Lifecentral Church

Why do we bother with Christmas?

Why do we bother with Christmas?
Lifecentral Midweek, November 2023. Speaker: Andy Hancock.

How to get better at inviting people to church - Part 2

In this two-part episode of The Lifecentral Podcast, Debs has a chat with Mark, Hannah and Andy as they discuss the topic of 'Invitation'. They look at why inviting others can be difficult, some practical steps we can take to make inviting others easier and how to deal with the answer 'no'. They also take a look at 'invitations to the altar' and how we can position ourselves before God in readiness for what he wants to do in our lives.
 
About our guests:
Mark is a retired teacher and has been coming to Lifecentral for 15 years. His favourite place is Whitby and their amazing fish and chips
Hannah works in hospitality and has been coming to Lifecentral since 2018. Her favourite places are New York City and Home.
Andy is the Executive Pastor of Lifecentral Church. His favourite place is the Glastonbury Festival!
 
Episode resources:
Living for Jesus at work PDF: https://www.eauk.org/assets/files/downloads/Living-for-Jesus-at-work-A5-WEB.pdf
https://finds.life.church/heres-easy-way-invite-people-church/
https://studentministry.lifeway.com/2015/03/23/stop-inviting-people-to-church/
https://barnadev.wpengine.com/research/spiritual-openness/
https://www.communicatejesus.com/post/dont-invite-friends-to-church
 

How to get better at inviting people to church - Part 1

In this two-part episode of The Lifecentral Podcast, Debs has a chat with Mark, Hannah and Andy as they discuss the topic of 'Invitation'. They look at why inviting others can be difficult, some practical steps we can take to make inviting others easier and how to deal with the answer 'no'. They also take a look at 'invitations to the altar' and how we can position ourselves before God in readiness for what he wants to do in our lives.
 
About our guests:
Mark is a retired teacher and has been coming to Lifecentral for 15 years. His favourite place is Whitby and their amazing fish and chips.
Hannah works in hospitality and has been coming to Lifecentral since 2018. Her favourite places are New York City and Home.
Andy is the Executive Pastor of Lifecentral Church. His favourite place is the Glastonbury Festival!
 
Episode resources:
Living for Jesus at work PDF: https://www.eauk.org/assets/files/downloads/Living-for-Jesus-at-work-A5-WEB.pdf
https://finds.life.church/heres-easy-way-invite-people-church/
https://studentministry.lifeway.com/2015/03/23/stop-inviting-people-to-church/
https://barnadev.wpengine.com/research/spiritual-openness/
https://www.communicatejesus.com/post/dont-invite-friends-to-church
 

You’re Invited to Follow

Most people love receiving invitations —we eagerly open them (or click on them) to find out who's doing the inviting, what the invitation is to and most importantly, what am I going to wear?!! The God who wants us to write a better story is also the God of invitation... will you follow? Speaker - Stuart Blount.

How To Forgive When It Hurts

How To Forgive When It Hurts - Elona Prroj (Albania).
Elona is Vice President of the Evangelical Alliance of Albania and the lead pastor of Word of Christ church. After the terrible murder of her husband, Pastor Dritan Prroj, because of a vendetta, she forgave the killer and founded No to Blood Feud – Yes to Life Foundation, a foundation that is active in the fight against blood feud and actively providing holistic care for families that suffer from this phenomenon in the north of Albania.

Don’t Lose Your Joy

How do you cope when you lose something valuable or precious? What about when you lose your joy or hope? Well, you lose your strength! However Joy is not merely a WHAT —it's always connected to a WHO: Jesus.
 
Speaker: Leon Evans

Parenting Through Halloween

In this episode of The Lifecentral Podcast, Debs chats with Andy, Bola and Vicky as they discuss the question “How do I parent through Halloween?”. They look at its origins and history; discuss their own childhood experiences; and, importantly, spend time discussing how we talk to our children, the practical things we can do during this time of year and how we raise children who are deeply rooted in their faith.

The Power of Friendship

We are the most connected generation in history – almost everyone is contactable through the device in their pocket. And yet somewhere between 1 in 5 and 1 in 3 men say they have no close friend. Phil Knox shares with us three lessons he believes Jesus has for us when it comes to being the best of friends.

How do we REALLY make a nation great again?

Jesus didn’t draw lines, He drew circles - really big circles! How big is your circle? And who is in it? Does everyone look and sound just like you? Today we celebrate the multicultural and multi-national nature of Lifecentral Church!

When a church goes Above & Beyond

Speaker: Leon Evans
When a church goes above and beyond