Guest Service with Andy Bowerman

We are hosting the first in a new series of Guest Services this coming Sunday at The Gathering.

Guest Services have a twin purpose. First, we can invite a really good and interesting guest speaker - maybe someone with a specific or unusual ministry who can come and share something that we wouldn't normally hear.

Second, they provide a specific opportunity for us to invite guests. Now, on one level, every service is a guest service - because guests are always welcome. But, nonetheless, it is a good idea to have specific services that are aimed at people who wouldn't usually come to Church.

So, for a guest service, we tend to pull back on things like sung worship, liturgy and prayers - stuff that regular churchgoers like, but which sometimes seems odd or strange to visitors!

Instead there will be things like interviews, video clips, testimonies and visual presentations. There'll also be coffee and cookies after the service so people can meet and chat...

This week we welcome Andy Boweman as our guest speaker. Andy heads up Vicar's Bistro in Saltaire, leads the emerging church called 'Gracespace', and is chaplain to Bradford City FC. It's an interesting CV - and Andy is a particularly interesting and engaging speaker.

You are invited to join us at 11.00 am for an hour of conversation, video input and exploration of what it means to be a Christian who happens to like football! Everyone welcome!