Last month Mike Bollinger and Angela Kemm held a ‘prophetic masterclass’ for individuals identified by some of our church leaders as people who had an emerging prophetic gifting. They had a very encouraging day, which you can read about on the website, and were particularly struck by the softness of the participants’ hearts, their willingness to learn and their openness to being shaped by God.

As a family of churches we are committed to listening carefully to what God is saying to us, in the big, bold words and in the quiet places. That is one reason we’re so excited about the COURAGE conference - God clearly spoke to Mike and others about the theme and the location, so we are expecting great things from him.

But prayer also shapes us, as we listen to God and learn more about him and his ways, he changes our hearts to become more like him, and enable us to pray the kinds of prayers he loves to answer.

Speaking of the prayers God loves to answer, we’ve got lots of opportunities at the Courage conference to meet with him and pray back to him the things he has put on our hearts. We’ve got prayer walks, prayer rooms, an ENOUGH-style prayer evening, and the opportunity to pray over the SENT delegates. 

Once you’ve booked your ticket for the conference (either for the whole thing or your day ticket/s) you will receive a booking confirmation email that contains a link to book the seminars you want and your prayer options for the Saturday. We’re looking forward to seeing the prayers of many go up around the venue and the city.

Now here’s an offer you can’t refuse!

And another one for coffee lovers:

It’s true, the Bible says so. So why not invite a friend to the COURAGE conference? They can experience it with you, and afterwards you can spur one another on in the things God has said to you. 

To sweeten the deal, if you recommend a friend and they book in, you will both get a voucher for a free coffee from the Friends House cafe during the conference. Who will you invite…?

We’re praying for Colchester this week as part of our regular prayer for our pioneers - click the image at the bottom of this email to visit their page and learn how you can pray for them.

Mike Betts has highly recommended this new teaching course from our friends in New Ground. Use it on your own, in small groups or even for your whole church.