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. See below for full details of the men's breakfasts programme for the coming year.
The next men's breakfast will be on Saturday 28th January 2012, 8.00-9.30am, when our speaker will be Ben Watson who will be speaking on the topic of "The masculine heart: an addiction psychiatrist's perspective".
Dr Ben Watson is an addiction psychiatrist who also carries out brain imaging research at Bristol University. He is interested in how addictive behaviours are mirrored more generally in the 'habits of a man's heart'. He is married to Jo and has a one-year old son - Tiger. Ben worships at Hope Chapel in Bristol.
To secure your place at a men's breakfast you can sign-up on the sheet at the back of chruch or click here. The deadline for booking is Wednesday 25th January. 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.
Cost is £10 (£5 if you are a student or if you are in financial hardship). Signing up is a commitment to pay.
Men's breakfasts programme 2011-2012
28th January 2012 - Ben Watson: "The masculine heart: an addiction psychiatrist's perspective'
24th March 2012 - Panel of experts: 'Men's Health'
26th May 2012 - Carl Beech: 'Winning Men'
14th July 2012 - Bishop Mike Hill: 'Personal Holiness'
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: 30th September - 2nd October 2011
The 2011 Weekend Away was held at Quantock Lodge and the teaching was on the theme of "Men of Faith".
For more information about the weekend and to get a flavour of what it will be like next year
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 their 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.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE MEN'S MINISTRIES TEAM
Malcolm Bourne: Malcolm is married to Lucy and has two daughters: two-year old Sophia and new baby Abigail. 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 is 32 years old, is married to Jo, and has a 9-month old son, Wilfie. Matt works as a research economist at University College Dublin and is also affiliated to 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 25 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.
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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
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