Dear Friends

Hello and happy new year, although if you’re anything like me, both Christmas and new year are already beginning to feel like a distant memory. But worry not as we have plenty of great materials to keep you going this year.

First up, don’t miss our powerful new video “A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: Images That Changed The World,” a look back at how visuals have influenced public opinion over the years and how this relates to the greatest human rights issue of our time.

Glen is back with his first monologue of the year in which he discusses the fall of atheism. Did you know 40% of atheists say they don’t pray but they do talk to God? Intrigued? Have a listen to what Glen has to say.

And don’t miss our regular LIVEcast and podcast where we talk at greater length about the issues raised in some of this week’s videos including the fall of atheism, the rise of hate and seeing our true evil.

It’s also not too late to grab a copy of Reading Between The Lines, our bitesized daily devotions.

In case you missed any of that, we’ve collected all of these resources for you right here!

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: Photos That Changed The World

The Rise Of The Nomi-Nones Monologue

Grab a hard copy of our Reading Between The Lines daily devotionals

LIVEcast 8th January: Paul and Glen discuss what’s new with Speak Life and what’s news in the world.

The Speak Life Podcast: Grab the audio of this week’s LIVEcast and listen to it on the go!

Coming Up For Speak Life

We’d value your prayers for these upcoming projects and engagements:

• Paul is leading a table on the Life Explored Course at All Saints Crowborough every Tuesday between now and the 19th February. Pray for good conversations and new life.
• The Foundry – please pray for recruiting the right people ready for September.
• Fundraising for our plans. We need to forge some strong financial partnerships in the next few months if our Foundry dream is to be realised.
• The writing and compilation of Reading Between The Lines Volume 2 & other books Glen is working on – that we would find the right publisher and audiences.

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Dear Friends

The big day is nearly upon us and so this week’s LIVEcast has more of a Christmas theme. Make sure you watch the video to get the full Christmas effect. In an action packed episode we discuss how to take over the world, cultural engagement and Christmas preaching, not to mention James Cary’s thoughts on whether Jesus was funny and Tom Holland talking about the pity and the power of the Cross. You can grab the whole thing as a podcast too.

You can also listen to Glen’s recent talk “Old Story, New Media: Telling The Good News In The Digital Age”, recently delivered at the Carlton Club in London, where you can get some insights into why we think online evangelism is so important.

In case you missed any of that, we’ve collected all of these resources for you right here!

Old Story, New Media: Telling The Good News In The Digital Age

LIVEcast 18th December 2018: Paul and Glen discuss what’s new with Speak Life and what’s news in the world.

The Speak Life Podcast: Grab the audio of this week’s LIVEcast and listen to it on the go!

Grab a hard copy of our Reading Between The Lines daily devotionals.

Coming Up For Speak Life

We’d value your prayers for these upcoming projects and engagements:

• Our Christmas videos are being re-shared and receiving tens of thousands of views a day. Please pray for them to be a blessing to the church and to reach the right people during the Christmas season.
• 21st December – Paul is leading the informal carol service at All Saints Crowborough. Pray for people as they invite friends to come along.
• The Foundry – plan are now fully underway. In particular please pray for recruiting the right people and for financing to appear.
• The writing and compilation of Reading Between The Lines Volume 2 & other books Glen is working on, including 2 Christmas books for next year.

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Dear Friends

It’s all over the news & you may well be fed up of it but BREXIT is undoubtedly the current talk of the town. But can we use BREXIT to have conversations that go beyond the mere political and into the realm of faith? Well we think so and you can see how in our new video “10 Questions To Get Beyond The BREXIT Battles”. Then make sure to check out this week’s LIVEcast BREXIT special where Paul & Glen think about those conversations in a bit more detail. Of course, if you’ve not got time to sit and watch, why not download our podcast audio version that you can listen to on the go?

Is God Just Santa For Grown Ups? – That’s the question put to Glen by Premier Christianity Magazine. See what he said in his quick-fire, 90 second answer.

And with shopping days before Christmas rapidly disappearing, make sure you pick up a copy of Glen’s new book “Reading Between The Lines”, a collection of the first 6 months of our online daily devotionals. A perfect gift for the Christmas season.

In case you missed any of that, we’ve collected all of these resources for you right here!

10 Questions To Get You Beyond BREXIT Battles.

Is God Just Santa For Grown Ups?

LIVEcast 11th December 2018: Paul and Glen discuss what’s new with Speak Life and what’s news in the world.

The Speak Life Podcast: Grab the audio of this week’s LIVEcast and listen to it on the go!

Grab a hard copy of our Reading Between The Lines daily devotionals.

