Would you like to join our Book Club?  It's an opportunity for men to read, or listen to, good books for exploring, deepening and challenging us in a life with God. It’s taken at a gentle pace to allow time to reflect, about 2-3 pages a day. Interested?  Read on to find out more, sign up for our regular email updates and join our Book Club WhatsApp chat!

What to expect

We (Steve Braithwaite and Tim Patten) will send out a weekly reminder of the reading (e.g. it’s chapter 3 this week), so we can keep roughly together in reading and engaging in any online discussions. We’ll also include links to optional extra resources such as podcast episodes and articles that you may find helpful. 

We plan to use WhatsApp for discussions and weekly information, and to meet up in person after every month of reading (with possible Zoom meeting for those who can’t make it in person) to chat over our thinking and experience with the book’s content. The dates for the monthly in person meetings for this first book are the Tuesdays 6th May, 3rd June, 1st July. If you would like to join our WhatsApp chat please click here. Please be aware that by clicking the link and joining, you are giving permission for others in the chat to have access to your mobile number. 

Our first book

Our first book is Practicing the Way (apologies for the American spelling of Practising) by John Mark Comer. It’s readily available online and also on e-readers and as an audio book. We plan to start reading in mid-April.

Here’s a selection of testimonials in the book:

"I love John Mark Comer's vision for life-to be with Jesus, become more like him, and aspire to do what Jesus would do. This book can help us all in our own walk with Jesus." -- Nicky Gumbel, Pioneer of Alpha

"In this spacious, eminently readable volume, John Mark Comer meditates on how Christian discipleship is, at its root, the radical task of becoming an apprentice of Jesus-to be with him, to become like him, and to do as he did. The deceptively simple call is to take Jesus at his word, to open ourselves fully to him, to organize our schedules, our routines, our study, our daily practices around him, and, by doing so, to become people who can do as he would in our day and our culture. Comer's experiences as a pastor, teacher, thinker, and an apprentice himself are helpfully on display here. Sit with this book slowly and let it be your guide into a life of apprenticeship to Jesus." -- Tish Harrison Warren, Anglican priest and author of Liturgy of the Ordinary and Prayer in the Night

"In Practicing the Way, John Mark Comer offers us a portrait of following Jesus that is as profound and compelling as it is simple. Be prepared to take an honest look at your own life habits and prayerfully ask, What kind of person am I becoming and Is it more like Jesus or less? Here you will find a beautiful picture of the kind of life Jesus envisioned for his followers and a practical pathway to experience it for yourself." -- Tim Mackie, co-founder of BibleProject

"This is the book that I want everyone in my church to read. It is an invitation deeper for the lifelong follower of Jesus, and the perfect primer for the new believer. Somehow, in a way only John Mark can do, he has plunged the depths of the gospel invitation in a way that is relatable, accessible, and readable for the everyday seeker." -- Tyler Staton, lead pastor of Bridgetown Church

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