Central Vineyard

Part 2 of a mini teaching serise looking at what it means for us to be people of faith in our work place.

Part 1 of a mini teaching serise looking at what it means for us to be people of faith in our work place.

Our children and young people aren’t just the church of tomorrow, they are the church of today - but we know what we invest now will bear fruit in the future. We want to have environments where our children and young people can thrive in their pursuit and follower-ship of Jesus. Where they can fall passionately in love with him and discover the cause of his Kingdom for themselves.

We have the opportunity to train and equip leaders locally who carry our cultural DNA into the whole world. This means we need to train and equip men and women to do the works of the kingdom, both in the church, but also outside of it; in business, in the arts, in education, in healthcare, in the social sector, in politics and in the media. Releasing leaders with a passion to change our communitie...

God calls us to ‘act justly, love mercy and to walk humbly’ (Micah 6:8) - We are to seek justice and address issues of poverty in our communities. We want to live with open hearts and hands towards the poor, disadvantaged and broken, as we continually look for God-given opportunities to serve those most in need.

Our aim is to make disciples that reproduce themselves in others (Matt 28: 19-20, 1 Cor 11:1). We do this by helping ordinary men and women become passionate and effective followers of Jesus. We want to keep the scriptures central to all we do and be the kind of people who do what the scriptures say (James 1:22). Disciples are intentional, they engage in habits and practices that help them to grow...

It was a real pleasure to have Robby Dawkins with us for our Sunday morning service.

We want to bring life to Northampton and the surrounding area, so we can see Jesus impact and transform the various spheres where we exist. It could be our workplace, our school, our campus, the street we live on or the people we identify with the most. We want to see transformation take place as ordinary people plant seeds of the Kingdom in our various communities, networks and neighbourhoods.

God’s house is to be ‘a house of prayer for all nations’ (Isaiah 56:7) and Jesus invites us to shape the world we live in and the lives of those around us through prayer. The challenge we face is that we don't limit prayer to something we do before we go out in to the world, but rather that we see prayer as the fuel for our mission, becoming the life blood of our community. We are to seek and pray...

Our first week unpacking our mission and vision of the church - exploring some of the things that we believe we are called to invest in for the next season.

Part 5 we look at dark night of the soul? For extra reading you may like to pick up a copy of John Ortberg's book Soul Keeping.

Part 4 we look at dark night of the soul? For extra reading you may like to pick up a copy of John Ortberg's book Soul Keeping.

Part 3 we look at what it means to have a contented soul? For extra reading you may like to pick up a copy of John Ortberg's book Soul Keeping.

Part 2 we look at what it means to find rest for your soul? For extra reading you may like to pick up a copy of John Ortberg's book Soul Keeping.

As we start a new year we are thinking about what it means to take care of our souls -part 1 we ask the question what is a soul? For extra reading you may like to pick up a copy of John Ortberg's book Soul Keeping.