Well done SistaSam. An excellent interview and so many wise words especially doing something new but always remembering your roots and connections. God bless you and the gang
BroBruce 😉
Amazing! Sam I love how you capture all the threads of Fresh Expressions, and show us how you’ve pulled them together into God’s work in Eastfield and Scarborough, with solid foundations and lasting supports. You’ve done this so well with your special charisma and personality, which may inspire others to use all or part of this video in their own presentations of how God’s work is and can be done.
Thanks so much for your inspiration.
Sandra x
Sam, such a fantastic article, well done! it’s so great to see you on this interview showing everyone how fresh expressions works, this will be so encouraging to others. I remember the first time I met you at our church; your warmth and welcoming and also your vision for scarborough! It’s now so wonderful to see that vision become a reality! I grew up In Eastfield initially and at that time went to church there and Sunday school in the vicarage (which is now Westway Open Arms) it is therefore even more amazing to see all this work and how you and the team are reaching out to people. If you haven’t grown up with going to a church it can be so daunting like you’ve said! Even If you have I love the way that you and your team use different ways to engage in faith and show how this can help everyone in their lives. It is an approach that fits in so well with modern life and the challenges we all face. You have such a special gift and I know on a personal level how much you’ve helped my family and I and so many people around the town! Scarborough is blessed to have you! I’m sure you’ll encourage so many other people with the scarborough deanery story!
Caroline x
Thanks so much Sam. Wonderful to read of all that is going on. I remember talking with you when this was all beginning. Love the way in which people are growing in discipleship by getting involved in missional life.
It has been such a joy to witness the work of the Fresh Expressions
team in Scarborough. I have had the opportunity to join the team as
part of my training, as both a Pentecostal Bible College student and
more recently as an Anglican Ordinand.
I have seen true discipleship at work, where those that have been
discipled in hub groups are now discipling others. Personally some of
the most powerful reminders of what it is to be Church have been during
my time in Scarborough. The team engage with people on the beach,
Streets, homes and cafes; places and conversations where God has been
so present.
It has been inspiring to watch the work at East Field develop. This
‘Safe Haven’ truly meets the needs of its community, both practically,
emotionally and spiritually. It is most definitely a team effort with
Volunteers and clients being highly valued and learning from and with
each other.
The achievement of the Fresh Expressions team is testament to the fact
that everything is done from a place of prayer.I for one am looking
forward to watching how God impacts the lives of people in Scarborough
through the work of the team.
Just brilliant. Well done Sam.
Well done SistaSam. An excellent interview and so many wise words especially doing something new but always remembering your roots and connections. God bless you and the gang
BroBruce 😉
Really enjoyed this interview Samantha so proud of you, God Bless X
Wow! Is this really the teenager whom I prepared for Confirmation nearly 20 years ago. Of course it is!
See what God can do when someone responds, however hesitantly, to His call. ‘Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you’.
All from ‘Ossie and ‘Chad’s Club’ in Grove Hill, Middlesbrough. God’s Grace working with your gifts.
Fr. Geoff x
Amazing! Sam I love how you capture all the threads of Fresh Expressions, and show us how you’ve pulled them together into God’s work in Eastfield and Scarborough, with solid foundations and lasting supports. You’ve done this so well with your special charisma and personality, which may inspire others to use all or part of this video in their own presentations of how God’s work is and can be done.
Thanks so much for your inspiration.
Sandra x
Sam, such a fantastic article, well done! it’s so great to see you on this interview showing everyone how fresh expressions works, this will be so encouraging to others. I remember the first time I met you at our church; your warmth and welcoming and also your vision for scarborough! It’s now so wonderful to see that vision become a reality! I grew up In Eastfield initially and at that time went to church there and Sunday school in the vicarage (which is now Westway Open Arms) it is therefore even more amazing to see all this work and how you and the team are reaching out to people. If you haven’t grown up with going to a church it can be so daunting like you’ve said! Even If you have I love the way that you and your team use different ways to engage in faith and show how this can help everyone in their lives. It is an approach that fits in so well with modern life and the challenges we all face. You have such a special gift and I know on a personal level how much you’ve helped my family and I and so many people around the town! Scarborough is blessed to have you! I’m sure you’ll encourage so many other people with the scarborough deanery story!
Caroline x
Thanks so much Sam. Wonderful to read of all that is going on. I remember talking with you when this was all beginning. Love the way in which people are growing in discipleship by getting involved in missional life.
It has been such a joy to witness the work of the Fresh Expressions
team in Scarborough. I have had the opportunity to join the team as
part of my training, as both a Pentecostal Bible College student and
more recently as an Anglican Ordinand.
I have seen true discipleship at work, where those that have been
discipled in hub groups are now discipling others. Personally some of
the most powerful reminders of what it is to be Church have been during
my time in Scarborough. The team engage with people on the beach,
Streets, homes and cafes; places and conversations where God has been
so present.
It has been inspiring to watch the work at East Field develop. This
‘Safe Haven’ truly meets the needs of its community, both practically,
emotionally and spiritually. It is most definitely a team effort with
Volunteers and clients being highly valued and learning from and with
each other.
The achievement of the Fresh Expressions team is testament to the fact
that everything is done from a place of prayer.I for one am looking
forward to watching how God impacts the lives of people in Scarborough
through the work of the team.