Who we are

Meet the team.

  • Jonathan Bell

    Network leader & city catalyst

  • Tim Brown

    Coaching co-ordinator & trustee

  • John James

    Revitalisation catalyst

  • Hilary Lynch

    Trustee

  • Jonny Richards

    Chair of trustees

  • Kate Watkins

    Finance co-ordinator

  • Andy Weatherley

    Training co-ordinator

  • Dave Williams

    Communications & trustee

Statement of Faith.

We fully subscribe to the Evangelical Alliance basis of faith:

WE BELIEVE IN…

  1. The one true God who lives eternally in three persons – the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

  2. The love, grace and sovereignty of God in creating, sustaining, ruling, redeeming and judging the world.

  3. The divine inspiration and supreme authority of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, which are the written Word of God-fully trustworthy for faith and conduct.

  4. The dignity of all people, made male and female in God’s image to love, be holy and care for creation, yet corrupted by sin, which incurs divine wrath and judgement.

  5. The incarnation of God’s eternal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ – born of the virgin Mary; truly divine and truly human, yet without sin.

  6. The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God.

  7. The bodily resurrection of Christ, the first fruits of our resurrection; his ascension to the Father, and his reign and mediation as the only Saviour of the world.

  8. The justification of sinners solely by the grace of God through faith in Christ.

  9. The ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unites us with Christ through new birth, empowers our discipleship and enables our witness.

  10. The Church, the body of Christ both local and universal, the priesthood of all believers – given life by the Spirit and endowed with the Spirit’s gifts to worship God and proclaim the gospel, promoting justice and love.

  11. The personal and visible return of Jesus Christ to fulfil the purposes of God, who will raise all people to judgement, bring eternal life to the redeemed and eternal condemnation to the lost, and establish a new heaven and new earth.

For a further insight into what makes us tick, these two books come highly recommended:

‘Together for the City is a very insightful view about the nature of church-as-movement that is based squarely on real experience in the white-hot missional context of Birmingham, England. This is a great example of the kind of thought leadership that we need in our time.’ Alan Hirsch

‘In this important book, Tim Keller unpacks the gospel and gently but firmly reminds us that it is non-negotiable. At the same time, he enables us to think through how we can responsibly interact with the culture, appreciate the good things within it, and faithfully apply the gospel to it.’ D.A. Carson