathering leaders from all walks of life, church leadership teams, leaders in industry, commerce, or local government. During these two days we want you to catch those words that God spoke to Joshua ‘arise’, ‘be strong and courageous’. We want you to come away from our time together with a new level of confidence that by working together we can take possession of all that God has for us. May His Kingdom come in the Black Country as it is in heaven!
I look forward to seeing you there,
Adrian Lowe*
On behalf of The Net Core Vision Team.
FULL DETAILS ON FLYER ON WEB-SITE www.thenet.org.uk
*Adrian is the Leader at Amblecote Christian Centre and has also been leading/facilitating at this years' Leaders Net sessions.
tuesday 19th september---8pm
"TOGETHER FOR THE BLACK COUNTRY"
Joint church celebration ....our first one in May was great as it's so encouraging to see hundreds of Christians from many different churches standing as ONE...................................I'm sure we'd all love to see thousands.....well, it starts here folks..........come and join us and let's see this build until we can only use stadiums. The challenge is in your hands, and the lost in our region have got to see a unified and vibrant expression of Church that will change their view on what CHURCH actually could be.........as we stand together, we're harder to ignore!!
We all want to be a part of something that could really make a difference, and we all believe in the power of gathering. Well, here's an opportunity for up to 800 people to come together as a regional church in THE BLACK COUNTRY.....over to you.......
We have managed to get Gerald Coates to stay on with us for the evening, which will be great, and after recently experiencing the totally unique and cutting edge worship leading abilities of Godfrey Birtill again recently, we have asked him to come and join us too...please do all you can to see the ARC packed to capacity.
So, we will start at 8pm on the night and meet at the Apostolic Resource Centre (ARC) in Dudley,... and it's less than two weeks away!
- Dudley Borough: Stephanie Archer [01384 370365]
- Sandwell Borough: Jon Grant [0121 552 5556] or Patrick Rush [0121 420 2395]
- Walsall Borough: Richard Jolly [07841 573707] or Alison Masters [01922 621967]
- Wolverhampton: Rev Jeremy Oakley [01902 332749]
Reconcile is a new Christian Kiosk opening at the Merry Hill Shopping Centre in a few weeks....look out for it, and please go support them and say HELLO!
GROWING CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN EUROPE CONFERENCE...SEP 30TH – OCT 1ST 2006
The venue for Saturday is The Zion Centre, Little Cornbow, Halesowen, B63 3AJ
The venue for Sunday is Gilbert Court, Gilbert Road, Bromsgrove. (Please park in the road and not in the Residents’ Bay)
More info at [click]
A DAY WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY
An opportunity to meet with senior officers of Dudley Local Authority and Local Strategic Partnership for
up-date information on regeneration and housing, Dudley Community Partnership, Community Plan and Borough Challenge and DOSTI - Community Empowerment.
More info at [click]
Dudley Focus for Men - A Christian ViewpointRe: Ian McDowall (Tough Talk) – Next ‘Dudley Focus for Men’ Event – October 2006
More info at [click]
The Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the British Colonies
Please see [click] regarding an upcoming event.
Please also note that we are looking for someone to represent The Net in the planning stages of this event, especialy someone who feels drawn to the whole thing....let us know if that's you......................
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
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Pioneer Leader for a new missional community - YMCA
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Fundraising and Marketing Manager - YMCA
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Volunteer Officer, Tearfund
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Conference Sales Manager - Renewal Christian Centre, Solihull.
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Sales assistants for 'Reconcile'
