This week Steve carries on our ongoing series of ‘Being Barnabas’ by looking at how it requires us to take risks…Hope Springs Church, Coventry

The final part in our Silence & Solitude series. Si looks at the difference between productivity and fruitfulness. Dare we waste our time on encountering God and bear beautiful fruit for others to enjoyHope Springs Church, Coventry

Steve shows how silence and solitude is a battle, a resistance, a challenge.For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSpringsCovFacebook. - www.facebook.com/HopeSpringsChurch/Instagram - www.instagram.com/hopespringscov/Wordpress - www.hopespringschurchcoventry.wordpress.com/…

Si continues exploring Silence & Solitude, looking at how we encounter the self... What we can learn from the Desert Fathers and football enables us to enact something of heaven. For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSpringsCovFacebook. - www.facebook.com/HopeSpringsChurch/Insta…

Steve kicks of our latest Rule of Life practice - Silence and Solitude - by challenging us to intentionally practice silence everyday, and sharing how as we do we encounter the God who has always been there, but hidden by the noise!For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSpringsCo…

With Christmas just around the corner, Steve shares how the Magi radically responded to the unsettling call home, as they found and followed the star that led them to Jesus. It may not sound too Christmassy, but maybe that’s what Christmas is all about, to ‘follow the star’ away from where we are and closer to Jesus?…

Into Advent, and Si considers the storms surrounding Mary & Joseph and how they found home in the midst of it all.Hope Springs Church, Coventry

Beginning our Home For Christmas series, Si looks at how Jesus is our Home. Home is more than a location even our relationships, it is peace only found with Him.Hope Springs Church, Coventry

Steve carries on with our ‘Reading the Scriptures’ series by looking at HOW we can read the Scriptures as part of our personal devotional time. A really good message for those looking for ways to engage with the Scriptures, check it outFor more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSprin…

This week Steve shares how Reading the Scriptures allow us to see and encounter the unseen world around, and in doing so equip us to bring heaven to earth!For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSpringsCovFacebook. - www.facebook.com/HopeSpringsChurch/Instagram - www.instagram.com…

This week Steve continues to look at what moving forward into what God has for us next requires by looking at the role of surrender...swapping worry and control for trust and rest! Have a sit down and take a moment to learn about the power of sitting down! For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - …

Steve explores how moving forward into what God has for us next often requires us to take risks with what we have in our hand now! So how do we take more risks?For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSpringsCovFacebook. - www.facebook.com/HopeSpringsChurch/Instagram - www.instagra…

Steve kicks off our latest series ‘According to the Plan’ by encouraging us, to take time to remember what God has spoken to us so that we can ‘build’ according to His planFor more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSpringsCovFacebook. - www.facebook.com/HopeSpringsChurch/Instagram - …

For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSpringsCovFacebook. - www.facebook.com/HopeSpringsChurch/Instagram - www.instagram.com/hopespringscov/Wordpress - www.hopespringschurchcoventry.wordpress.com/Hope Springs Church, Coventry

This week Steve continues our 'Seeking God' series by looking at how creating regular to 'be with God', recording what He shares and doing something with what we've received is a key part of what it means to seek God! For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSpringsCovFacebook. - w…

This week, Si takes a first pass at considering why we seek God when we could simply coast through life.Hope Springs Church, Coventry

We finish our series on what it means to Sabbath perhaps the most important element, that is to sabbath means to worship! Steve Elton explores how maintaining a worshipful heart in all our sabbathing is vital for us to fully experience what God intended for sabbath! For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:…

Continuing our Rule Of Life: Sabbath series, Si picks up the theme of Delight. We not only stop and rest but we live into Sabbath through delight. Learning to have eyes to see the wonder, opens our eyes to see God in fresh ways.Oh. And pigeons. There's pigeons.For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitte…

Sabbath is the first 'Rule of Life' practice we will be exploring, and the first of four episodes will look at how Sabbath means Stop. Steve explores how stopping and giving time to God is not just a 'good idea' but something that is wired into the fabric of creation and our DNA, so we best pay attentionOver the next fours weeks we will explore the…

This week we look at how 'Jesus is...' is the Truth. In our current society its not popular or encouraged to have a 'the' of anything, let alone 'the truth'. Yet Jesus declared that's who He was. Si Mills shares insights around what Jesus was suggesting when making that statement and the life altering reality of what it means.For more information o…

This week we look at how 'Jesus is...' is the Way. There is so much information and opinions that fights for our attention and tries to push us this way and that, some good, some not so good, but Si Mills looks at how Jesus is the Way, and He is the way we should go! For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below…

Next up in our exploration of who 'Jesus is...' is reminding ourselves that He is both Lord AND Saviour. Often we like the saviour part, but the Lord part can sometimes be trickier to engage with. Both however, are vital as we seek to know JesusFor more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/…

We begin our exploration of who 'Jesus is...' by looking at His humanity. Jesus was 100% God and 100% Human, and Si Mills explores what it means to say that Jesus is really humanFor more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSpringsCovFacebook. - www.facebook.com/HopeSpringsChurch/Instag…

Week 4 is the final instalment of our 'Rule of Life' introduction series and is all about the kind of practices we can employ as part of our 'Rule of Life' For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSpringsCovFacebook. - www.facebook.com/HopeSpringsChurch/Instagram - www.instagram.co…

Week 3 of our 'Rule of Life' series is all about how making space in our daily/weekly routine, by forgoing other things, creates the rhythm we often need to help us abide in Christ, be transformed and have a fruitful spirituality. For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSpringsCov…

Week 2 of our 'Rule of Life' series is all about why we MUST invest time into our relationship with Jesus for there to be growth. The sad reality is that many of us are too busy to allow time to have a healthy and fruitful spirituality For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSprin…

