OCTOBER 10

Various (Global)

By the mid 1990's it became clear that 'alternative worship' was not only here to stay, but that these communities based around the UK, Australia and New Zealand needed to keep in touch with each other. They were one of the first groups of Christians to really harness the power of the internet to build and maintain a sense of community that mostly existed in cyberspace. Originally using an existing 'Postmodern Christian' email discussion group, they then set up a dedicated alt.worship email group where they could share resources, ideas and rants, formulate theology and chat with friends when the…

OCTOBER 10

Si Smith (revive, Leeds UK)

'40' is a CD-Rom comic strip meditation on Christ in the wilderness - a unique worship and meditation resource produced by 'revive' church in Leeds. We caught up with illustrator Si Smith to chat about the CD-Rom, inspiration and to ponder on what Jesus really did do with all that time. so... '40'. it's fantastic. tell us how it came about, where the idea started... it's an idea that i borrowed/nicked from the artist stanley spencer. he once embarked on a project to paint 40 images of christ in the wilderness - one for each day of Lent - but he never…

OCTOBER 10

Amanda (Washington US)

Hi, welcome to our virtual coffee shop. Pull up a chair, take the load of your feet. Let's chat. So who are you, where you from, what do you do in life?My name’s Amanda… I’m from Washington and currently I’m a student although I’m taking a year off to work in the city on the East coast to work with the urban poor. Can I get you a drink? Cappucino, earl grey, dandelion and burdock, pale ale?I’m a tea drinker… Green tea would be appreciated. Would you like a doughnut or pastry to go with that?No I’ll pass for now……