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BUZZAMBASSADORS

CREATING A BUZZ

WHEREVER WE GO

THE ARTOF BUZZ

This is a vision to ignite you into being all you were designed to be – the best you could ever be.

It’s a vision to see you expecting great things from your God, confident in His grace and favour, allowing His dream for the world to capture your imagination and heart.

It’s a vision to see you move from just being a Buzz Creator to becoming a Buzz Connector, connecting people to the heart of God , to each other, to His family and to their God-given future.

It’s a vision to see many become Buzz Ambassadors, using all of their talents and giftings to become fire-starters, forerunners and future leaders of the greatest movement our world has ever seen – the real Church in motion! This, Hope City, is The Art Of Buzz.

Dave and Jenny GilpinSenior Pastors

OUR VISION - TO BE A LIFE CHANGING CHURCH BRINGING

HOPE THE BUZZ TO GREAT BRITAIN AND THE WORLD.

Dave & Jenny

Hi!Hi!

hope city Food CHURCH

WELCOME TO

HOPE CITY FC

FoodGlorious

FoodThey once said to Jesus - ‘John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the

disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.’ (Luke 5:33)

Jesus and his disciples had gained a reputation for liking food. So much so, the ‘religious’ people made the claim that Jesus was ‘a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ (Luke 7:34).

I suspect if it wasn’t for all of the walking they did, the disciples would have had a slight problem with their weight! Their reputation wasn’t helped by the first ever miracle of

Jesus – the turning of water into 600 litres of wine. Why did Jesus do that? What was it about Jesus love of ‘parties’ that gained him his warped reputation?

He used food to cement his relationship with Matthew the tax collector and to bridge the gap with all his ‘mates’. (Luke 5:27-31). He used food to affirm salvation with Zacchaeus (Luke 19:5-10). He used food to commemorate the

Passover and to say his goodbye to his disciples at ‘The Last Supper’, and he used food – a good, hearty fry up - to reinstate Peter back into the fold.

Jesus mission was clear – ‘to seek and save that which was lost’ (Luke 19:10). And now his method was clear – to use miracles (to capture the imagination) and food (to pave the way). Food, glorious food was the ‘Jesus Way’ of reaching out. And we must do the same!

Listen to the full version on iTunes: Dave Gilpin Podcasts - Buzz Inc. & Food Inc. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/hope-city-church-dave-gilpin/

BUZZCREATORS

HOPE CITY FC

5. It subconsciously links you with comfort and joy – and that can only be a good thing.

6. It lends itself to stories, not soundbites. Your narrative is your greatest friend to seeing others wanting what you’ve got.

7. Everyone gets hungry. With over 21 opportunities a week and over 1000 meals a year, there are a lot of conversations to be had!

THE Theology

FAMILY(Transformation)

of food

OUR VISION - TO BE A FAITH FILLED CHURCH

LEADING PEOPLE EVERYWHERE to discover

the journey of their god given destiny.through food

WELCOME TO HOPE CITY FC...HOPE CITY FOOD CHURCHPS. A good exercise routine must accompany the vision above otherwise who comes to Hope City Church will become far too noticeable!

1. Everyone is up for a meal. A lot of people who would say “no” to attending a church event would say “yes” if invited out for a meal with you!

2. It makes you real. Food is a relaxer and shows off more of the real you.

3. It frees up the conversation. Food makes it less one tracked, less direct, more free flowing and much easier to do. It’s agenda free.

4. It’s an act of generosity. It’s a present – a gift in a culture that finds it hard to receive gifts.

NOW!Here’s the

SCIENTIFIC BIT

FOOD(CONNECTION)

FAITH(Attraction)

FRIENDSHIP(COMMUNICATION)

FREEDOM(REVELATION)

FAMILY(Transformation)

THE REAL CHURCH GROWTH MODEL2o2o

YOUR FUTURE FRIENDS ARE HERE!

Your Shout!

OUR FUTURE IS HERE

YOUR HOME IS HERESUPER SUNDAY SERVICES

YOUR HEART IS HERECONNECT HOUSE PARTY

YOUR CHURCH IS HERESUPER SUNDAY OPEN HOUSE

YOUR FAMILY IS HERECONNECT HOUSE PARTYWITH FOOD AND QUIZFRIENDS,

MOVIES, DRINKS, SNACKS & CHATYOU ARE HERE

Your Shout!

THE REAL PATH TO CHURCH GROWTH2o2o

it all starts with

OUR VISION - TO BE A FAITH FILLED CHURCH

LEADING PEOPLE EVERYWHERE to discover

the journey of their god given destiny.

OVER 25 Congregations by 2o2oCity Hearts in 1o cities (incl Europe and Africa)Night of Honour in 1o citiesMegacentres in 1o Cities15oo seater megaplex in sheffieldNational Television influence across Britain

The best way we could think of to bring you our dream of expanding across Great Britain and the world was to draw you a diagram. Things may change and places may vary so please take this as more of our intention than a absolute promise. (PHEW!)

OUR VISION 2o2o

London

Liverpool

Accra

Leeds

ZURICH

KUALA LUMPUR

CHESTER

KUMaSI

TAKORADI

YORK

WHARFEDALE

OUR VISION: TO BE A WORLD IMPACTING CHURCH.RESOURCING THE NAT ION AND THE NATIONS.

(with Buzz Ambassadors!)

