Lifecentral Church

Me & My Big Mouth - Week 1 | How Words Shape Worlds

Our tongues can be weapons of mass destruction! Words can start wars; words can destroy families. Our tongues direct, destroy and display our life. How can we tame our tongues, and how can we be slow to speak yet quick to understand?
—Speaker: Leon Evans

Anxiety and Following Jesus

In this episode of The Lifecentral Podcast, Debs sits down with Tom, Hannah and Allison in a special episode honouring Mental Health Awareness Month. Tom speaks openly about his experiences with anxiety and depression and how he and Hannah navigated that time early in their marriage. We discuss the topics of stigma and guilt as well as the things we can do to stay well. We round out the episode by discussing ways we can move towards people who are struggling, and move towards God in the midst of mental health challenges and illness.
 
Resources used in this episode:
https://www.premierchristianity.com/news-analysis/91-of-christians-say-mental-illness-is-stigmatised-in-the-church-but-the-solution-may-be-simpler-than-you-think/12924.article
https://kintsugihope.com/files/mhfc/Theology_of_Mental_Health_FINAL.pdf
https://www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/discipleship/a-more-christian-approach-to-mental-health-challenges
https://mentalhealth-uk.org/help-and-information/movement/
 

The Power of Story

Stories of Lives Changed! Baptisms - May 2024.
—Speaker: Leon Evans

You Will Be Found

'You will be found' - Celebrating Phase Trust's 25th Anniversary. Phase is a widely-respected youth organisation that works across Dudley Borough and beyond to provide formal and informal programmes or support that encourage children & young people to maximise learning opportunities and reach their full potential as citizens.
—Speakers: Charlene Cowdell and Jayne Sargeant.

Dream Team Sunday 2024

"Making one of the best investments of time in your lifetime" - Dream Team Sunday 2024
—Speaker: Andy Hancock

Let's Talk Mental Health

Poor mental health affects millions of people around the world. With health services stretched to breaking point, what is it actually like out there in regard to both the situation and the provision? How does faith in God intersect with our mental health and what can a community of faith do to respond and bring hope?
—Panel: Leon & Allison Evans & Mags Courts.

Ever wonder why we should trust God?

Ever wonder why we should trust God? Trust is something the Bible consistently encourages us to do, but some would say is hugely missing in today's society. Can we learn to trust God through the challenges of life? Trust starts when we turn towards Him.
—Speaker: Stuart Blount

Weird Things Christians Do - Part 3 | Hearing from God & Serving Others

In this episode of The Lifecentral Podcast, Debs sits down with Karina, Ethan and Andy in the third part of our series “Weird things that Christians do”. This final part focusses on Hearing from God and Serving others. We discuss how God is not only in the big occasions but the small ones too, some of the ways God has spoken to us and the tools we can utilise to ‘tune in’ to what God might be saying. We also look at what it means to be servant-hearted and the things that happen within us when we serve others.
Whether you’ve been a Christian for 5 minutes or 50 years there is something in this series for everyone… you don’t want to miss it.
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Meet our guests: 
Karina: My name is Karina, married to Henrik. I am Chinese, born in French Guiana (South America), lived in Miami for 23 years before moving to the UK when I joined OM (Operation Mobilisation) 10 years ago. I can speak 7 languages, but am only fluent in 3 of them.  
 
Ethan: My name is Ethan, I am a film student and in love with creating/capturing stories through film to shine a light on those whose lives are worth telling. And I love solving Rubix Cubes!
 

Ever Wonder Why More is Never Enough?

Why does more never seem to be enough? The problem is not the stuff, the holiday or the hobby... but our appetite.
—Speaker: Gareth Blount

Ever wonder why we find change so hard?

Why is change so hard? Why is anything worth having hard? At what point do we start believing the lies that tell us we can’t change?
- Speaker: Jayne Sargeant