By popular demand, this CICC Cafe is returning for a second series – Biblefresh Insights II – Beyond Chapter and Verse.

Are you interested in discovering fresh skills to understand the Bible for yourself?  Have you heard a little about the Hebrew / Biblical worldview, and would like to delve into it in a bit more depth?  Would you love to be energised by the inspired literature of the Bible, and to discover how God has woven the text to entwine the linear truth and a prophetic revelation?  Have you experienced that ‘the letter kills’ but believe that ‘the Spirit gives life’? (2 Cor 3.6)

Well, this CICC Cafe is for you!

The Cafe will be run for 6 sessions, on six alternate Sunday evenings, in the style of an interactive workshop.  Participants should leave each week with a sense of excitement over having personally engaged deeply in the text of scripture.

The six sessions will focus on the Beginning – the very first chapter of the Bible, on Creation itself.

Paul Hocking, who works for CICC and the Evangelical Alliance, will facilitate the sessions.  Paul has been studying and teaching the scriptures for over 40 years, with a particular love for the Hebrew scriptures, and has been studying the Torah with a devote Jewish academic for the last three years.

The sessions will be held in the beautiful Grade II listed building, The Gate Arts Centre, in the centre of Cardiff.  You can arrive any time from 7.30pm for free tea/coffee, or to purchase a drink from the bar, and to socialise with others, before getting down to action at 8.15pm.

Please register for the Cafe dates by selecting the date and quantity below.   CICC proposes a nominal £5 for each Cafe session, which includes coffee/tea, to help cover costs.  Other drinks can be purchased at the Bar.

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Come and join in the conversation on this hot topic at this free CICC Cafe in partnership with CARE.

Presumed Consent – Is there a Christian view?

Dr Trevor Stammers of St Mary’s College, London, will set the scene

The Welsh government is proposing a new law for what is known as ‘presumed consent’ of organ donation by 2015. The legislation would require people to opt out of donating their organs when they die, rather than opting in by signing the donor register, as is the case now. The consultation period on the proposals is underway, and is due to close at the end of January.

CICC, in partnership with CARE, will be holding a Cafe-style session to explore and discuss this issue. Dr Trevor Stammers of St Mary’s College London will introduce the topic, and then everyone will have opportunity to explore the issues, in small groups and as a whole. Free tea and coffee will be available and other drinks can be purchased from the bar.

Following the session, CARE will be sending in their own response to the consultation, and you, your church or your organisation may also want to have your say!

The Cafe is free, but it would help to know the numbers who are coming, so click on the CICC email and let us know (info@cicconline.org.uk). Join us in the conversation!

Whatever you think, no matter what your opinion, come along at 7.30pm with an open mind and join in the intellectual carnage!

Autumn topics and dates:

30 October:  Is Torture ever justifiable? with Roy Jenkins

27 November:  Is there a place for mysticism in a rational society?  with Rev Dr John Weaver

Owain Glyndwr lets us use the bar area for free, but obviously assumes attendees will buy drinks from the bar.

For further information, contact Rev James Karran on adomnan@gmail.com

This intriguing topic is about connecting the Spirit of God, the People of God and the Gospel of God!

The presenter will be Krish Kandiah, who is the Executive Director for Churches in Mission for the Evangelical Alliance.

He was formerly Director of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics and Tutor in Mission and Evangelism at Wycliffe Hall.  He has a passion for helping the church relate relevantly and faithfully to contemporary culture.

This free event is sponsored by Revive, a monthly meeting organised by students of St. Michael’s Theological College, Llandaff, and CICC is recommending this opportunity to all its members.

For more information, contact ben.read@stmichaels.ac.uk

As with all Going Public’s training, it is based around the “Holistic Learning Triangle”, which is a 3-way balance between:

• HEAD (Quality information in a collaborative learning environment)
• HANDS (Opportunities for many varied ministry experiences)
• HEART (Mentoring to reflect on everything learnt & experienced)

1 Peter 4:10 – “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms”.

Each individual’s programme is built around their gifts, talents and passions, encouraging them to look outwards all the time, serving and blessing those around them.

“Core” training consists of three modules:

Old and New Testament – a Christocentric Bible Survey

Spiritual Formation – focusing on God’s Mission for his church and how we fit into that corporately and as individuals, and

Leadership Academy – equipping interns to become inspirational servant leaders capable of transforming a generation.