HOPECITY

Sheffield

Birmingham

Lancashire

NewcastleFrankfurt

London

Liverpool

Accra

Leeds

ZAMBIA

BARBADOS

Nottingham

Preston

ChorleyBlackburn

Lancaster

Blackpool

EDINBURGH

ZURICH

Athens BUDAPEST

KUALA LUMPUR

YORK

WHARFEDALE WAKEFIELD

STRASBOURG HOPE CITY FOUNDATION 2o2oIf you’d like to give DECISIVELy to our 2o2o vision,

you can do so through the Hope City Foundation – an account set up specifically for 2o2o. You may give

annually, a one off gift or include it in your will. Please mark the envelope provided with

‘Hope City Foundation’.

BUZZAMBASSADORS

SUPER SUNDAY

OPEN HOUSEOnce a month

we’ll be sharing on subjects like relatioNships and personaliTY TyPES as well as having guest singers and themes. It’s designed for invitation and includes a Whizz Kids Party every time.

W e ’l l h av e c o o l i n v i tat i o n s f o r yo u t o h a p p i ly g i v e o u t t o e v e r yo n e yo u k n o w .

Fresh Prayer from 10–10:30am. Fresh coffee and donuts from 10:30am–11:00am ready for our 11:00am Super Sunday service to begin! Fresh!

B e c a u s e m a n y o f o u r l e a d e r s c a m e f r o m b e i n g a s t u d e n t , w e ’ r e h o t a b o u t r a i s i n g u p

a n e w g e n e r a t i o n o f l e a d e r s a n d i n f l u e n c e r s .

T . N . RF R I D A Y S

A vibrant service with down to earth preaching, that seeks to make church accessible for even more professionals, couples, families, students and young adults in Leeds. It’s a great service to introduce friends to church life no matter what chapter of life you’re in. Free Entry and refreshments make it the perfect Friday.

R U N N I N G E V E R Y F R I D A Y N I G H T I N M A N Y C I T I E S , T N R F R I D A Y S

A R E D E S I G N E D T O C R E A T E A B U Z Z A M O N G S T Y O U N G A D U L T S ,

U N I V E R S I T Y & C O L L E G E S T U D E N T S .

THE LOWDOWNFour Times a year we’ll be having baptisms, where people follow Christ in an act of dedication to God.

On the Wedensday night preceeding we’ve got ‘The Lowdown’ – all about baptism and a chance to get

baptised in the Spirit.

B u z z i n g

FRIDAY NIGHTSERVICES

In Leeds

ConnectConnectThe small group network of Hope City Church with two alternating pro-grams to build friendship and family.

Connect and GrowChat, prayer and desserts to create faith, family and future.

Connect House PartiesUniting our friends with our guests for dinner mixed with games, quizzes, comedy & more food .

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H E A R T & S O U LN I G H T S

Your opportunity to join the leadership revolution and volunteer army of Hope

City Church. From working creatively with our worship and creative arts teams to hosting and connecting all of our new

people and visitors into their destiny.

God is changing hundreds of lives every week and behind every changed life is someone giving their heart and soul. Oversight -

Dave and Jenny GilpinChris and Gosia DenhamColin and Beth BloisRoger and Anna Davies Louise and Chris DaviesPaul and Jeannie Benger (from Life Church, Chesterfield)

ALL OF THIS alongside our Friends of the Vision two night course to get people closer to the vision of Hope City, our ‘She Is’ womens nights, our ‘Partners in the Vision’ nights and our 48

hour ‘Super Fasts’, you’ll experience an acceleration in your life like never before!

ONE NIGHT

ONLYT w i c e a y e a r , w e ' ’ v e g o t o u r n e w O n e N i g h t O n l y C o u r s e s*

(The number of courses varies by location. Our Senior Pastor Dave Gilpin will be touring The Leadership Academy Night School across Hope City.)

The Money Course reducing debt and maximising your cashLeadership Academy Night School An introduction to LeadershipMarriage Matters Resolving conflict and strengthening the bondPractical Parenting Raising champion childrenBusiness Class taking it to the next level in businessEncounter Night healing, wholeness and baptism in the Spirit

C O U R S E S

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B u z z i n g

In Leeds

WHAT WILL YOU GIVE THIS SEPTEMBER.. .

RISE&BUILDFRIDAY 28 & SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2012

(AND SUNDAY 7 OCTOBER)

The Rise and Build offering is one of our two annual offerings in Hope City. It’s a purpose driven offering, specifically linked to our buildings and future facilities.

OUR GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO RAISE £150,000 ACROSS ALL OUR CONGREGATIONS. £75,000 will be to reduce our mortgage on our Sheffield and Leeds Megacentres.

£75,000 will be to create a new Megacentre for our Liverpool Congregation.

We’ve seen a building next to Liverpool One - in the heart of Liverpool that’s ready for leasing but will need a new internal layout. It’s a perfect address for Hope City - and it’s through this place (that used to be a

mission for seafarers) that we could see incredible growth and outstanding outreach.

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FABULOUS 2012

FEATURING: Vicki Simpson (C3 Oxford Falls, Sydney), Dr Robi Sondergregger (Family Psychologist, Brisbane), Dave and Jenny Gilpin, plus worship from HopeCity.

THE NEW AWAKENING

9-10 NOVEMBER THE HEART OF HOPE CITY GATHERS TO WITNESS THE UNVEILING OF A BRAND NEW ERA

PLUS FABULOUS

KIDS EXPERIENCE

WITH FUN AT THE CIRCUS