Our joint Ministry Area service on 29 October was inspirational with Bishop John Lomas preaching, and input from Mandy Bayton, the Provincial Director of Evangelism.
The key takeaways were that we need to read our Bibles and we need to pray. There are many resources available to help with this; here are a few:
Bible Apps
You Version Bible App, available for mobile devices. This is free to use and has a very wide range of Bible translations available. Audio reading is available for most of it, read by David Suchet.
The Olive Tree is the one mentioned by Bishop John. This is also free, but has fewer translations available for free. It does have one of the easiest-to-use navigation methods.
Prayer Resources
Lectio 365 from the 24-7 prayer network is an audio devotional for morning or evening prayer. It works particularly well for night time prayer.
PrayerMate is an app to help you manage prayer requests, when you feel overwhelmed by the number of different things you’ve been asked to pray for.
Leading your Church into Growth
You will have heard LyCiG mentioned a lot. The LyCiG website explains what it’s all about.