There is a fee of £1,050 for the year, and most of our interns manage to pay their fees and live for the year (including rent, food etc.) for around £2,000 in total.  For those who wish to live at home and to be based in their local church, the costs can be much less.

Below you can download our brochures with lots more information, as well as an application form (under ‘Handout/ Poster’). If would like to discuss partnering with us to invest in a young person (or young people) you know, please get in touch.

www.goingpublic.org.uk  emma@goingpublic.org.uk
Tel: 029 2073 0370  or  029 2073 0373

In a culture where people are struggling with boredom, meaninglessness and excess, how can Christians experience full, vivid and rich life? Celebrity, money, buying stuff or extra holidays will not do it. Rather, scripture offers us another way to live, a way that is both spectacular and ordinary. To be fully alive and able to shape our world, this is the life we are called to live. So, what is the Spectacular Ordinary Life and how does it work?

Presented by Rev. Dr. Viv Thomas of St. Paul’s, Hammersmith.

Wrexham – Tues, 11 October at 7.30pm

Trinity Presbyterian Church [ map ]
King Street, Wrexham, LL11 1LE

Swansea – Wed, 12 October at 7.30pm

Pantygwydr Baptist Church [ map ]
Ernald Place, Uplands, Swansea SA2 0HN

Cardiff – Thurs, 13 October at 7.30pm

Albany Road Baptist Church [ map ]
Albany Road, Cardiff CF24 3NU

Please purchase tickets for this CICC event by selecting the ticket option and venue below and then entering the number of tickets you need.   You can then move on to purchase other CICC tickets or resources from elsewhere on the site, or move directly to the checkout, by selecting the ‘Go to Checkout’ link in the ‘Shopping Cart’ section at the top right of this page.

(NB.  CICC policy is to be accessible to all.  If, for some reason, you are unable to afford the price of tickets, but would want to attend, please email us at info@cicconline.org , and we will book a place for you).

Great leaders make mistakes. Great leaders have to deal with false assumptions, blind spots and failure. Our lives will be more defined by how well we deal with the mistakes than how we measure our successes. The only way to lead well is to embrace the areas where we are weak or have failed and learn how to move on. Great leadership is about learning how to respond after mistakes.

This lunch for Christian leaders is presented by Rev. Dr. Viv Thomas of St. Paul’s, Hammersmith.

Please purchase tickets for this CICC event by selecting the ticket option below and then entering the number of tickets you need.   You can then move on to purchase other CICC tickets or resources from elsewhere on the site, or move directly to the checkout, by selecting the ‘Go to Checkout’ link in the ‘Shopping Cart’ section at the top right of this page.

(NB.  CICC policy is to be accessible to all.  If, for some reason, you are unable to afford the price of tickets, but would want to attend, please email us at info@cicconline.org , and we will book a place for you).

Our culture calls us to be perfect. We are all supposed to be beautiful, young and wealthy. But this is rarely possible. We have to live in a world where we fail and make mistakes. Accidents happen. The success of our lives will be in how well we deal with our failure rather than how we achieve our successes. Great lives are not perfect porcelain but living breathing humans who know how to grow through the reality thrown at us. How do we do this?

Everyone is welcome to this lunch presented by Rev. Dr. Viv Thomas of St. Paul’s, Hammersmith.

Please purchase tickets for this CICC event by selecting the ticket option below and then entering the number of tickets you need.   You can then move on to purchase other CICC tickets or resources from elsewhere on the site, or move directly to the checkout, by selecting the ‘Go to Checkout’ link in the ‘Shopping Cart’ section at the top right of this page.

(NB.  CICC policy is to be accessible to all.  If, for some reason, you are unable to afford the price of tickets, but would want to attend, please email us at info@cicconline.org , and we will book a place for you).

Martin Cavender is director of ReSource and former Director of Springboard, the Archbishops’ initiative for evangelism.  He is a founder member of the Archbishop’s College of Evangelists and holds the Archbishop’s Cross of St Augustine, presented for services to the Anglican Communion. He is a former ecclesiastical lawyer.

This lecture will be delivered in English.

For further information please contact:  The Reverend Nigel John, Anglican Chaplain, Swansea University. Tel: 01792 205678 EX. 4442 Email: n.john@swansea.ac.uk