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Subject: "Serious About Transformation" eNews: May 2014
 | Welcome!......to the May edition of "Serious About Transformation" - the regular monthly eNews from Tearfund's IMPACT UK Team.
We hope that you found April's edition of interest & that this communication will follow in that vein.
From inspirational stories to resources & events, there's plenty for everyone this month....but do please tell us if there's anything, specifically, that you would like covered in future editions.
To find out more about us, what we do & how we do it, just click HERE & visit us online.
With many blessings,
The IMPACT UK Team
(e-mail us at: team.impactuk@tearfund.org)
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FREE Leadership and Team Development Opportunities. Are you keen to develop your leadership skills and invest in your team?
We are offering one-to-one coaching sessions for leaders and Myers Briggs Workshops for you and your team.
Click the picture above for Zoe's short introductory video.
If you are interested in either of these opportunities please contact Zoe Hayes at zoe.hayes@tearfund.org | The "Pursuing Transformation" Tour - starts 9th July 2014
The first in our series of "tour" events is on Wednesday July, 9th at Life Church, Wirral.
Why not join us as, together, we explore a fresher and deeper understanding of personal, church and community transformation. We want to support and equip you in your calling to see individuals thrive and communities flourish.
Our key-note speakers include David Westlake and Darrell Tunningley.
 David is Tearfund's Integral Mission Director. He directs Soul Action, is a member of the Hope leadership team, a trustee of Soul Survivor, and co-chair of the Cinnamon Network.
 Darrell is a former drug dealer, addict and convicted armed robber. God broke dramatically into his life and Darrell is now at the forefront of community mission. He is also part of the senior leadership of Hope Corner Community Church. During the afternoon we will be looking at how we can be a transformational presence: personally, through our churches and in the nation. To find out more about this event (& others as they become available) and to book your ticket:
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Meet Morgan - Oxfordshire's Inspiring Entrepreneur!
Tearfund's partner "Innovista" is working with young people in Barton, a deprived estate on the edge of Oxford. Here they tell us about Morgan, one of the young people there who has had his life transformed, and has now been recognised as Oxfordshire's Inspiring Entrepreneur...When we first met Morgan, 15, he was obsessed with video games. He would play them for up to 12 hours straight. using school as a place to catch up on sleep! Jem, Thrive's Team Leader, began meeting with Morgan every week and to help him become more sociable. Morgan's next goal was to start his own business. But growing up in Barton, where many face unemployment, Morgan didn't feel like his ideas matched up to reality. 'No one in my family has a job. About half of the adults I know are unemployed.'
Jem challenged Morgan to think of business ideas that he could start. So Morgan came up with an idea to develop pop-up
restaurants. He's catered for three events so far.
And he's not keeping the money for himself!
Instead, Morgan wants to build two houses for families living in poverty in the Philippines.
He says, 'If I can change someone's life forever on the other side of the world, then I can definitely change my own.'
In March, along with 1800 people, Morgan was at the 2014 Oxfordshire Youth Awards.
52 young people were nominated for the Inspiring Entrepreneur Award.
But there was only one winner - Morgan! | 
Regional Events
The Cinnamon Network invites you to participate in one of its 30 Regional Events hosted by local churches to inspire and resource you in community development. Come and find out about our menu of 25 best practice church-based community projects and the funding of £1,500-£3,000 that is available for your church. To find out where your nearest event is and to register for your FREE place CLICK HERE | Bits & Pieces...From time to time we come across lots of interesting bits & pieces that may, or may not, be of interest/use to you in your own local contexts.
Below are links to some of what we've come across this month:
Employment Vacancy: Green Pastures, the national Christian Social Enterprise that provides homes for the homeless and those in most need, has an opening for a Financial Director - click HERE for more information.
Events: Renowned Christian community activist Dave Andrews is coming to Birmingham on Thursday, May 15th to talk about growing Christ-like communities as a way to mend our brokenness.
To find out more about "Love thy neighbour? Ancient wisdom for our challenging times" click HERE
External links are selected and reviewed when newsletter is published. However, the IMPACT UK Team is not responsible for the content of external websites. This is because: - we do not produce them or maintain/update them
- we cannot change them
- they can be changed without our knowledge or agreement.
Some of our external links may be to websites which also offer commercial services, such as online purchases.
The inclusion of a link to an external website from this newsletter should not be understood to be an endorsement of that website or the site's owners (or their products/services). | | | | | | |
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