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Do you ever find that it’s the moments when you’ve run out of time and are already late that your computer seems to sense it? Ok, perhaps this is mild paranoia on my part, but on occasion I think ‘they’ know I’m in a rush and slow down intentionally to teach me patience. Take yesterday as an example. Already pushed for time and sitting waiting for files to sync with my OneDrive it felt like the laptop clicked into ‘slow mode’ just at that very moment!
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Imagine a church office whose defining characteristic is love. What a witness it would be for the gospel church - staff teams, volunteers and leaders united in serving God, caring for each other and their communities!
Find out more about our theme for Cutting Edge 2024!
Have a read about the many things that are happening with our local groups.
As on many days, my Lectio 365 app provided the right Bible passage for prompt, encouragement and challenge, on the specific day I needed to hear it. As I sit in a church centre café this morning (4th January 2024), starting to write my last UCAN mailing article as a Director, this passage from Isaiah 43 greeted me.
“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?”
In a season of newness, transition and change, God is ever present, ever sovereign, and ever Good. More about this in this article…
Looking to develop your skills and increase in confidence this New Year? Look no further than our Distance Learning Course: The Work of a Church Administrator!
We are delighted to announce that our much-anticipated 2023 Benchmarking Survey is now available to purchase!
Have a read about the many things that are happening with our local groups.
Whamageddon made the headlines this week when a DJ had to apologise for wiping out over 7,000 potential contestants when he played Wham!’s 1984 hit ‘Last Christmas’ during a football match half-time break.
You may have come across this popular cult game Whamageddon before - somehow, I’d missed it! The aim of the game is to not listen to the ‘Last Christmas’ pop-song in the 24 days before Christmas Day.
“I never knew people took it so seriously”, said the DJ after realising the impact of his action on the crowd as they had listened.
This December, in the run up to Christmas, we’ll come across people who are taking things very seriously as they listen to our Christmas services. The seriousness is because of the situations they’re facing… read on to discover more
Have a read about the many things that are happening with our local groups.