Christianity essentially is the name of the movement of people who follow Jesus.
We believe that Jesus was the Son of God, sent by God to set us free from the sin (all the wrong that we do that separates us from God) by dying on the cross. We believe that by doing just that, and rising to life 3 days later, he gives us all the chance to be forgiven and start afresh. We try to live lives that follow what he said and did.
While its true that to be a Christian you don’t have to go to church, it is nigh on impossible to survive as one without others around you. We believe that its important to spend time worshipping God (basically giving him the glory that we believe He deserves), its important to grow in relationship with God and each other, and its important to put others before yourself. All of these things are very difficult to do on your own, and much better to get from belonging to a church which ultimately functions like a family – where we look out for each other, and help each other to grow.
What we’re trying to do with Soul connect is provide something that will help young people to connect with each other, and ensure that their souls are fed with good nourishing fare!
The aim behind the Soul Connect website is to create a space where young people from different churches can connect, find out about the latest events – both united events, and within individual churches, find some stuff to inspire and make them think, and generally remind them that there are a whole load of people out there who love Jesus and want to make him known to the world! It’s also going to be a place where youth leaders can come for ideas, information and resources. There will be space to share and get advice, as well as opportunity to advertise and share any good stuff going on in their church.
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