Leadership at the Threshold
2 December 2025
For leaders shaping unity and transformation in our towns and cities
If you're involved in church, charity, or city-wide mission, this day is for you.
Designed for those leading local movements or working on the ground in urban settings.
“In such a fast-changing and increasingly spiritually open world, the leadership of God’s Church is at a threshold moment. Old certainties are dying, and the new normal has yet to be formed. How, then, shall we lead in our communities, towns, and cities? What is now required of us?”
Paul and Sarah Williams will open up this subject from a biblical, historical, cultural and missional perspective.
Guest Speakers:
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Prof Paul Williams, CEO, Bible Society
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Dr Sarah Williams, Church Historian and Author
Hosted by:
Steve Jones (Oxford Community Church) & Roger Sutton (Gather Movement)
Venue: Oxford Community Church
Date: Tuesday 2 December 2025
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Cost: £39 (includes lunch and refreshments)
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New for 2026: City Leaders Training Programme
Equipping leaders. Transforming cities.
Jan–Dec 2026
We’re launching a brand-new one-year online training programme for those carrying a heart for unity and transformation where they live. Whether you're just stepping into leadership or have years of experience behind you, this journey is designed to equip you for greater impact.
This year-long training experience brings together leaders from across the UK who are hungry to see their towns and cities renewed through collaboration, prayer, and long-term vision.
Who is it for?
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Young, emerging leaders
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Experienced leaders looking for fresh vision
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City unity groups and steering teams
What you’ll gain
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Clarity in your calling
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Skills for unity-based leadership
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A 10-year vision plan for your city
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Encouragement through mentoring and connection
How it works
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Monthly Zoom calls (90 mins) from Jan–Dec 2026
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In-person retreat (Feb 2026)
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Personal coaching and mentoring
Key Topics include
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Leadership skills for city transformation
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Organisation and governance
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Theology of unity
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Social action and faith-sharing
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Civic engagement
Cost
£350 per person
Discounts available for city teams
If you’re ready to invest in your leadership and your city’s future, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact Kay for more info:
kaygrieves a_t gathermovement d_o_t org
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We’re excited to have a number of local Summits coming up over the next few weeks:
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Summit 2026 – early bird tickets now available!
8-9 June 2026
Oxford Community Church |
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Join us for our Gather Movement Learning Community.
Here’s a look at what's coming up.
Please register in advance
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9 OCT 2025 • THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL ACTION MAPPING
Hearing from Coventry Council on what part social action mapping of churches has played in supporting children and families *Please note, this LC is on a Thursday
Jane Moffatt - Coventry Council
Steve Elton - Hope Coventry |
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11 NOV 2025 • ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING
How can churches and church unity movements be more ambitious in addressing housing and homelessness
Ian Rutherford - Greater Manchester Homelessness Action Network |
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9 DEC 2025 • AFTER HOURS CRISIS MENTAL HEALTH CAFES
Hearing from the church and health organisations in Stockport about collaborating on After Hours Crisis Mental Health Cafes piloting a Greater Manchester Systems Leadership approach
Adrian Nottingham - Reach Stockport
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You can also catch-up on any Learning Communities that you missed by visiting our Learning Community Playlist of YouTube. |
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At Gather Movement, we’re always looking for tools that help churches remove barriers to unity and oneness. That’s why we’re excited to introduce Streamlingo – an innovative AI-powered translation tool that makes it easy to run multilingual church services without the need for specialist hardware or complicated tech.
Whether your congregation includes newcomers from Iran, Ukraine, South America or beyond, Streamlingo helps everyone engage more deeply with the message – straight from your sound desk to their smartphones, in real time.
And here’s the good news: Gather Movement is now the sole UK distributor for Streamlingo.
Why Streamlingo?
Built by People Who Understand Church
The team behind Streamlingo are not just developers – they’re active members of the Church themselves. They know that translation isn’t just technical – it’s relational.
Fast, Affordable, Flexible
Get started in minutes. No extra equipment needed. With prices starting at approx. £40/month, it’s the most affordable real-time AI translation option on the market.
Over 55 Languages
From English and Spanish to Farsi, Arabic, Russian, and many more—Streamlingo makes your message accessible to all.
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What Churches Are Saying about Streamlingo
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“The system is very easy for our media team to implement into our existing setup and operate.”
— Ramp Church, Manchester
“When we used Streamlingo for the first time, a member of our congregation came to us after the service. He is Iranian and was moved to tears. After three years in our church, he was finally able to understand the sermon.”
— Agape, Eschweiler
"It’s a dream. Very easy to set up and use. It really solved a big problem for us."
— Go Church, Manchester |
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Big Church Read - Bear Grylls ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told’
As Gather Movement, we love to talk about the spiritual transformation of our places, which normally includes things like sharing our faith. But when working across denominations and church streams, it can be a challenge to know exactly what that should look like!
But every now and again a resource comes along that a host of churches can get behind. In June, Gather Movement were involved in helping Bear Grylls launch his new book, The Greatest Story Ever Told, that re-tells the story of Jesus from five perspectives. The book, which hit the UK bestseller list, has been as engaging for those outside the Church as well as those within. His interview with Chris Evans about the book went viral!
Now many unity groups are preparing to join in with the Big Read which is using Bear’s book with bespoke content. Andy Frost, with the Gather team, is also exploring some live events with Bear at church unity groups starting with churches in Bournemouth this November.
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Join together in your place for a Harvest meal focused on social justice
There's still time to have a look at our latest Harvest resource Trussell tables with ideas to inspire your unity movement to come together with your local churches and wider community, and wrestle with the injustice of hunger in the UK.
Use a Harvest meal as a way to celebrate the compassion shown by your local churches, and together continue to support your local food banks or emergency food providers. Go deeper, and encourage people to explore and call for social justice. Invite your churches into conversation and to join in with our work towards a future where we can all afford life’s essentials – and no one has to depend on a food bank to survive.
Find bible studies, various engagement tools and other materials, professionally printed and delivered for free, to use in your Harvest events below.
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Tearfund Afghanistan Earthquake Appeal
⚠️Two earthquakes have hit Afghanistan. The first was on Sunday 31 August; an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 in eastern Afghanistan, leaving more than 1,400 people dead and 3,000 reported as injured. A second earthquake hit the region on Tuesday 2 September.
Many villages have been completely destroyed and roads have been blocked by landslides. In some places, people are having to dig their relatives out of the rubble with their bare hands.
Tearfund is a Christian charity coordinating with partners in eastern Afghanistan to respond and offer relief to the people affected.
Please donate to save lives and help people devastated by the earthquake: www.tearfund.org/afghanistan
Photo credit: Tearfund Partners |
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Our Vision is to see a unified Church working together across every city and town, to see social, cultural and spiritual transformation across the UK. We are grateful to God for how far the Movement has come but we still have a long way to go.
Could you, or your unity group, help us to deliver this vision by becoming a Gather Movement Supporter?
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