Oasis Church Bath

Claire Henwood continues our series 'Why Do We Do That?' where we're asking why we do the things we do as a church. This short talk explores why we run community projects, and why we believe that's something the Church should be doing.

Jo Dolby begins our series 'Why Do We Do That?' where we're asking why we do the things we do as a church. This short talk explores why we meet together at all, and particularly why we meet all together in one place, once a week.

Our Hub and Church Leader Jo Dolby takes a look back at 2020, and discusses some themes and priorities for us as a community in 2021.

Nathan Jones concludes our advent podcast series by talking about how revolution can sometimes take time. Nathan reflects on how Jesus grew and learned over a period of time and that even though revolution had been announced the impact of this took many years to be realised.

Gaynor Williams continues our podcast series by looking at how revolution involves the unknown. Gaynor reflects on the experiences of Mary and Joseph as they said 'yes' to God's revolution, challenges us to think about how we can say yes too, and what the impact of this might be on our world today.

Rob Trickey continues our advent podcast series with a look at how 'revolution comes from the margins'. Rob talks about Mary's radical Magnificat song, the recent Black Lives Matter movement and removal of the Colston statue in Bristol, as well as how speaking from the margins sometimes has a personal cost.

Jo Dolby kicks off our advent podcast series by looking at how 'revolution begins by believing the impossible'. Jo talks about how revolution involves breaking rules, and that includes the self-imposed rules that limit and restrict us. Believing the impossible involves being a rule breaker, and moving beyond our fear.

Jo Dolby finishes our lessons from lockdown series with a different perspective on the word 'apocalypse'. Has Covid-19 felt like the end of the world as we know it? Or is it the start of a better one?

Nathan Jones from Oasis Waterloo adds to our lessons from lockdown series, reflecting on parenthood, church and building something better.

We interview Steve Chalke, the founder and leader of Oasis, about what he's learning in lockdown. Steve shares his thoughts on what he's learning about himself, his community and the church, as well as his hopes for the 'new normal'.

Jill Rowe from Oasis Church Waterloo shares her lessons from lockdown. She talks about using self-awareness to listen to our lives, saying no, dealing with trauma and loss and the need to find solid ground.

Rob Trickey continues our Lessons from Lockdown series by asking some important questions.

Sonia Mainstone Cotton shares her lesson from lockdown - the importance of finding stillness and to 'say hello' to whatever we're thinking and feeling.

Father and son Ian and Reuben Spence reflect on their experience of travelling the world, then coming home to Covid-19 lockdown. They reflect on the parallels between their experience and the Easter story, and offer a message of hope in Jesus' words "peace be with you".

Jo Dolby shares a short thought for Easter Sunday.

We all have bodies, and physical health has a huge impact on our experiences as human beings. How should we understand our physical bodies and how they relate to our spiritual selves, and what’s the deal when our bodies fail us and things aren’t as we hoped they’d be? Rob Trickey shares some thoughts on how we can understand physical health from a biblical perspective.

An important aspect of being human is self-care, but how does this differ from self-comfort? Should we always choose one over the other and how can we tell the difference? Jo Dolby helps us identify what can work for us as we aim to take care of ourselves.

As part of our series on Being Human, we were pleased to host a Sunday morning discussion of the benefits of counselling. Our panel was Jan Robertson and Helen Marton of Focus Counselling, and Jess Barber of our own church and Jo Dolby hosted.

As we continue our Being Human series, Oasis Bath Hub Leader Jo Dolby addresses Emotional Maturity.

We are joined by Jo Whitehead for the latest instalment of our Being Human series. Jo looks at self-awareness through experiences from her own life and through the lens of the life of King David in the Old Testament.

Mark kicks off our new series on Being Human with a look at the worth of a human being. How do we see ourselves? How does God see us? What is holding us back from flourishing?

Oasis Bath Hub Leader Jo Dolby takes us through a review of just how far we have come in 2019 and the exciting mountain ahead of us in 2020 and beyond!

We held an LGBT+ affirming carol service on 8th December in partnership with two other churches in Bath: St Stephen's and Christchurch, Steve Chalke joined us in a packed church to give his take on the message of Christmas.

Jill Rowe visited us from Waterloo to share a Christmas message about Mary.

Gaynor Williams continues our parables series this Sunday with a look at the parable of the ten virgins. How can we make sense of this slightly odd story, and how can we apply it to our lives today?