Let’s be honest. Everyone likes to be noticed. There’s nothing worse than walking into a room full of strangers and feeling transparent. That creeping social awkwardness where you’re waiting to be spoken to, where the smiling acknowledgement from a friendly face just never materialises. That was the experience we’d previously had at other churches. The […]
Author Archives: Vanessa Kelada
Christian Medics’ Seminar – How do I live out my faith in medical school?
“I don’t think you should go to medical school. All the young guys I knew who pursued medicine ended up leaving their faith” – this was genuine advice given to me by an older Christian leader whom I respected while I was still doing pre-med back in college. I was torn when I heard it. […]
4 Reasons To Come To The CCC Weekend Away
The annual Christ City Church Weekend Away is 5th-7th November, and the early bird deadline is 10th October , so sign up now for the cheaper prices! If you are still undecided these are 4 great reasons I think you should come along. The weekend away will be… Fun: My enduring memory of any CCC weekend […]
Mountain by Bryan and Katie Torwalt
The first time I heard this song, it was during a time of sung worship when my wife and I were visiting a friend’s church in Los Angeles a few months back. I immediately fell in love with the song as it sings of remembering all of God’s goodness and grace when one reflects back […]
Seminar – Going Deeper: Mark – 8 Oct
Biblical scholars widely agree that the first three Gospel accounts found in the New Testament – Matthew, Mark, and Luke – are very similar, and that the fourth Gospel account, John, is quite different from the other three. For this reason, the first three are often referred to as a group under the title “Synoptic […]
7 top tips for adjusting to church life as a new parent
1. Think about your priorities and values Is church and the church family something you want to prioritise? Justin and I love Christ City Church and it’s a big part of our lives. We want to make sure this continues, and we really want Faye to grow up in the church family. I mentioned how […]
Adjusting to (church) life as a mum
A few weeks ago I went to the pub after the church service for the first time since Faye was born. That made me realise that we’re starting to find a ‘new normal’ for our lives. And that I’m now in a place where I have a bit of space in my head for something […]
Abortion – 5 reasons to engage
Abortion. A divisive word. But a significant current issue. We might be tempted to put our heads in the sand and not engage with this and there might be plenty of reasons why we could feel that way. For example: It’s none of my business what other people think. I don’t want to come across […]
Christ City Life: Engaging Online
There is a dog playing bongos on my phone. All those hours of truly pioneering engineering, hours of redesign, consultancy, product testing and retesting, budgeting and outright sheer creative brilliance from those engineers at Apple, and this is what I’m using my phone for. Dogs. Playing. Bongos. Sorry, Steve Jobs. It’s never been easier to […]
Serving Teams
A key part of belonging to the people of God is finding your place of service. The Apostle Paul famously likened the local church to a body saying that each member of the church has a unique and vital part to play if the body is to be healthy. So we encourage everyone to join […]