There is a “Giving Gap” in the UK of between £2-5bn. News headlines have already praised the Christian Community for its scale and reach above and beyond during Covid-19, yet average giving in the UK is half what it should be, let alone what it could be. How can we generate a cultural transformation across our church communities that builds a joyful accountability to stewarding His resources, which in turn transform the society around us.
Pastor Timothy Ramsay serves as Senior Pastor at The Place of Grace UK, which has grown into two vibrant sites in London and Luton. His heart is to teach people what the Word of God powerfully in a way that inspires, practically in a way that can be applied and prophetically, in a way that speaks to the future God has for them.
We spend time hearing from Josh who leads a house church in Sheffield with his wife Beth. They have started two businesses to do this. Josh works with Myriad who have a vision to see 10,000 church communities planted in the next 10 years.
Ira Jackson Jr, currently a Youth and Young Adults Leader at Tab Church London, is a Professional footballer and Founder of fashion brand PC LDN. He is also a recent author who has written his first book ‘What is a man’, birthed out of the mentoring programme he has been leading called WIAM mentoring group. Everything he does is to fulfil his life’s purpose and call of changing the world for God.
When we think of our weaknesses, it is easy to focus on our concrete mistakes, but actually our Achilles’ heal is usually what is behind our set-backs and we have to dig a bit deeper to find out what makes us tick as entrepreneurs. Patricia helps us look at the most common pitfalls entrepreneurs’ meet up with and some guidelines to avoid the Achilles’ Heal “syndrome”.
We spend time with Narisa Chauvidul-Aw, CEO and founder of an awarded winning UK fintech start up, Kogo Pay. Listen in and get inspired in your own journey of faith and as you step out trusting God to think big and be available for the adventure that unfolds before you.
Al is a former military officer, humanitarian disaster responder, international commodity broker and management consultant and has advised many people on delivering big ideas. His mission is to equip a movement of people wild, free and brave enough to believe in their dreams, so that dreaming big becomes delivering big!
Having recently been chosen as one of The Telegraph NatWest 100 Female Entrepreneurs To Watch, Josie Gamble, creative business owner and the founder and director of Christian Creative Network & Directory, shares 5 essential qualities of an entrepreneur.
Phil helps us look at the importance of intra-praneurship in teams, organisations, churches and charities. The need for making space for continual development and growth.
What is social Impact, how do we measure it and why should you care? We believe that business is the solution that the world needs right now. During this session we'll look at how to demystify sustainability and impact and how you might use this as a key differentiator for your business.
We spent some time with Dave Locchead who is the founder of Streams.studio and the co-founder of Finlay sunglasses. He shares insights about start ups, leadership, the background to Streams.
How is it possible to ‘accidentally’ start a ministry/organisation? When God, the ultimate innovator is involved, anything is possible. He calls the unqualified, unprepared and willing people. All we have to do is say yes and trust in his plan. A fabulous session from the YouBelong team.