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Andrew Sach
Andrew Sach is a contemporary evangelical Christian pastor, speaker and author. He is an ordained Church of England minister and holds a doctorate in neuroscience. He has written several Christian books and is a regular speaker at Word Alive and other conferences. As an 18-year-old Sach was an atheist and viewed Christians as "naive, superstitious and ignorant". Whilst reading Natural Sciences as an undergraduate at St John's College, University of Cambridge, Sach was contacted by the Christian Union who challenged him to think about whether or not the resurrection of Jesus Christ was a historical fact or not. He eventually concluded that it was, and became a Christian. After his degree, Sach worked as an apprentice for a year at the church of St Andrew the Great, Cambridge. Sach then did a doctorate in neuroscience at the University of York. He published three scientific papers on auditory spatial attention. He then worked for St Helen's Bishopsgate in London for three year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Word Alive
Word Alive (previously known as New Word Alive) is an annual Evangelicalism, evangelical Christian conference which originated through a partnership between the UK Christian organisations UCCF and Keswick Convention, Keswick Ministries. The conference is focussed on Bible teaching, corporate worship, and family time. The conference is a continuation of the former Word Alive event which ran within Spring Harvest. As well as attracting around 4000 guests, the conference has historically included the largest evangelical student conference in Europe. Format Word Alive is billed as "a Bible holiday week inspiring and refreshing the whole body". There is a full adult programme throughout the day along with activities focussed for children and youth. There is also a specially tailored 'Student Track' conference which is one of the largest Christian student conferences in Europe. The Student Track joins the main programme for the morning Bible Readings, the centrepiece of Word Alive, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newday
Newday is an annual Christianity, Christian youth festival for Churches from all denominations, initially organised by the Newfrontiers family of churches. Established since August 2004, the event is aimed at young people between the ages of 12 and 18. Vision Newday's stated vision is to play a role in stopping the drift away from God in young people's lives. This includes performing voluntary community work during the festival period, worshipping God through music, preachers and prayers. History The first Newday event in 2004 was held at Newark-on-Trent, Newark showground, Lincolnshire and was attended by about 3500. It was interrupted by torrential rainfall flooding the camp site causing many young people to be evacuated into nearby schools and leisure centres. The 2005 event moved to Notts County Stadium, Nottingham, with an attendance of about 5000. The 2006 event was at Uttoxeter Racecourse, Staffordshire, attended by nearly 6000. In 2009, it moved to Norfolk Showground, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |