Ascend Men

Welcome to the C3 Advent 2023 series with this devotional written by C3 Youth . Today's Scripture: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105 FOR UPCOMING ASCEND EVENTS sign up here . To subscribe to our weekly inspiring emails, please complete the form here . WHAT IS ASCEND MEN? Imagine a community of men who are challenged, inspired and equipped to live passionate liv...

Welcome to the C3 Advent 2023 series with this devotional written by the Ascend Men ministry. Today's Scripture: “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31 In the bible, there are many verses that tell us where the strength comes from. Verses like these: Exodus 15:2...

Welcome to the C3 Advent 2023 series with this devotional written by the Breathe ministry. Today's Scripture:  "Therefore encourage and comfort one another and build up one another, just as you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11 3 tips on how to encourage people the God way: 1. Be intentional with what you say and how you say it.  "Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good a...

Welcome to the C3 Advent 2023 series with this devotional written by the Impact ministry. Today's Scripture: “But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” Luke 14:13-14 FOR UPCOMING ASCEND EVENTS sign up here . To subscribe to our weekly inspiring email...

Welcome to the C3 Advent 2023 series with this devotional written by the Youth ministry. “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:5 FOR UPCOMING ASCEND EVENTS sign up here . To subscribe to our weekly inspiring emails, please complete the form here . WHAT IS ASCEND MEN? Imagine a community of men who are challenged, inspired and equipped to live passionate l...

Welcome to the C3 Advent 2023 series, kicking-off with our lead pastors, Steve & Angie Campbell. We should be motivated to be: “(…) steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labour is not in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 Paul's lesson on Christ’s coming:  “So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlle...

Welcome to the C3 Advent 2023 series. Steve & Angie introduce the series tomorrow, Sunday 3rd December and close us out with a special Christmas Eve message. Between those you'll hear daily devotionals written by the four C3 ministry areas, being Ascend, Breathe, Youth and Impact. We'll include scriptures in the show-notes. FOR UPCOMING ASCEND EVENTS sign up here . To subscribe to our weekly i...

“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” Galations 6:14 NIV Thanks to Luke Franks for writing and narrating this week's episode. And we appreciate Patrick Leckie & Greg Barber who joined with Luke to reflect on it. THE FUTURE OF ASCEND POD 76 episodes | Over 5,000 downloads | 36 different countries A...

Credit for this episode goes to Justin Camp, WiRE Magazine. Read by Jamie Davidson. " A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity " Proverbs 17:17 “. . . though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 THE FUTURE OF ASCEND POD 76 episodes | Over 5,000 downloads | 36 different countries A ye...

This episode will be released on 11th November 2023, Armistice Day. So to commemorate that and show our appreciation to the British Armed Forces we are privileged to be talking with Padre Antony Wilson . Instead of our usual episode ending, this week Antony will read The Exhortation (see below) after which we will play the traditional Last Post. That is followed by two minutes of silence, broken b...

This is our FINAL of the Stronghold Verses series. A huge thanks to Mike Harvey for writing and recording these. The previous episodes have gone down really well so hopefully you know what these are all about. If not, listen to Mike's explanation at the start of the first episode of Series 5 titled "Stronghold Verse 1". We've already explored " where your help comes from ", how to " guard your hea...

74 Episodes / 5,000 Downloads / 36 Countries The Ascend Men Podcast launched 5th Nov 2022 and we have great plans for 2024. To deliver on these we need GUESTS and we need YOUR help to find them. Please contact alan.colley@thec3.uk and we can figure out how they fit-in to our mini-series plans and how to get in touch with them. ----- A life-changing mouthful of food? "Simplicity" by Tony Smith It’s...

Today we find out about Hope Into Action (HIA) a UK charity, founded in 2010.  They stand on the principle… that everyone has the right to a home, and churches have the power to meet the tragedy of homelessness in their community. They partner with churches to enable them to house and support the homeless. They welcome people of all faiths and none, all ethnicities and sexualities. Joining us on t...

