About this episode

The episode discusses themes of community building and spiritual growth based on the book of Mark.

Another helping of the book of Mark. Mark for Everyone - NT Wright (Paperback) ⁠⁠https://amzn.eu/d/03i2NZ5N⁠⁠ Jonny is Lead Pastor at ELC and Sarah is Head of Prayer & Leadership Development, as well as leading a national role for Elim as head of prayer. Moving on from last year's theme of Walking Well, they now look at how we Gather & Grow. You can listen to the Sunday talks at ELC that track the Around The Fire Podcasts here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1gsFbNeUkTaHBAac0_znNk59u_sN-lEM&si=WfT8ndNaepp2TIBc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Got questions? Drop us a line on podcast@elimlifechurch.co.uk or DM us on socials. We believe the Kingdom of God brings hope to the hopeless, freedom to the oppressed, provision to those in need, welcomes the stranger and invites us to share the good news of Jesus. Perhaps these things have felt like a dream and not a reality all of the time? In 2026, as we follow Jesus, we want to be an inspired community responding to this Holy invitation. It is a year to build on where we’ve been walking well. Now is the time to Gather & Grow. How do we Gather & Grow? Gathering - building community. From crowd to community. Our mission is…

People in this episode

Host: Jonny

Guest: Sarah

Topics covered

• Gathering community
• Growing in faith
• Kingdom of God
• Prayer and leadership
• Book of Mark

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ELC, Elim

Books & works: Mark for Everyone - NT Wright

Places: 2026

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