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The early church spread with remarkable speed, impelled by joy,
urgency, profound compassion, and the day-to-day experience of
working in the power of the Holy Spirit. Despite opposition at all
levels, the first Christians expressed their love and wonder in
acts of kindness, worship, and their eagerness to share the
wholescale transformation that attends the profound experience of
conversion. Gavin and Anne Calver explore what this extraordinary
historical account means for believers today, considering themes
including: The Holy Spirit in the life of the church; taking risks;
living together in the power of the Spirit; works and wonders;
hearing from God; responding to the call of God; miracles then and
now.
Getting through the tough stuff. You see a friend suffer. Leaders
and churches let you down. Your prayers fall flat. Maybe your dad
died. How do you have faith through these things? Gavin and Anne
have faced their own challenges. They struggled to conceive - and
then their second child needed thirteen blood transfusions. Every
day their work brings them into contact with hurting young people.
They don't have all the answers, but they demonstrate that it is
possible to meet the questions head-on and go on growing. 'Gavin
and Anne have chosen to make living for Jesus the most important
thing in their lives. This honest book is born out of experience
and shaped by encounters with people who struggle. If you want a
quick-fix consumer faith don't bother to read it. But if you are
seeking genuine answers, this book is a real find.' - Ian Coffey,
Director of Leadership Training, Moorlands College 'Gavin and Anne
have emerged stronger, more compassionate and more focussed as they
have allowed their faith to be tested. Their insights and wisdom
are set out in this readable and honest book, which we thoroughly
recommend to you: get it, read it and live it!' - John and Anne
Coles, National Directors, New Wine 'What I love most about Gav and
Anne is their integrity.' - Rachel Gardner, Romance Academy
Game Changers aims to inspire, equip and transform the lives of its
readers, enabling them to go out and change the world in the name
of Jesus. Game Changers was the main theme book for Spring Harvest
2016. The book uses the example of Moses as a core topic, and
covers five areas: Encountering God, Engaging your community,
Ensemble (pulling together), Equipping the people of God, and
Empowering the next generation.
As Gavin Calver had to discover for himself, you can't survive on
inherited faith. He found it tough to be the son of a preacher man.
Conscious of the eyes and expectations upon him, he got thrown out
of Sunday school, slunk off to smoke in the car park during
sermons, and eventually abandoned church entirely in favour of
Wimbledon football club, girls and booze. Today - still a young man
- he leads British Youth for Christ. His passion is to reach the
generations that continue to be lost to the faith. This new edition
brings his own story up to date and spells out his remarkable and
ambitious vision of how the missing can be shown the path to
personal faith. About 25% of the material is completely new.
There is a widespread myth that young people are feckless and
irresponsible. To contradict this, Gavin and Simeon present twelve
groups of real young people, and the adults who helped to form,
nurture and develop them. Their book explores how these groups
began, grew, experienced the presence of God, and acted to change
their communities in Jesus' name. It will encourage readers to see
young people as exciting, challenging, vibrant and potential
revolutionaries. It will challenge young readers to emulate the
true-life stories within the book, and take steps to revolutionise
their churches, schools and communities. It will also show that to
be a 'youth leader', it is not necessary to be a spiritual giant,
but simply a faithful servant of God.
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