{"id":395,"date":"2019-10-24T16:35:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T15:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/68.183.22.105\/?page_id=395"},"modified":"2024-08-14T14:54:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T14:54:14","slug":"all-stories-and-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp-sites.ccci.org\/agapeuk-old\/all-stories-and-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"All stories and articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Overcoming discomfort to build cross-cultural connections By Lauren Dixon ‘You know, we almost didn\u2019t invite you,’ my gracious host said while walking my three small children and me to the door at the end of his daughter\u2019s birthday party. My hands were full of generous party bags and plastic boxes of food. ‘Oh?’ I asked, somewhat nervously. We definitely were<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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By Jude Daniel From “strongly worded letter” to mission partnership. 9 months ago, one of our staff started a conversation with Premier* through a strongly worded letter. It addressed an article that dismissed short term missions. Instead of ending the conversation there, we proposed writing an article countering this narrative. Over a series of conversations, this escalated until Premier invited<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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By Emma Parkin Together is FamilyLife\u2019s marriage discipleship resource. We think it\u2019s brilliant and we love hearing about Together groups being run by churches, friends and people completely unrelated to us! Why do we get excited by this?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Let me introduce you to Roy and Anu.\u00a0\u00a0 Roy and Anu have been married for 17 years and live in Mumbai, India.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Living & Telling Taster Session Have a go at thinking through your own faith journey and learn how to tell your story through this Living & Telling taster session. Watch at agape.org.uk\/your-story Your Story People are fascinated by other people\u2019s stories, especially when they are well told. One of the things that draws us in is the incredible changes people<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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By Isaac McNish Read how Living & Telling transformed the way one student felt about talking to his friends (& even strangers!) about his faith. Talking About Faith I first did Living & Telling whilst I was studying at university, and it changed my understanding of what it means to share my faith.\u202fI discovered that talking to friends about Jesus<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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By Alan Holdsworth Hear what happened when the Biscuit Trail prompted one man to say, “I’m sorry, I don’t know your name…” The Biscuit Trail is designed to help Christians think through what they could do (or are already doing) to help others discover Jesus for the first time. It helps to encourage us in our next steps with talking<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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By Sean Wood \u2018I never really thought about why I believe in God; I just knew that following God is the best way. Josh, a student in London, joined the Agap\u00e9 Students Global Project to Malta during the Easter holidays. It was only a short visit \u2013 just one week \u2013 but the team got to meet and work alongside<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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By Sean Wood What’s the biggest question that you have about Jesus (or that you’d like to ask to Him)? Back in October 2022, this is the question that we asked to 600 students at universities across the UK. From their responses the Discover Jesus campaign\u00a0was born! We really hope that you had a chance to hear about the campaign<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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By Beth Woods Instagram campaigns, Hub in the Pub, and deep conversations were the ingredients for a fun filled first term for students at Birmingham City University. Beth Woods, the current student leader of the Agap\u00e9 UK movement at BCU shared some of her highlights… We had a great time at freshers fair! Meeting new students and chatting to them<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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By Lynn Marriott My working life has included being a PA, working in law and running my own business amongst other roles. However, I think my toughest job is definitely being a mum. It is relentless, there are no days off and I feel there are times when I am just a machine and not valued as a person. When<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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