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Novo UK in action.
Bringing God’s Kingdom to Earth.
A Deeper Hospitality
This is the deepest, truest form of hospitality: using our homes as places where the transformative power of the gospel meets our brokenness and we together move towards Christ.
The Gospel Works Everywhere!
Our team in Essex, England, has a vision. And it’s a big vision. We want to share the gospel generously, raise up disciples and churches with a “great commission vision,” and help these communities multiply across the UK. And we want to do this until we can genuinely say that there is no place left where people have not heard the gospel, been invited to follow Jesus, and welcomed into his Church.
God is drawing people to himself, and our team is committed to finding these people and investing in them.
God Dwells with His People
The world’s people are rapidly moving to cities, so much so that studies predict that 3 billion will be city-dwellers by 2050. A United Nations projection suggests that global population growth between now and 2030 will be seen exclusively in urban areas, mostly in Africa and Asia.
So if we want as many people as possible to hear the good news about Jesus, cities are a great place to set up shop.
In the Waiting
Waiting. More often than not, it’s a negative thing. It’s hard. It’s uncomfortable. … Why is it uncomfortable? Why is waiting for something – anything! – so nerve-wracking? … Is anyone else tired of waiting?
Discovering the Bible
I decided to make some changes to my ministry approach. No longer would I only seek to teach others about the Bible, but I'd begin inviting people from my community to discover the Bible with me. I’d pray for persons of peace whom the Father was drawing to Himself, and seek to help them unpack and apply the truths of the Bible.
More Than Just ‘Prophet-Isa’
Throughout the day, I was humbled to experience people stopping and listening, sharing and discussing, and even letting me bless them in prayer.
But I will never forget the one encounter I had with Mohammed, a Muslim who was walking home after studying for the day. He said, “I have always found the subject of Jesus interesting . . . because we see him as a prophet.”