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18 Sep
[09-01-12] The Olympics are Coming!
The world’s premier sporting event - the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics is coming to the UK! It’s not only coming to the UK but Loughborough will be hosting Team GB and the Japanese team in their preparation for the games.[02-11-11] Intro to Acts
We’ve just started our new series on the book of Acts.[18-09-11] Introducing the new hosting team
A little while ago I attending a social event where most people were strangers.[15-09-11] Vision for the Future
On Sunday I shared with everyone there some of the things that have been stirring in me over the 3 month sabbatical.[18-08-11] Coming to Loughborough in September?
We are really looking forward to meeting and hearing from you if you are coming to Loughborough this September! Students have been at the heart of Open Heaven since it began over 18 years ago and we are so excited to meet you all and invest into you for the next 3 years.[01-07-11] France Team Update
So much has happened since our last update! It’s been a real boost to the team to have Ali and Vicky back from Montgenevre and meeting with the team regularly again.[01-06-11] Club Mission FND
On Friday 20th May we had our first ever Club Mission FND.[04-04-11] Audio Intro to Clusters
At January's Vision Evening I talked about our plans to transition our non-student cells into clusters (our students made a similar transition in 2009).[10-03-11] Luxuries for Life 2011
I'm sure many of you will have enjoyed a pancake or three yesterday.[01-03-11] Become the next OH Student Worker
We're looking for a new student worker to develop our work amongst Loughborough's students and take it to the next level.
Introducing the new hosting team
A little while ago I attending a social event where most people were strangers. It was a weekend away and I turned up to a venue I didn't know, to a roomful of people who were new and felt like I was with friends I just hadn't met yet. The atmosphere, the welcome and the warmth of everyone I met was unusual and put me at ease right away. Here was a bunch of people who would be my friends its just they hadn't had the opportunity to get to know me before.
It left me thinking; could that same atmosphere, welcome and warmth be at Open Heaven gatherings? Yes of course it could! And I am planning on making it so. With a little help from some friends!
So the new OH Hosting team is born. Its a mix of welcome and hospitality as we have known it in a smart new package of team-t-shirts and paper cups (all of which we will recycle of course!). At OH1 there will be big thermos flasks of tea and coffee at the doors and an info point and at OH2 a fruit bar. And at every gathering there will be a sharp team of hosts helping to make you feel like you are in a room full of friends you haven't met yet.
There is no reason why Open Heaven gatherings can't be simply the most warm and friendly places you could go. After all, we are the church of Jesus Christ and he calls himself our friend.
Posted by: Naomi Light on Sunday Sep 18th, 2011
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