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WHAT
IS LIQUID?
‘…For
if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the
Jews will arrive from another place, but you and your fathers family
will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position
for such a time as this?’
( Esther 4:14)
The band ‘Narrowpath’ grew out of an involvement with
the mission group Christian Surfers UK, seeking to express our collective
faith through music to the surfing community of Cornwall. Over the
last 24 months, the vision has enlarged to focus on Cornwall as
a County, regardless of tribe, generation or doctrinal belief.
The eight members of the group represent four different churches
within Cornwall (Elim, Baptist, AOG and Independent), and the ‘non-denominational’
nature has always been a key part of all that has happened. The
heart of all that we do, write, play and produce, is driven by a
shared relationship with Jesus Christ and we are based on, grounded
in, and committed to the notion of seeing our collective faith shared
with the unchurched community in Cornwall.
Spilling out of a desire to take our faith to the wider community
has been a recognition that Cornwall is relatively barren in terms
of high-quality worship events. There are pockets – key churches
with a heart to see a dynamic expression of their faith in a corporate
setting, but very little that seeks to bring the wider church together
and directly impact the culture we live in. We see worship much
the same as we see prayer – when people worship God, he responds.
We also believe that over time, starting to move our ‘worship’
out of safe, church-based environments will create a space that
will allow believers and non-believers to engage with God together
without feeling uncomfortable, and creates a really exciting setting
for Him to move by his Spirit.
Liquid is aimed at Christians and non-Christians alike, does not
(or tries not to) look or sound like ‘church’, is outreach
in nature, and will strive to carry all the professionalism and
impact of a high-profile, ‘big-name’ event, all on a local
level. The events themselves are as much about sharing the gospel
in a relevant way as they are about moving beyond our denominations
and collectively working together to support the spiritual needs
of a County. We are seeking to work alongside existing initiatives
with a similar vision, all-be-it a different form of expression.
Liquid is a journey, seeking over time to become a creative expression
of the infectious love of Jesus through a programme of gatherings
that will ultimately change lives. It is not bound by generation,
denomination or location, and, by being deliberately uncomplicated,
Liquid seeks to humbly grow God’s kingdom – working with
the local church to see the Holy Spirit lead many people to Christ.
It is important to say that Liquid is not about ‘Narrowpath’,
but simply about Jesus. It is just one of (what will hopefully become)
a number of relevant expressions of our collective faith, joining
with all the other amazing things God is currently doing in the
County to see significant positive change in the lives of everyone
who lives here.
LIQUID AIMS:
• To develop a God-centred, culturally relevant outreach/worship
events in Cornwall, with the purpose of encouraging Christians of
all generations to unite in worship
• To create an appropriate culturally relevant expression of
the Christian faith for the un-churched community
• To bring Christians from around Cornwall together and to
get churches to work together on something that will impact the
county.
• To use venues all over Cornwall that are not necessarily
connected to churches, such as town halls, music venues, nightclubs,
etc.
• To create an inspiring and culturally relevant environment
to engage with God, and to see him respond
• To see people added to the Kingdom of God
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