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National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast 2026
I am writing to ask if you would consider inviting your MP to accompany you to the 2026 National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast. This will take place on Tuesday 7 July from 7:30am - 9:00am in Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament. The aims of the event are to pray for...
Are you shaping an awakening in your city?
As well as working with Gather I am the Chair of Agape – working with students and providing resources for churches. We have a God given passion to build disciples – the more we look at the Quiet Revival the more we realise the strong need for a discipleship culture – and the...
Leadership at the threshold – how can we move forward?
Our Leadership gathering in Oxford looked at Leadership at the threshold aided by much wisdom from Paul and Sarah Williams. They made the case that we are in a period of sustained and destabilising change – entering a new era. They looked historically at how the Bible, and the...
Honouring the City Builders: Do you know where Baruch son of Zebbai has got to?
The book of Nehemiah is an overflowing treasure chest for those engaged in city building. We see the prayer and anguish of Nehemiah when he hears about the state of his city. We might share that anguish as we look at the growing hatred and institutional poverty in our cities. ...
WEAVE–ICCT Gathering: Weaving Hope and Harmony into Our Cities
Inviting You to GoChurch MediaCityUK Salford - Manchester • 5–6 February 2026 There are moments in the life of the Church when God gently brings many threads together - threads of story, culture, heritage, and hope - and He begins to weave something new.For two years, the...
The Leading Question – How Do You Multiply Leaders?
We need more leaders. No, not leaders to keep the church going but leaders who send the church out. Our leadership focus has often been very internal. How do we keep Sunday on the road? We think it’s about growth but often this can lead to the leadership talent being stifled...
Brochures & Booklets
Gather Movement brochure
This overview resource shares some of the Gather Movement vision giving some broad brushstrokes on why we believe church unity and city transformation is important and the strategy we are developing.
Mental Health booklet
This resource provides a framework to review what is currently available across a church network within a local authority area and be a catalyst for discussion why churches should think about mental health and wellbeing and why a mental health strategy works better as a church unity initiative.
Link Hubs booklet
This resource gives an overview of how Link Hubs are being developed by church unity groups to link multiple churches to coordinate delivery of support and services to people in a local area, to meet needs of people in a community more holistically and to collaborate with cross-sector organisations, including civic authorities and health organisations.
Community Hubs booklet
This resource is an introduction to Community Hubs that are local church-based social action projects resourcing surrounding communities to meet local needs and show love in action. Community Hubs are more offer wrap-around care with supportive relationships through the local church and can become a key part of local communities through relationships, structures and services.
Hexagon questionnaire pamphlets
This is a simple review covering some of the key drivers of town and city unity movements. It will help you identify what is going well and how you build on this. It will highlight some areas that need attention. It is a catalyst for discussion – sharing perceptions, sharpening understanding. Identifying strengths and areas for improvement and agreeing your next steps.
1414 Planning Tool
The 1414 Planning Tool builds on the Gather Movement Hexagon to help discern vision and create practical steps to see that vision become reality. It has been used by unity groups in the USA, across Australia, and by Kairos Connexion in Liverpool, particularly around gospel saturation.
5Ds of Community Transformation
Drawing from the rich learning from Tearfund’s asset-based community development, the 5D Framework helps local churches and church unity groups explore how they can make a difference in their community. The 5D Framework breaks down into five steps and these five steps are then divided into two stages: Exploration and Mobilisation.
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Books
UNITY FOR MOVEMENT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO A CRITICAL CONVERSATION
A Gathering Momentum: Stories of Christian Unity Transforming Our Towns and Cities
Roger Sutton
How to Connect Social Action & Faith Sharing
Andy Frost
One
Steve Clifford
The (im)Possible Dream
Steve Clifford and Yemi Adedeji
Exiles on Mission : How Christians Can Thrive in a Post-Christian World
Paul S. Williams
a disruptive gospel
Mac Pier
Disruptive City Women
Letitia Shelton
Building Cultural Intelligence in Church and Ministry: 10 Ways to Assess and Improve Cross-Cultural Competence in Church, Ministry and the Workplace
Osoba Otaigbe
Unlikely: Setting Aside Our Differences to Live Out the Gospel
Kevin Palau
his kingdom my business
Steve Botham
The Land
Walter Brueggemann
When Courage Calls: Josephine Butler and the Radical Pursuit of Justice for Women
Sarah C. Williams
Partner resources
Bible Society
Navigating Trauma
Navigating Trauma is a facilitated course delivered by church partners that uses the Bible to help people deal with the effects of trauma. In Bible stories and themes, people who’ve suffered trauma find echoes of their own experience and can journey towards a place of peace.
Bible Society
The Bible Course: grasp God’s big story in 8 weeks
New and improved, The Bible Course New Edition is now free. Our most popular small group resource guides your church, life group or Christian Union through the Bible’s big story – from Genesis through to Revelation.
Bible Society
The Quiet Revival Podcast
How is your church responding to this missional moment? And how can you invite today’s spiritually open Gen Z to experience Scripture? There’s so much more to unpack from The Quiet Revival.
KINTSUGI HOPE
KINTSUGI HOPE WELLBEING GROUP INFO SESSIONS
Passionate about mental health and creating safe spaces? Want to know more about Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing Groups? Join on of their free, regular, online Wellbeing Group Information Sessions.
share jesus international
5 d’s of community transformation
A new framework and resource to help local churches and church unity groups think and pray through the difference they can make in their community.
Share Jesus International
How to connect Faith sharing and Social Action
It is vital that unity movements take time to think through how to appropriately share faith in words as well as deeds. We need to be able to demonstrate what makes us distinctive from the many other organisations that do such good works in our communities.
share jesus international
one church one commission
This little booklet aims to remind you of what is possible by sharing stories to encourage and resource you. The Gospel message transforms lives and when churches work together to tell people about Jesus, even more incredible things can happen. And it will enable you to dream a new dream for your place.