With the developments in Israel over the last week, we've interrupted our planned schedule to talk more about this difficult topic with a great longstanding friend of mine, Colin Symes.  Born in London, Colin spent his first two years a stones' throw from Kings Cross Station which accounts for his love of transport, particularly trains and trams.  The family relocated to Billericay, Essex and Coli...

It's the first Saturday of the month so it's time for another of our stronghold verses series. The previous episodes have gone down really well so hopefully you know what these are all about. If not, listen to Mike's explanation at the start of the first episode of Series 5 titled "Stronghold Verse 1". We've already explored " where your help comes from ", how to " guard your heart " and " renew y...

William Thompson William Thompson is passionate about the importance of names, their role in our lives, and the way they’re used in our relationships with others. This interest was sparked by his personal name journey and his formative experiences in Africa as a teenager, when he first was introduced to an intentionality behind naming. William’s Christian faith is the foundation that underpins his...

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Steve Campbell who made his first appearance on the Ascend podcast back on 31st December 2022. So if you want a more complete introduction head back to Episode 1 of Series 3. You'll also find out whether fishing trumps a Liverpool FC match for Steve as well as whether he's a Marmite man and what his schoolfriends said about him. As if leading the team at...

Born 13th August 1982 when the No1 songs in the US were "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor and "Come on Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners, Mike hails from Preston, Lancashire. Since graduating in geography at the University of Cambridge in 2003 he's worked for The Princes Trust and Romsey Mill before founding Concrete Rose in November 2020. Concrete Rose is a Community Interest Company (CIC) with a C...

Pete McAllen was born to faithful Christian parents in a Suffolk town called Eye, which with a population of around 2,000 people is a very small place. After moving to the metropolis of Diss he started to show early signs of his musical talent, picking up the violin at age 7. Later his high school music teacher said he was a "natural performer" and he was soon wrapping his fingers round the frets...

It's the first Saturday of the month so it's time for another of our stronghold verses series. The previous episodes have gone down really well so hopefully you know what these are all about. If not, listen to Mike's explanation at the start of the first episode of Series 5 titled "Stronghold Verse 1". We've already explored " where your help comes from ", how to " guard your heart " and how to "...

We launched the Ascend Men podcast on the 5th November last year with the intention of running a pilot for a couple of months. The plan was to get your feedback in February or March and based on that, decide whether to continue and in what format. And here we are 65 episodes later. Wow, who would have believed that? I really can't say this strongly enough, please encourage others to listen. I'm st...

I've yet to encounter anybody who doesn't find Tony Smith a source of inspiration and encouragement. This is short but is uplifting and packed with direction. We can all do more of what Tony suggests. Recording this in Singapore, Tony is one of our global contributors who has a huge heart for C3 and Ascend Men. 'At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the...

Luke Franks was born in an Army field hospital in Germany but has lived most of his life in Cambridgeshire, now residing in Haverhill with his lovely wife Shelby and two cute daughters. His first job was a paper-round and he must have done it well because he was soon promoted to be a shop-assistant in the same corner-store. A couple of football facts - he's a Chelsea supporter (so hasn't had a gre...

It's the first Saturday of the month so it's time for another of our stronghold verses series. Hopefully you've caught one of our previous episodes and know what these are all about. If not, listen to Mike's explanation of why we all need some of these Stronghold Verses at the start of the first episode of Series 5 titled "Stronghold Verse 1". We've already explored where your help comes from and...

This week we are hearing from Liam Rushmer who is the Founder & Fitness Professional, at Fitness Rush Ltd. He was born in Huntingdon, raised in St Ives and now lives in Sutton near Ely. Married in 2016 he's the very proud father of two daughters aged 2 and 5. And with relatives in Orlando, those girls are getting to see plenty of Mickey and Minnie. Why not come along and meet him and see his m...