Coming Up For Speak Life

We’d value your prayers for these upcoming projects and engagements:

• Our Christmas videos “On Earth As In Heaven” are out now. Please pray for them to be shared widely and to a blessing to the church and the kingdom during the Christmas season.
• The writing and compilation of Reading Between The Lines Volume 2 & other books Glen is working on.
• 16th December – Glen is speaking at Carols by Candlelight at Emmanuel Hastings.
• A special Christmas outreach for 2019 which needs to be developed in the next week — involving a spectacular video and two Christmas books
• The Foundry – from September 2019, we’re hoping to take on and train interns who can lead the way in digital evangelism.
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Dear Friends

We’re into advent now and churches all over the country (and world) will be gearing up Christmas. But how do we engage people with a Christmas story that most will have heard many times?

Well an engaging Christmas video could be just the ticket, so we’ve collected together some of our best Christmas videos from the last few years, as well as some from other sources. Church workers, the search is over! Why not watch our LIVEcast to hear Paul discuss how some of them might be used in your Christmas services and events?

You can also listen to Glen’s Christmas talk given at the University of Southampton Carol service, the first of many given at various universities over this last week. And if you’ve enjoyed our online daily devotional “Reading Between The Lines” you can now grab a hard copy as Glen’s book is now out!

In case you missed any of that, we’ve collected all of these resources for you right here!

Grab a hard copy of our Reading Between The Lines daily devotionals.

On Earth As In Heaven: The Full 12 Minute Documentary

Our 90 second trailer gives a flavour of the full version.

A playlist containing all four episodes of Meet The Nativity and their explainer videos.

Four Kinds Of Christmas – Which kind of Christmas are you? Shopper, Santa, Scrooge or Manger?

He Came Down – 2016 Christmas video acted and narrated entirely by children with Down’s Syndrome.

Christmas In Dark Places: The people walking in darkness have seen a great light!

Anti-Santy Ranty: Glen compares Jesus & Santa. They give us two very different pictures of God.

Christmas Episode 1: Trinity Cheltenham’s hilarious retelling of the the Christmas story.

Christmas Episode 2: The second and final part of Trinity Cheltenham’s excellent animation.

28 Short Christmas Videos perfect for you to use at your Christmas services this year.

LIVEcast 4th Dec 2018: Paul and Glen discuss what’s new with Speak Life and what’s news in the world.

The Speak Life Podcast: Grab the audio of this week’s LIVEcast and listen to it on the go!

Coming Up For Speak Life

We’d value your prayers for these upcoming projects and engagements:

• Our Christmas videos “On Earth As In Heaven” are out now. Please pray for them to be shared widely and to a blessing to the church and the kingdom during the Christmas season.
• The 5000 students who’ve heard the gospel in the last 3 days in Southampton, Durham and Warwick.
• Reading Family Church where Glen is speaking 4 times on Sunday at special invitation carols services
• A special Christmas outreach for 2019 which needs to be developed in the next week — involving a spectacular video and two Christmas books
• The Foundry – from September 2019, we’re hoping to take on and train interns who can lead the way in digital evangelism.

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Dear Friends

Evangelism has very much been thrust into the spotlight this week with news of the death of American John Allen Chau on North Sentinel Island. Chau was killed by the islanders after landing on the island and attempting to share Jesus with them. Criticism of his actions have been strong from all areas of the world. But why not check out our thoughts on the tragic case and it’s ramifications on cross-cultural mission?

On this week’s LIVEcast, we discuss the wisdom of Chau’s actions in more detail and Glen’s weekly monologue responds to criticism directed at Chau in an article by Janet Street Porter. We also interview missionaries Jeremy Hambrice & Jack Crabtree, currently witnessing to the Wantakia tribe of Papua New Guinea.

And if that wasn’t enough, we’ve also released our Christmas video “On Earth As In Heaven”. What’s more amazing than man walking on the moon? God walking on the earth! Check out our 90 second trailer but don’t forget to watch the full 12 minute documentary.

In case you missed any of that, we’ve collected all of these resources for you right here!

On Earth As In Heaven: The Full 12 Minute Documentary

Our 90 second trailer gives a flavour of the full version.

John Allen Chau Monologue: Glen shares his thoughts on the criticism of the doomed missionary.

LIVEcast 27th November 2018: Paul and Glen discuss what’s new with Speak Life and what’s news in the world.

The Speak Life Podcast: Grab the audio of this week’s LIVEcast and listen to it on the go!

Coming Up For Speak Life

We’d value your prayers for these upcoming projects and engagements:

• Our Christmas videos “On Earth As In Heaven” are out now. Please pray for them to be shared widely and to a blessing to the church and the kingdom during the Christmas season.
• 2nd December – Paul is speaking at All Saints Danehill on the subject of Christian parenting. Please pray for his preparation.
• 2nd December – Glen is speaking at the Southampton University Carol service. Pray for the CU as they organise and invite friends to the service.
• 3rd December – Glen is speaking at Durham University Carol service.
• 4th December – Glen is speaking at Warwick University Carol service, Pray for Glen as he speaks to thousands of students over these few days.
• The Foundry – from September 2019, we’re hoping to take on and train interns who can lead the way in digital evangelism.

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