!Audacious Church
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Josh Cocker and his family have recently moved to Sheffield to start a new branch of !Audacious Church. We caught up with him to find out more.
Tell us what’s happening with !Audacious Church.
!Audacious Church was started by our senior pastors, Glyn and Sophia Barrett fourteen years ago in Central Manchester. Since then it’s been a miracle in motion as God has expanded our church across multiple locations.
Audacious means to be bold, fearless, daring, unrestrained by convention, original and cheeky! This is the kind of church we feel called to be as we demonstrate our extraordinary God to the world.
We are passionate about reaching a lot of people and giving every person an opportunity to hear the gospel and encounter God for themselves. We want to be a church where people can find home, where they can truly belong, grow, connect and serve!
How have you found connecting with other leaders around Sheffield?
Over the last few months I have really enjoyed meeting many different church leaders across Sheffield. They have all been incredibly welcoming, very generous with their time, their words and their encouragement.
We have really felt a willingness for relationship, that we’re coming into strong fertile ground, where leaders are for the whole Church and desire to champion and work with each other.
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How can we pray for you and the church family?
We arrived in Sheffield from Manchester at the end of August, which has been a big transition for myself, my wife and two young boys. So please pray for our family as we settle in.
For us as a church, please pray for:
God’s favour as we move forward with finding venues, and starting to meet together in Sheffield.
Many new people added as we get more opportunities to share the gospel.
Great provision of resources to establish the church and expand our reach.
