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BMS World Mission: read Winter is coming, a new post about BMS’ work in Ukraine

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As promised here are the latest updates from BMS World Mission. You can also read these, plus all the other material BMS World Mission produces via their on-line home page https://www.bmsworldmission.org/

https://www.bmsworldmission.org/news/ukraine-winter-is-coming/

https://www.bmsworldmission.org/news/meet-the-inspiring-mozambican-christians-youre-supporting/

https://www.bmsworldmission.org/news/feeding-of-the-400/

https://www.bmsworldmission.org/news/stop-look-listen-restoring-community-through-exercise/

https://www.bmsworldmission.org/news/broken-art/

https://www.bmsworldmission.org/news/5-ways-youre-fighting-violence-against-women/

A sneak preview of the wacky way MBC’s new children’s programme began to focus on GRATITUDE

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This morning (November 5th) Faith Builders, Excavate and Inters began a brand new Sunday School programme. Over the next few weeks they’ll be looking at the subject of GRATITUDE, and in particular they will be thinking about all the things we are grateful to God for. Cas and her team have called the new project PULSE and as the material they’re employing emphasises how we always need to focus on the right things they dug some old camera out and set the children a week one challenge of photobombing a picture that one of their leaders was taking… for the uninitiated photobombing is taking a normal photograph (in this case: of someone with blue eyes, of three pairs of shoes, of two people wearing the same colour, of someone wearing a superhero outfit and someone of looking either scary or scared) but with the people in the background doing some ridiculous. You can see the results in the gallery below.

Of course PULSE also contains a high level of bible teaching, a time of praise and worship and some amazing craft ideas; and with a load more pictures we’ll be reporting on all that later in the week. However, as this first session went so well we thought we’d waste no time letting you all see just what fun they all had photobombing! 

Leeds Christians in Education

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Leeds Christians in Education exists to support teachers, governors, and schools youth workers through networking, events, and prayer. All with a heart for education in Leeds are very welcome to join us. We will meet three times a year in the evenings for prayer and shared thoughtfulness. Together we will

• Celebrate education in Leeds
• Grow in awareness of the challenges and issues, and current educational responses in Leeds
• Spend some time in prayer with words, photos, drawing, and silence
• Develop connections between Christians who are situated in the same schools, colleges, and Universities.
• Support those who are involved in making decisions that affect children, young people, students, and all those who are themselves, educators.

2nd November, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Facilitator Helen Reid (Director of Leeds Church Institute)
Theme: Celebrating childhood and vocations to care for children and their development; Gospel perspectives and practice in Leeds

15 March, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Facilitator Mark Roque (Thinking Faith Network)
Theme: Inspirational storytelling in schools; the impact on young people of positive, often counter-cultural, role models and their achievements

14 June, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Facilitator Sally Pickering (training for ordination, current work in education and psychology)
Theme: Building a loving community through celebration of each other and support in the tough times, with a special focus on children and bereavement.

At Leeds Church Institute
(opposite the Corn Exchange, above ‘Out of This World’)
20 New Market Street, Leeds, LS1 6DG
To book email events@leedschurchinstitute.org or phone 0113 391 7928

 

 

Light Party – Sunday 29th October

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This coming Sunday – Light Party, 29th October 4pm. Family event with messy games, crafts and lots, lots more.  If you can please bring a pumpkin and a tin can.

Invite your friends (aimed at ages 5-11)

Nov 5th… MBC launches PULSE, an exciting new Sunday morning children’s programme

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On Sunday November 5th (a day guaranteed to go with a bang!) our Childrens’ Worker Cas Stoodley and her team are launching what we are calling PULSE, a new and innovative programme which will not only reshape the way we currently do “Sunday School” but which via a mix of engaging take home material and Social Media will also draw in mums, dads, grandmas, granddads, carers et al as never before. 

Branded Think Orange the programme is based upon three basic truths: Wisdom, the need to make wise choices; Faith, the assurance that we can trust God no matter what and Friendship, the notion that we should all treat others the way we want to be treated. It also majors on one hundred and fifty bible stories and thirty Life Apps (i.e. a practical application). 

Each month there is a quite specific theme, in November that’s Gratitude. Within that theme there is always a Key Question – in week one for example that’s “What are you grateful for?” And to close there’s always a bottom line, again from week one that’s “Celebrate what God has done.” However, in between and in separate age groups there are any number of craft activities, games and teaching slots. 

Perhaps the biggest single difference to our current plan however is that each week (with the exception of our children who attend Bubbles) everyone starts and finishes off each session together. Indeed on the fourth week of the month we’re all actually planning to come back in to the sanctuary and through drama, song, story telling or maybe even film share with you some of the stuff we have been doing. 

A couple of weeks ago Cas organised a training session for the team, some pictures from which you see here. 

Please pray for this new venture; pray for Cas, her team and of course for our children and their families because as our training day proved the challenge is considerable but the potential, particularly in regard to family and community involvement is nothing short of enormous.

 

 

MBC website to provide direct links to BMS World Mission updates

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BMS World Mission works among some of the most marginalised and least evangelised people, in some of the most fragile places on earth. It aims to bring life in all its fullness through seven key ministries: church, development, education, health, justice, leadership and relief.

To keep supporters up to date BMS World Mission publishes regular online updates and it is our intention, as and when we can, to provide you with direct links to these stories via both the MBC website and our fortnightly newsletter. 

Below are the most recent posts. One asks for prayer for new mission workers, whilst the second focuses on the work being carried out in India. To access them simply double click on the heading. 

For more information about BMS World Mission or to sign up to its free ENGAGE magazine and Prayer Diary please speak with Roger Robson or go online to www.bmsworldmission.org

https://www.bmsworldmission.org/news/pray-for-our-new-mission-workers/

https://www.bmsworldmission.org/news/from-witch-doctor-to-church-planter/

 

Murray McEwan speaks of encouragement, nurture and support… a fitting tribute at the close of Bob’s final service as worship leader

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Just about the only downside to MBC being a growing and vibrant church is that each Sunday morning when our children and young people go into their own groups they inevitably take with them a large number of adult “teachers”. This means, of course, that they all miss anything that takes place in the second half of the service. 

A couple of Sunday’s ago was Bob Corrie’s final session as worship leader and for those of us that were out of the room here’s how current Worship Leader Murray McEwan marked the occasion.

“I thanked Bob for his worship leading: his thoughtfulness, integrity coming as it does from his deeply held faith and sensitivity to the journey of the service and leading of the Holy Spirit. I also thanked him for doing the coordination of the whole team for many years which he did in tandem with Marion. Finally I thanked him for the encouragement, nurturing and support he has given many new members of the team, including me. Bob has indicated, however, that although we won’t be leading worship again he may from time to time help us out if we need him, so we are all hopeful that he won’t hang his guitar up completely”.  

 

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