Author: Akhtar Shah

Leadership, Social Action, Evangelism.
Everyday Difference, Uncategorised

An introduction to Jubilee+…

Last Friday I had the great pleasure of attending a Jubilee+ meeting in Milton Keynes where leaders including Natalie Williams (King’s church Hastings) and Martin Charlesworth (Barnabus Community Church, Shrewsbury) who co-authored the excellent book “the Myth of the Undeserving Poor” gathered to consider the community development and social action work being done by New Frontiers churches post multiplication. With a decidedly UK focus and a rep … Continue reading An introduction to Jubilee+…

Akhtar Shah
Everyday Difference, Testimony

Stepping out with the Street Pastors

By Amy Woods Amy is a leader at Everyday Kingston and serves as a Merton Street Pastor; she is currently working through a New Ground Impact year. Here she shares some of her thoughts and feelings about being a street pastor – if you feel like you might like to volunteer as a street pastor then contact us and we’ll put you in touch with … Continue reading Stepping out with the Street Pastors

Akhtar Shah
Everyday Difference, Uncategorised

Stepping into Prison ministry, by David Bell, Everyday Kingston

David Bell is one of the leaders at Everyday Kingston; when Adam & Akhtar recently visited the Chaplain at HMP Wandsworth and came back asking for volunteers to pioneer a first response from Everyday Church, David answered the call. Here he shares some of his initial experiences and encourages you to consider taking the same step into this amazing service. Please pray for him as … Continue reading Stepping into Prison ministry, by David Bell, Everyday Kingston

Akhtar Shah
Everyday Difference, Uncategorised

Making the most of every opportunity (Eph 5:16); helping with the MET’s Superintendent interview process

On Friday last week I turned up, in my smartest garb, to the MET’s Empress State Building in West Brompton sit on an interview panel for prospective police superintendents. I’d been invited to take part by Matt Bird, CEO of the Cinnamon network; the MET are inviting community leaders to sit on the panels with a view to specifically considering applicants adherence to MET police … Continue reading Making the most of every opportunity (Eph 5:16); helping with the MET’s Superintendent interview process

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Everyday Difference, Uncategorised

KCAT update: could we help develop a pan-London response?

Just a quick update following two key meetings last week – Lewis (Kingsgate), Amy and I met with Antoinette from Merton AgainstTrafficking on the 23rd April; we’ve been trying to get together again for more than 6 months now, since KCAT finally got off the ground, but this was the date we agreed. It just happened (by God’s good grace and design) to be the … Continue reading KCAT update: could we help develop a pan-London response?

Akhtar Shah
Everyday Difference, Uncategorised

General Election 2015: resources

As the General Election draws every closer and the #liblabconkip train rolls on we thought it might be helpful to focus in on a few key resources to help you cast your vote… The first and most important resources you have to hand are your time and your vote itself – that’s not a trick: you can read all the policy and manifesto you want … Continue reading General Election 2015: resources

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Everyday Difference, Uncategorised

BLESSED: bless… part 1 – Why the Church has to make a difference

Despite the increased profile of the national church’s involvement in social issues, many churches and many Christians in the UK still have no meaningful engagement in relieving or tackling issues of poverty, seeing it as either an optional extra to the gospel or as something that larger more mature churches, or Christians with a particular interest in social justice, should be dealing with. The Bible … Continue reading BLESSED: bless… part 1 – Why the Church has to make a difference

Akhtar Shah
Everyday Difference, Uncategorised

SleepEasy Kingston 2015

So SleepEasy 2015 has been and gone – and what an amazing night! This is the second year we’ve hosted SleepEasy at Everyday Kingston, and the 6th Year it has raised money for the work among the borough’s homeless population… the evening began with the Everyday Church & YMCA teams setting up, the LondonLive TV crew arriving and around 100 people getting ready to spend … Continue reading SleepEasy Kingston 2015

Akhtar Shah
Everyday Difference, Uncategorised

People & pets… SleepEasy – Friday 6th March

On the 6th March Everyday Kingston, Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness & the YMCA SouthWest London will partner for SleepEasy 2015, when a number of brave souls will sleep out in the Memorial Gardens to raise money for these organisations working together to support the homeless in the borough. We’ll launch with live music and on-stage presentations before heading out into the hall and the … Continue reading People & pets… SleepEasy – Friday 6th March

Akhtar Shah
Everyday Difference, Uncategorised

Prisons ministry – update

Matthew 25 31 ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 ‘Then the King … Continue reading Prisons ministry – update

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