Revive Leeds

11/10/2024

I had such a wonderful conversation with Corinne Bailey Rae at Greenbelt. I was a bit embarrassed that we got into the deep weeds of our earliest days in Revive Leeds together, so I kept trying to move us on to her 'career'. And she kept dragging me back.

If you'd like to hear our chat and support Greenbelt at the same time, here's the link:

Join former Greenbelt trustee and friend and mentor of Corinne Bailey Rae, Simon Hall, as he digs into the star’s life of arts, faith and justice. Hear how, from humble beginnings, Corinne has persevered to emerge as one of our most important and treasured music artists – and especially how her ...

10/04/2024

A long time ago, when news started to come out about Soul Survivor, I suggested to my colleagues at Northumbrian Collective that we have a conversation about leadership. If we were suggesting that there should be 'no kings', then it was important that more than one person write it. Anyway, so much water has flowed under the bridge but we are ready to go!

Recent events seem to be generating something like a moment in the church, certainly in the UK. What is God up to in the midst of this, and what can we learn from it?

06/04/2022

This is a lovely programme.
Revive Leeds are informal like Church From Scratch, we meet in each others homes, we lead from among the community and we have A LOT of discussions.
If you are looking for an affirming Christian community in Leeds get in touch.

Christians Grace and Jess move into their first home together, a canal boat.

22/01/2021

Please consider signing up for this Pandemic: Response and Recovery Event focusing on how the Christian Community in Leeds can work together to meet the needs of our city in light of the challenges of the Coronavirus. Tuesday 9th Feb, 19.45. Please Sign up below and share.

Key parts to the event will include shorts talks at the start detailing some of the invaluable contribution the Body of Christ in Leeds has made in terms of responding to the Pandemic and there will be 2 lots of break out rooms. These will cover themes around Churches and Projects serving their Communities, Evangelism in a time of Coronavirus and engaging in different spheres such as Health / NHS, Education, Business, Engaging with the new WY Mayor and Arts / Media.

Sign up here:
https://forms.gle/LVbFgVRJhBS1Y5cZ6

24/12/2020

Okay folks, here it is, the last in the blog series and it's from the lovely Rob F! Thank you so much for all your contributions of music, thought, prayer, meditation, art, and verse - they have all been beautiful in their own diverse and creative ways!

https://reviveleeds.wordpress.com/2020/12/24/24th-day-of-advent-the-caesar-augustus-connection/

An early Feliz Natal to you all!

By Rob F.Caesar Augustus was the Roman Emperor at the time of the birth of Jesus. He was the first Roman Emperor after Rome ceased to be a Republic. His Great uncle was Julius Caesar and became his…