Welcome to the Inspiration section of the Activate website. Here we hope to provide you with useful stories, articles, videos, etc., to inspire you and share with you ideas from other Activate readers.
This is the beginning of a story, a journey from working within a mainstream established church to stepping outside. We were a group of friends, all keen members of our local evangelical church, beavering away in ministry, preaching, children’s work, youth clubs, evangelism. We were at our most energised when we were able to invite […]
Church- yes, but no. A new blog story… Read More »
Confession time. Give me the choice between getting all dressed up and hitting the town for a slap up meal and some dancing, or shutting the curtains, lighting some candles and snuggling up in a pair of tartan pyjamas, and I’ll take option two every time. Especially at this time of the year. It’s dark,
You’ve got the X Factor! Read More »
We are pleased to introduce to you, this week’s guest writer, Dee Cook. Pictured during a recent trip to Mumbai, Dee is married to Jon and the couple are the senior pastors of multi-campus church, Newcastle Christian Life Centre. She is mum to Thea, Imani and Judah, and thanks to growing congregations in the north-east
Clothed with blessing, and a new resolve Read More »
This week we are pleased to introduce our new, regular guest writer, Pete Jobes. Pete is first and foremost a disciple of Christ. He is based in Newcastle upon Tyne where he works as a user experience designer and serves at his local church. As a writer he has written two novels and blogs regularly
Character and Hope Look Great on You Read More »
IF someone would have told me this time last year that I would, in the course of a year, visit two African countries, move house, move cities, resign as a pastor, take on new roles in church, move into a ‘do-er-upper’, receive the news of my granny’s terminal illness and get a new job, I
God is in the cracks Read More »
