Mark Carey writes

Do you sometimes find that there is a question floating around in your head? Currently I have a question that goes something like - “what are we learning?” or maybe “what am I learning?”

Archbishop Rowan Williams said that discipleship is “learning to be a learner” – Winston Churchill said “I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught”. We have to keep asking ourselves if we are open to being taught and are we learning to be learners. It is one of my highest leadership values that I would enable many in my orbit of influence to be lifelong learners who are obedient to Jesus. Henri Nouwen said “The word obedient comes from the latin word ‘audire’, which mean ‘listening’. When we learn to listen, our lives become obedient lives”

Are you learning? What are you learning? Are you listening? What are you hearing? Are you being obedient to what you are hearing and learning?

Bearing this in mind – last Sunday I enjoyed seeing a whole load of people who are part of the Christ Church Family Gathering take the opportunity to scatter and begin to learn what God may be saying to us. God wants to teach us about what He is doing in the town of Bridlington, and what he wants to teach us about mission. People prayer walked, and met on the beach and the chalet. They ate and talked and prayed. They fed others, and talked to neighbours. As we do these kind of things God teaches us – we learn. Are we learning? What are we learning?

CommuniZoom

From Sunday 7th November the Sunday communion gathering in-person and on Zoom will change it’s timing and venue. In order to build community further and enable more prayer and fellowship we will meet at 9am in the Key Centre as well as on Zoom (link can be found on ccbn.org.uk)

Anne Straker

We are celebrating the life of Anne Straker on Monday 1st November 1.15pm. A wonderful influence on many, Anne is now with the Lord and reunited with Len. Let’s be thankful and also continue to pray for the whole family.