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Finding Faith Afresh

Diane Louise Jordan interviews Alpha Course pioneer Rev Nicky Gumbel, and visits churches taking new initiatives to invite people in.

Diane Louise Jordan interviews Alpha Course pioneer Rev Nicky Gumbel, and visits churches taking new initiatives to invite people in. The bishop and archbishop of Liverpool lead a joint prayer for International Day of Peace, and hymns from around the UK include 10,000 Reasons, In Christ Alone and Here is Love.

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Music Played

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  • Robert Lowry

    Here is Love, Vast as the Ocean

    Orchestra: King鈥檚 Church Praise Band. Choir: Congregation of King鈥檚 Church, Newport. Lyricist: William Rees. Lyricist: William Edwards (Translation).

    Tune: Dim Ond Iesu (from Caneuon Ffydd)

  • Tim Hughes

    The Greatest Day In History (O Happy Day)

    Choir: Congregation of All Saints Church. Orchestra: Worship Band of All Saints Church. Conductor: Noel Tredinnick.

  • Matt Redman and Jonas Myrin

    10,000 Reasons

    Performer: Matt Redman and band.

  • Martin Smith

    I Could Sing of Your Love

    Performer: Martin Smith.

  • Charles Hutchinson Gabriel

    What a Wonderful Change (Since Jesus Came Into My Heart)

    Choir: Choirs and Congregation of St Thomas鈥檚 Church. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. Lyricist: Rufus H. McDaniel.

  • Pete James

    What A Friend We Have In Jesus

    Performer: Pete James. Lyricist: Joseph Scriven.

  • Stuart Townend and Keith Getty

    In Christ Alone

    Performer: Stuart Townend and Keith Getty. Lyricist: Stuart Townend and Keith Getty.

Factsheet for Sunday 21st September 2014

This programme looks at initiatives taken by churches to invite new people in. Music from across the UK includes Welsh Revival hymn听Here Is Love, Vast As The Ocean, Tim Hughes' Oh Happy Day, and Stuart Townend & Keith Getty's In Christ Alone. Plus,听Matt Redman performs 10,000 Reasons, Martin Smith sings I Could Sing Of Your Love, and Pete James has a first 麻豆官网首页入口 broadcast of听What A Friend We Have In Jesus.

Interviewees and Contributors

The new Bishop of Liverpool, Rt Rev Paul Bayes, describes the reasons for launching at the end of September.

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The Newest Methodist Church in the country 鈥� 鈥� is up and running, welcoming in new members with coffee, cake and new songs. Before being invited, newcomer Gill Clayton hadn鈥檛 been to church regularly since childhood.

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At , leader of the popular and nationally recognised , Rev Nicky Gumbel, reflects on Alpha's success and explains how it has changed over the last 25 years

was turned around from near-closure to now thriving church in just four years, led by vicar Archie Coates. New church member Elisha Phillips describes how being welcomed into church has changed her.

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Retired magician Des Hawkins found vibrant Christian faith thanks to a party invitation from a neighbour in West Sussex. He now puts his faith into practice by volunteering at the .

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The summer conference inspires Christians to make a difference in their communities. It led to one group of friends establishing what they call a '鈥� in Halifax, West Yorkshire.

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The programme ends with a special prayer to mark International Day of Peace for which Songs of Praise brought together the new Anglican Bishop and Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool 鈥� the first time the two leaders have met face to face 鈥� both new in their jobs this year.听 The prayer is adapted from words written by , the international Catholic movement for peace.

Credits

Presenter Diane Louise Jordan
Producer Mark Warburton
Series Producer Matthew Napier
Executive Producer David Taviner

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