Conferences

TOAM Session 4 David Stroud on the future of UK Newfrontiers

July 13, 2011

David Stroud explained that he would not be preaching as such this session but instead sharing his heart for the future of Newfrontiers here in the UK. You can download the audio or read my notes here: He began by saying how grateful he was to be part of this family of churches. We left [...]

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TOAM – Mobilise Tom Shaw on The Fear of God (2 Corinthians 5:11)

July 13, 2011

Today I decided to smuggle myself into the first of the Mobilise session. Mobilise is a confernece within a conference. They attend most of the main sessions of TOAM but have their own main times and seminars as well. I understand that Mobilise will continue although the parent conference will not. Having enjoyed my time [...]

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Terry Virgo on the reverberations of Mark Driscoll’s visit to TOAM

July 13, 2011

This morning Terry Virgo tweeted “Thanks @PastorMark for your courage & clarity in motivating us in Newfrontiers to move forward. Here we go!”  He was of course referring to the time Driscoll came and lobbed a few grenades in our direction.  Driscoll urged us to pray for Terry that he would know the right timing [...]

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Join us for free at TOAM this Thursday evening at 7pm

July 13, 2011

Nigel announced to the conference yesterday that tomorrow evening there is a free session which is open for all to come and attend. It will be a historic moment as the new apostolic spheres are prayed for by thousands and commissioned. It will be a fantastic time. We warmly invite you whether you are part [...]

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TOAM Session 3 Stephen Van Rhyn on courage for a new era (Joshua 1)

July 12, 2011

Before preaching Stephen Van Rhyn recommended two books on the poor that are being launched here at the conference.  You can download the audio or read my notes here. Stephen began by speaking about the impact that Nelson Mandela has had on the history of South Africa. He explained that Newfrontiers was at an era [...]

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TOAM Session 2 – Terry Virgo (Hebrews 12)

July 12, 2011

After another pumping time of worship, PJ was given the opportunity to share what has happened this past year. He explained that he has been told he is in remission from his cancer. It was an emotional moment as it was quite literally this time last year that we all heard of the diagnosis. He [...]

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TOAM: Session 1 Scott Marques on Courageous Faith (Hebrews 11)

July 12, 2011

So it begins! We started as always with worship. It was a wonderful time in the presence of God. There was a real rise in faith. The enthusiasm, especially as we sang “You Alone Can Rescue” was electric. How wonderful to worship with thousands of charismaniacs! Scott took us to Hebrews 11. You can listen [...]

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TOAM: Interview with Nigel Ring

July 12, 2011

Nigel Ring is a great hero of mine. I love the way he has faithfully served the ministry of Newfrontiers for decades. He has been so loyal, so humble, and so willing to lay his life down that the ministry of others might develop to the full potential. He has personally run every Downs, Stoneleigh [...]

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Join the TOAM conversation with your phone (and it doesn’t even have to be a smartphone)

July 11, 2011

Twitter totally trumps Facebook when it comes to easily collecting a live stream of posts from people attending an event. You can of course use an existing Twitter account via a smartphone. But did you know you can even start and use a Twitter account via SMS? If you want to share your observations of [...]

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Mixed emotions as I get ready for the last TOAM in Brighton

July 11, 2011

I am excited as I look forward to this week with my friends gathering for the last Together On A Mission conference. I am sad that my wife cannot be here for family commitment reasons. But, that is not the only reason why I do have mixed emotions today. At any time of transition, as [...]

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Two new books on caring for the poor

July 11, 2011

Two new Newfrontiers books on the poor will be released at the TOAM Conference this coming week! Embracing the Poor This has been been written by an international Task Team of theologians and practitioners from Newfrontiers churches who worked together for two years to combine an understanding of the theology of the poor with ‘good [...]

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Announcing . . . FREE BOOKS and a newsletter

July 9, 2011

Every month publishers give away many free books.  Their goal is to create a buzz around their book leading to people talking to their friends about it, writing Amazon reviews, and blog posts.  As an example of how well it can sometimes work, think of the recent Rob Bell controversy which helped propel his book [...]

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Terry Virgo on the future of Newfrontiers, transition, but not retiring just yet

July 8, 2011

Adrian: So here’s the thing, you look at all of that, it’s all going fantastic. And there are points along the line where there’s been these transitional moments. Like Downs comes then you stop it. Then you have an advance. Stoneleigh comes along and 10 years in you stop it and advance. Now the Brighton [...]

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Terry Virgo on moving from Brighton to London

July 5, 2011

Tope: I’ve got to ask you. You, are moving to London, and I live in London. You are very welcome to my city! But why are you moving to London? Terry: Well, it’s fascinating. It’s something I never anticipated happening. I was born in Brighton and when I first left secular work, I really felt [...]

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Virgo: Joseph as a picture of the charismatic church

July 4, 2011

Tope: I remember, actually, you tweeted recently that you listened to a sermon that you preached… how long ago was that? Terry: Thirty years ago…yah. Tope: And the voice was different. Terry: That’s funny, yes, my son, my youngest son said to me ‘Have you heard your voice on this recording?’ So I said ‘What’s [...]

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Interview with Terry Virgo – A vision for the church

June 30, 2011

This is the first in a multi-part series of interview clips that I filmed with Terry Virgo when he was in London with us. You will enjoy, and for those without broadband, a transcript of the video will also be shared. Edited Transcript: Adrian: Hi I’m Adrian Warnock and I’m here with Terry Virgo and [...]

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Terry Virgo- What do we mean by being filled with the Spirit?

June 22, 2011

Here is the video, downloads and my notes from Terry Virgo’s second session at this month’s 300 Leaders event: Downloads: mp3, video In his first session, Terry spoke about the Spirit-filled church. This requires Spirit-filled people. We need to help people come into understanding, so they will be clear. Terry will almost always explain the Bible [...]

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What Kind of House? Apostles, their delegates, multiculturalism, prayer, worship, & mission

June 21, 2011

This is the second part of a set of notes on Terry Virgo’s first session at 300 Leaders.  I have previously shared the video and downloads for the whole talk. 3. There was Barnabus. He had been sent. The Apostles were staying in Jerusalem. People have written about whether that was right or wrong. But [...]

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What Kind of House will you build? (Acts 13) – Prophets and Teachers

June 20, 2011

Here is the video, downloads, and first part of my notes from Terry Virgo’s first session at 300 Leaders this month. Downloads: audio,  video This is a theme that has been on Terry’s heart for many years. He began by reading the following Bible verses: Acts 6:11-15, 7:46-50, 11:19-30, 12:25-13:3. “What kind of house will you [...]

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Why I am excited about The Spirit Filled Church

June 10, 2011

My headache is getting better. I thought I would share with you tonight the video of me speaking about Terry Virgo’s new book. This was me speaking to Newfrontiers leaders at Prayer and Fasting. It will give you a good idea of why I am so looking forward to 300 Leaders tomorrow. I just bought [...]

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