New Series for a New Year! For the next 4 weeks, we will be exploring what a 'Rule of Life' is, what we need to do to embed one in our lives, what practices we can include and starting this week, WHY we need one. For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSpringsCovFacebook. - www.fa…

In the Final episode from 'the Table' series Si Mills invites us to come and wait, but not wait aimlessly in some kind of vain hope that something may happen but wait confidently that we will meet the Promise Making, Promise Keeping GodFor more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSprin…

Episode 7 from 'the Table' series looks at the radical message that the last supper communicates, as Luke Sampson looks at how 'Judas Ate Too' and what this means for us as we follow JesusFor more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSpringsCovFacebook. - www.facebook.com/HopeSpringsChu…

Episode 6 from 'the Table' series looks at how we cannot embody Jesus' radical love and heart for people without the sustaining love of Jesus. Si Mills helps us take a step back and encourages us to find those moments of 'pause' that we may continue to catch the 'song' of Jesus' sustaining loveFor more information on Hope Springs Church, and what w…

Episode 5 from 'the Table' series looks at how Jesus' invitation for us to come to Him as 'the Table' means that some unusual, and maybe uncomfortable, characters are invitedEllah Gichuru explores that idea through the story of ZacchaeusFor more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twitter.com/HopeSpri…

Episode 4 from 'the Table' series looks at how Jesus prepares room for EVERYONE...including even those we may prefer not to invited! Steve Elton explores that idea, some of the challenges it presents for us and how we can face those challenges head on! For more information on Hope Springs Church, and what we do, click the links below:Twitter - twit…

Episode 2 from 'the Table' series explores further the idea of 'the Table' as a place of belonging, reconciliation and healing, and how 'the Table' is really just another way to describe Jesus. Steve Elton unpacks what it means for Jesus to be 'the Table', and how Jesus is the 'key' to unlocking the problems and challenges we face in our world toda…

We are very excited to release the first episode 'Jesus + Nothing' of our latest series 'The Table'. Simon Mills does an excellent job of introducing what we mean by 'The Table' and then explores what happens when we remove Jesus from the table. A genuinely excellent first episode to start the seriesFor more information on Hope Springs Church, and …

John is a good friend of our community, always seems to be around during significant moments for us and carries a beautiful and deeply formed perspective and experience of God. Here he shares some wonderful insights into what the Table is from Psalm 23 and 2 Kings 6, and how it is a place where enemies can become friends! Well worth a listenFor mor…

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‘Sarah's Story’ is the the latest part of our 'Hope Again' series. Si & Nikki Mills share the inspirational story of their daughter, Sarah’s miraculous survival against all the odds. It’s a testimony rainbows, profound joy and of hopelessness turning to hope. A must listen! Each podcast comes with a corresponding:Blog - Video - For further resource…

The world needs hope! People in our work places, schools, neighbourhoods and communities need hope. We have challenge set before us to offer a concrete, sure and beautiful hope for people, but first we need to start by painting a hopeful imagination in our own thinking! In the latest episode of our 'Hope Again' series Steve Elton unpacks how we can…

After 12 weeks we have reached the end of our Living Visible series, we have loved putting it together, and found it both challenging and inspiring. The last episode is perhaps the most challenging of all…living visible towards our enemies! If you missed Episode 11, check it out here - https://soundcloud.com/user-410694486/living-visible-towards-au…

Who are the authority figures in your life? Parents, Bosses/managers, Teachers, Church leaders, Politicians, Police, Military, Celebrities or Experts? Whoever they may be, the bigger question is: How do we reveal Jesus in the way we relate to authority figures? If you missed Episode 10, check it out here - https://soundcloud.com/user-410694486/livi…

Division. Separation. Exclusion. Hatred. Fear. The world today certainly wouldn't be described as connected, yet that is what is needed more than ever. We have an exciting opportunity to follow the example of Jesus and live visible towards where people are and build connection. If you missed Episode 9, check it out here - http://bit.ly/3lclJnKEach …

Jesus went about doing good and healing all. This week we have special guest Sarah White from Coventry City Mission (link below) talking about the work they do in following Jesus' example and encouraging us to think about how we can do the sameFor more information check out - https://www.covcitymission.org.uk/ or contact Sarah on - sarah@covcitymis…

Jesus included, loved and empowered all people, including those who were currently strangers to Him. In this weeks Episode, guest speak, Matt Robinson from 'Together for change' talks about his experiences building friendships with people newly arrived to the UK, and how we can follow Jesus' example. If you missed Episode 7, check it out here - htt…

As we continue to explore how we can 'Live Visible' and love the people we know and meet well, we find ourselves confronted with the world of 'social media'. The various platforms that we all engage with can provide beautiful moments of connection, hope and the best of humanity, but unfortunately can also be turned into the battle ground for relati…

Jesus talks repeatedly about loving our neighbours, and shares some of His most powerful messages on this topic ! In Episode 6, we have special guest, Fiona Shepherd, from 'Good Neighbours' to talk about how we can follow Jesus' example and be good neighbours!If you missed Episode 5, check it out here - https://soundcloud.com/user-410694486/living-…

Jesus' attitude towards friends & family was revolutionary, and we are still feeling the impacts of it today! In episode 5, Susie & Steve Elton talk about how we can create an environment of belonging that brings the best out of us all! If you missed Episode 4, check it out here - https://soundcloud.com/user-410694486/living-visible-towards-your-ch…

There is no better way to change the world, than by loving our children well! COVID, political & social unrest and an economic downturn has left children all over the world more vulnerable than ever. In episode 4, Simon Mills talks about how we can love our kids well, and in doing so, transform society for the better. If you missed Episode 3, check…

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