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David produces the Slipstream podcasts and edits the 'Facing the Challenge' series of courses.

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Exilio

Exilio

Exilio is an exciting new small-group resource based on Mike Frost's book 'Exiles: living missionally in a post-Christian culture.'

Following Mike's recent visit to the UK, we have a few copies of Exilio for sale.

'This course is for those who want to understand more about what it means to be missional in a world that no longer sees itself as Christian. It's about equipping Christians to live courageously, generously and evangelistically in the world that God has placed them. It's not for the faint-hearted or for those who want to retreat into the Christian 'bubble,' but for those Christians who want to live their lives out in the open, as unashamed followers of Jesus. Join those from around the world who are engaging with this 24-week small group study on living missionally.'

- from the Exilio web site, http://exilio.forge.org.au

The Exilio Facilitator's Pack contains:

  • 'Exiles,' by Mike Frost
  • 'Ignition' - a 12-week group Bible Study on the book of Acts
  • The Exilio Facilitator's Manual for group leaders
  • The Exilio DVD, with four sessions by Mike Frost


Facing the Challenge of Our Times

Facing the Challenge of Our Times

Facing the Challenge is a training course to help Churches, Christian Unions, home groups, organizations and individual followers of Christ get to grips with the challenge of our times. It takes six sessions, and is designed to be customized to meet your needs.

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'Facing the Challenge is unique... I thoroughly endorse this wonderful method and its Biblical, Christ centered content.'  (Roger Forster, Ichthus Fellowship)

'A first-rate course... its range of study methods is brilliantly suited to both personal and group use.'
(Revd David Jackman, Proclamation Trust)

Read what more Church leaders say about it.

'It has changed my thinking.'

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FREE OFFER: 'Meals with Jesus' course

Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch? Focus Radio's new course invites you to join Jesus in his mealtime encounters with different people in Luke's Gospel.

The meals Jesus eats with different people play a vital role in the unfolding story of Luke's Gospel.

They're important because of who he eats with - often the social misfits, the outcasts, and the religiously unacceptable members of society. And they're important because of what they represent - the future great feast in God's kingdom.

This new course from Focus Radio explores the meals people have with Jesus in Luke's Gospel, and what they mean for us today.

Go here to find out more.



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Facing the Challenge of a Hostile World

More than forty percent of people in Britain think that religion is harmful, and one in four Christians believe that they are discriminated against at work. New laws limit freedom of speech in the name of 'tolerance,' and the BBC is institutionally biased against Christianity. How are followers of Christ meant to respond to the increasingly hostile world around us?

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Facing the Challenge of Other Faiths

We're surrounded by growing extremism and intolerance. Our attitude towards people of other faiths is tremendously important. This new course from Focus will help you think through the issues biblically and practically.

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Free downloads

Try before you buy, by downloading session 4 of the course, 'How Intolerant is That?' free of charge.

You can also download the introduction to the Leaders' Guide, free of charge.



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What Muslims believe

There are six million Muslims in America and one million in the UK. Yet 83% of Britons know little or nothing about Islam, according to one recent survey. This new unit helps Christians understand what Muslims believe and how this impacts the way they live.

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What Hindus believe

There are 750 million Hindus in the world, including half a million in the UK. This new unit helps Christians understand what Hindus believe and how they live.

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Facing the Challenge of Television

We spend twelve years of our lives in front of the television. It shapes what we think and how we live. This course from Focus Radio will help you think through how it's influencing us, and how we can use it positively.

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'...an excellent resource to help us... I wholeheartedly commend it to you.' 
Charlie Colchester, International Director, CARE

Go here to find out what more people are saying about 'Facing the Challenge of Television'

Free downloads

Try before you buy, by downloading session 2 of the course, 'Stealing Our Time,' free of charge.

You can also download the introduction to the Leaders' Guide, free of charge.


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