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Audio recordings
of the event
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to download
The Opening and Closing Worship and the talks by Peter Moger and Bishop Steven follow.
Please note that following files are large downloads and could therefore take a long time to download, depending on your connection speed:
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Worship changed lives!
Nearly 400 people from all over Sheffield Diocese gathered at Philadelphia Campus in Sheffield on Saturday 3rd October for the ninth Diocesan Development Day, entitled ‘Worship changes lives’. And worship did change lives as delegates encountered God in different ways throughout the day.
One person said afterwards : ‘I suddenly realized that I no longer had any back pain. No one had prayed for me; I had been healed during the worship.’ Others commented : ‘The day was full of riches – inspirational’. ‘A superb day.’ ‘The worship itself lifted the spirit.’
The Keynote Speaker was Revd Peter Moger, National Worship Development Officer, who spoke about formation and transformation. An encounter with God should not simply leave us with a rosy glow, but should inspire us to action as we go back out into our local communities. Indeed, we have a God who sends…his Son, the Holy Spirit, the first disciples, and now he sends us.
Delegates then had a choice of 22 different workshops, covering many aspects of worship as it relates to the mission of the Church.
The day opened and closed with acts of worship accompanied by a Music Group and Choir drawn from musicians from across the Diocese.
Later in the day, Bishop Steven drew all the themes together, setting out a vision for sustaining existing congregations but also beginning new ones. Reading again of the river flowing from the temple in Ezekiel 47, he reminded us that it is vital that worship is as good as it can be so that the river grows deeper and deeper. Where the river flows, there is life and good things grow up.
Downloadable audio recordings will be posted soon.
