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Contents
EDITORIAL
Chris Cartwright – best and worst of times
NEWS
from Elim and the wider church
MY CORONAVIRUS BATTLE
Mark McClurg tells how he’s spreading the gospel after winning his fight against Covid
LIFE ON THE FRONT LINE
Hospital chaplains Carolyn Castle and Debbie Howard share their experiences
A CHALLENGING & AMAZING TIME
Direction speaks to Chris Cartwright
DROP, COVER AND HOLD ON!
Mark Pugh reckons Covid-19 isn’t over
LIMITLESS FESTIVAL ONLINE
This year’s virtual festival was great but it’s not the future, says Tim Alford
THE PRESENCE LED LIFE
Duncan Clark tells how the presence of God is the main thing, but it wasn’t always!
PASTORS DRIVEN BY HOLY SPIRIT
Brian Madden, Matt Timms & Paul Hobson felt God lead them to run drive-in church
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR!
Crewkerne Community Church helped hundreds of vulnerable people in lockdown
BACK IN CHURCH...
Two Elim pastors explain why they reopened their churches to socially-distanced worship
ZOOMING IN ON ALPHA
Elim churches found an inventive way to continue discipleship during lockdown
GIROUD BECOMES ALPHA MALE
Chelsea striker Oliver Giroud joined thousands on an online Alpha Course
GET READY FOR A NEW SEASON
Lockdown inspires Aspire’s Leanne Mallet
OUR THEOLOGY DOESN’T HELP
The Church must listen to those with mental health issues, explains Patrick Regan
WE LIVE IN CHALLENGING TIMES
Writes CARE Chairman Lyndon Bowring
BOOK CLUB
IT’S OK TO BE DEVASTATED
Malcolm Duncan on handling grief
WHY CONTEXT IS KING
We can’t go back to church as if nothing has happened, argues Gary Gibbs
MAKING GREAT CONNECTIONS
Mark Lyndon-Jones tackled technology and now has a new growing online community
THERE’S HOPE AMONG SORROW
The world going into lockdown hasn’t stopped the work of Elim Missions
THE COVID QUESTIONS
Elim pastors share their thoughts in an Answers special
HOW YOU REALLY CAN DO IT
God removed our stabilisers so we can step out in faith, reckons MPower’s Gordon Allan
AND FINALLY
With John Lancaster
