Bruce Staley

Over lunch Steve and Michelle Addison from Movements, , introduced forty people from one2one Gillies Street Church of Christ to the Following Jesus, Fishing for People training that Steve will be conducting at the church starting Saturday 20 April. Copies of Steve's book, Movements that Change the World , and his more recent book, What Jesus Started , were made available. More information on Movements and Steve's books can be found at http://www.movements.net/. There are other useful resources on the website that are available to download. As a result of Steve's arrival and training program across April, May and June In the Deep End is in recess. However, this will be reviewed in the light of Steve's training and may be reinvented to further compliment the training.

Six people attended the second session of In the Deep End on Monday evening 18 February at one2one Gillies Street Church of Christ. Four others tendered their apologies. For three it was the first time they had attended so I invited them to share their stories about how they became associated with the one2one congregation. Their experiences highlighted the importance of extending an invitation to people to consider attending church, join a Bible study group or participate in a course on Christianity. I had invited one of the three to attend the evening specifically to share his story. As he did so he acknowledging the wonderful changes that have occurred in his life since he first attended a Christmas Eve service at one2one in 2011. His first time attendance was in response to a personal invitation that came very naturally from someone who cared. There were two other aspects that were highlighted during the evening. Firstly, while not excluding others, we have an amazing oppor...

AGENDA, 18 February 2013 1. Welcome 2. Review In the Deep End (1) Our Values, Our Vision, Our Mission (see Matthew 9:35-38),Our Training Our  Principles Prayer 3. Our Stories Shaun's Story 4. Person of Peace - Handout 5. Share Jesus Easily - Handout 6. Steve Addison 7. Prayer

AGENDA, 21 January 2012 1. Welcome Our Vision: Acts 1:8 Our Character: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Our Training: Handout 2. Introduction People: Name, How long have you been associated with one2one, How long have you been a Christian? Purpose: The principles and practice of conveying the good news of Jesus one-to-one Prayer: Heavenly Father, guide our thoughts this evening. 3. The Holy Spirit Acts 21:1-16 Acts: 20:22-25 Acts: 8:26-39 4. What are the principles we have identified thus far? Prayer - Seek God's direction through Prayer Prompting - Trust the prompting of the Holy Spirit People - Build relationships with People Purpose - Be Purposeful Partner - Partner with others Know your Bible Seek first to understand then to be understood Know the signs of a "God-fearing" person 5. Share Jesus Easily Briefly discuss the Share Jesus Easily handout 6. Prayer Heavenly Father, across the course of the next few weeks help us to be aware of your Spirit, to be purposeful and to dive i...