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Feature Article #1

Be Confident Of This…

Dave Gilpin unveils his latest test of confidence surrounding the launch of the debut album form Hope City CHurch - ‘DEVOTED’. Turns out he had it all wrong but here’s his insight in to learning to value the beginings of great things in God.

Dave Gilpin | December 17th, 2008 | Continued

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Feature Article #2

Mind Map Series 1, Part 8

Welcome to Part 8 of Mindmap. Dave Gilpin has almost completed his keys to building the New Mind. He has been showing us in the previous podcasts the importance of being deliberate in your decision making. Being conscious of what you are doings. It’s all about the choices that we make at the Grand Central Station of the Will.

Media Team | November 20th, 2008 | Continued

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Feature Article #3

Head Games - What to do with the voices within

I admit it - at times I exhibit juvenile behaviour! Christmas has always been a favourite time of mine to relax, step out of the box and do some really silly things. As a minister, you have to be pretty grown up and pretty responsible most of the time, so on Christmas day, for many a year at around 2.30 in the afternoon, myself and my former associate pastor used to start giggling like two naughty school boys as we organised ourselves to make silly calls to members of the congregations who could possibly take a joke!

Dave Gilpin | November 13th, 2008 | Continued

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Feature Article #4

Obama, Brand and the BBC - A Cultural Revolution

What does Barrak Obama, Russell Brand and the BBC all have in common? Along with the full cast of Big Brother, they’re all winners or victims of a cultural revolution that’s happening all around us - The emergence of the ‘cult’ of personality! Add a good dose of celebrity and fame and you’ve got it - a revolution where your new best friend or your new worst enemy is someone you’ve never even met before.

Dave Gilpin | November 12th, 2008 | Continued

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Feature Article #5

The Naked Christian - Taking the covers off ‘a move of God’

To claim that something that happens in another city or another part of the world is a ‘move of God’ is to inadvertently state that what you’re personally experiencing is such a lower form of movement that, in comparison, looks like God isn’t really moving at all. This way of thinking has been reinforced by expressions like ‘God dropped in’ whenever someone has a special time with the Holy Spirit.

Dave Gilpin | October 8th, 2008 | Continued

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In 1991, Dave and Jenny Gilpin came from Australia to pioneer Hope City Church in Sheffield, England. Dave was born in England and went to Australia when he was 5 years old. (His parents followed after thinking he may need some looking after.)
After attending short term Bible colleges, Dave and Jen became Youth Pastors in [...]

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