Christ Church Men's Breakfasts
Launched in April 2009 these bi-monthly breakfast events, held at the Pumphouse, Hotwells, give a chance for men to come together to share good food and get to grips with faith issues that impact men.
The next men's breakfast will be on Saturday 5th June and our guest speaker will be Michael Lawson. The title of the talk is: "Men are from Mars - God's advice to husbands".....Michael Lawson in conversation with Mr Wonderful.
Michael is Archdeacon (a senior leadership position in the C of E) of Hampstead and besides having led a number of churches he has a great deal of pastoral experience including pastoral mentoring for men and is the author of several books on Biblical relationships. He also campaigns on behalf of the dalit ('untouchables') in India, producing and directing films that promote their cause for social justice. Michael is married to Claire and has three daughters. Mr Wonderful is, well, Mr Wonderful....come and meet him!
The talk is aimed at Christians and is for both unmarried and married men!
To sign up for this event click here, the deadline for booking is midday Thursday 3rd of June. During the week before the event, please ring the church office (0117 973 6524) to sign up as there may no longer be places available.
WHO TO SPEAK TO FOR MORE INFO ON CC MEN'S BREAKFASTS? Malcolm Bourne, Jos Moule or Duncan Brown (who are they? See below!)
CHRIST CHURCH MEN'S WEEKEND AWAY: 1st - 3rd October 2010, get it in your diaries now!!
The 2010 Weekend Away will be on the theme of "The Sermon on the Mount: Money, Sex, Power - are we living as Jesus taught us?"
For more information about the weekend away
click here.
Men Behaving Dadly
A Saturday morning session for dads and their pre-school children. For more information please click here. Men Eating and Learning (MEAL)
Groups of men from Christ Church meet together for 3 or 4 nights to share a meal and support each other through sharing their experiences and Christian wisdom around a particular topic we face as Christian men today. If you have an idea for a MEAL topic or for more information contact the office: by phone (0117 973 6524) or e-mail (office@christchurchclifton.org.uk) or speak to Matt Dickson (who's he? See below!). MEN, FAITH, GOD......WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT IT?
Christ Church Men's Ministries exist to challenge, motivate and enable men to step up to the claims and call of Jesus Christ.
Why men? Because there are issues in the world of work, relationships, sex, leadership and faith that impact especially on men. Issues that need to be tackled as men see them - through their eyes and from their perspective.
SO WE AIM TO:
Motivate men in the greatest adventure of thier lives: their sign up to follow Jesus, the Lord of the Universe. To help them get to grips with his call in the tough areas of integrity, self-discipline, responsibility and character.
Encourage men to get to grips with the Bible and to work it out into the real world of their relationships, their work and family commitments, their call to service and leadership in church and at home.
Promote accountable relationships and prayer partnerships between men in Christ Church, to encourage one another and support the growth of each other's faith.
Develop men's gifts in serving God through targeted teaching, pastoral mentoring and one-to-one coaching.
Grow men's leadership skills by hands-on experience and oversight. Above all by teaching and showing that men who lead others, first lead themselves and those close to them.
GET INVOLVED!!
WHO'S WHO IN THE MEN'S MINISTRIES TEAM
Malcolm Bourne: Malcolm is married to Lucy and has a year old daughter Sophia. He runs his own property renovation business and is a commissioned artist, a skill that he started to develop whilst sitting through the many long sermons his father gave! Malcolm has been a part of the British Bobsleigh team and played rugby against the likes of Fiji and Samoa. This is Malcolm >>>>>>>>
Matt Dickson: Matt has just hit 30 years old, is married to Jo, and works as a research economist at Bristol University. He is mad about Liverpool FC, loves to read anything from Charles Dickens to J.K. Rowling and carries a Bible everywhere - as it's on his iPhone! This is Matt >>>>>>>>
Jos Moule: Jos is a solicitor and advises on business law matters. He is married to Jo and has three teenage children. When not working he enjoys theatre, fitness training, gardening and drinking wine from Bordeaux.
This is Jos >>>>>>>>
Duncan Brown: Duncan is an active 23 year old medical student at Bristol University, and loves any form of extreme sport and endurance including cross country ski marathons and long distance cycling. Travelling is a passion as is surfing and getting stuck into as much of Bristol life as possible.
<<<<<<<< This is Duncan
Glynn Harrison: Glynn is married to Louise, works at the University of Bristol and is a practising psychiatrist. He's passionate about fly fishing, wine tasting, jazz and digging into the Bible (but not in that order!). <<<<<<<< This is Glynn
David Richardson: David is a Physics teacher with a passion for communicating wonder at the world around us. He has been coming to Christ Church since he was a student, and plays trumpet most weeks at the 6:30 service. He also enjoys driving his kit car and watching F1! <<<<<<<< This is David
Forthcoming Men's Breakfasts:
5th June 2010 Michael Lawson - "Men are from Mars - God's advice to husbands". For more details see above.
The full programme of men's breakfasts from the Autumn onwards will be available very soon.......
In the meantime, don't forget to get the date for the Men's Weekend Away into your diaries: 1st to 3rd October 2010!!