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Listed below are a number of articles and features related to CV and topics related to Christian service, as well as some recommended resources to challenge or encourage you in your Christian life.

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Interview 2007 - Jeff Lucas
(Launch pdf)
Lucas on Vocation
Short Term 2006
(Launch pdf)
Short Term Directory Articles
Interview 2006 autumn
(Launch pdf)
Meet J.John in our sixty second snap shot
Interview Spring 2005
(Launch pdf)
Anne Graham-Lotz interview
Short Term 2007
(Launch pdf)
Short Term Directory Articles
Short Term 2008
(Launch pdf)
Short Term Directory Articles
Short Term 2009
(Launch pdf)
Short Term Directory Articles
Recommended Book - Illusions of Grandeur
(Launch pdf)
‘This book is an honest account of the struggle between the call of God and the fact that life doesn't always turn out how we want it.’ Martin Smith, lead vocalist of Delirious?

For Vicky Calver, as for so many people, the reality of adult life didn’t match what she had dreamed about the future. Rooted in vivid personal experience, Illusions of Grandeur explores the biblical story of Joseph to see how it can help us face up to the pains and frustrations that we often experience. With gripping real life stories and a frank grappling with the issues, this book seeks to answer some massive questions.
Interview Summer 2005
(Launch pdf)
Meet David and Carrie Grant
Growing Up Abroad
There are both tremendous challenges and benefits in taking a family overseas. The secret is AWARENESS, anticipating the problems and maximising the positives. The way to achieve that awareness lies in good preparation of both parents and children.
Local Church Launch Pad
The story is told of a conversation that took place between a hen and a pig. The hen said to the pig, “Between us we could solve the world's hunger problem.” The pig replied, “That's all right for you because for you it's only the donation of an egg. For me it means losing my life!” Some people see involvement in world mission in those terms. The truth is that mission is lifestyle - sharing with others what God has given you. It's not losing your life but finding it so it's worth doing properly. All effective enterprises rely on a secure home base, a launch pad for the adventure and challenge ahead. So how best can you express that mission lifestyle from your local Church base?
Never Say Never
"A short time ago we thought we were on the threshold of retirement to a more gentle pace of life. We had no idea of the challenges and stimulating experiences God had waiting for us!" So said Geoffrey and Marion Rushton, who went to Hungary as TEFL teachers with the BMS Barnabas Project. And it's a discovery that many more people in the 50+ age group are making.
Pastoral Ministry
If you were asked to describe what is involved in pastoral ministry, I wonder what you would say? The answer really depends on the person who gives it!
Short Term - A Life Changing Experience
I was seventeen. Brought up in a Christian home and a good church I thought I knew quite a lot! In a sense I did. I had my fair share of Bible knowledge and I had already been on a couple of beach missions. Three months in Spain however was to change my life forever.
Springs Dance Company’s Apprenticeship Scheme
My Gap Year ..... By Rachel Goepel As a Christian and keen dancer, I really wanted a gap year that would challenge both these aspects of my life. I came across Springs Dance Company’s Apprenticeship Scheme and thought it sounded perfect. The course would enable me to develop my skills as a dancer, meet a new group of like-minded friends but most of all, develop my faith.
Theology
When thinking of theology we are considering what we believe about God. It brings together the cohesive understanding of Scripture within specific areas or topics. It provides the foundation to all elements we can affirm by saying I believe in ....".
Well, Auditing is Rather Dull ... and playing with children is such fun.
Wycliffe Associates / Wycliffe Bible Translators

Counselling
In God's Word we read of the Good Samaritan who was prepared to get down in the gutter where the beaten man was - to bind his wounds - to share his goods with him - to take him to a safe place. This should be the heart of those who are called to this ministry - to be channels of the love of Jesus, the One who came to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and to bind up the broken hearted.
Jesus Says Go!
An unusual book for anyone exploring short-term or long-term cross-cultural mission. It is a book about sacrifice.