REAL LIVES 9 th – 13th October St John’s Church, Wimborne Introduction

If Christianity was a house, what kind of house would it be… Ancient? Modern? Towering? Crumbling? Inviting? Imposing? From the outside Christianity can look pretty strange. It can be hard to find a way in. But actually, like any house you need to see it from the inside. You can have a thousand preconceptions but there’s no substitute for coming in and taking the tour. Glen Scrivener, Real Lives host Events Wed 9th Oct, 7:30pm An evening with... General Tim Cross Thu 10th Oct, 2pm Afternoon tea with… Unlikely survivor Andy Turnbull Thu 10th Oct, 7:30pm An evening with… Professor Stuart Burgess Fri 11th Oct, 7:30pm Stand up comedy night with… Comedian Andy Kind Sat 12th Oct, 7:30pm An evening with… TV producer Sian Baker Sun 13th Oct, 10:30am Open Church service, with… Recovering addict Yvonne Edwards Wednesday 9th An evening with Major General Tim Cross

Major General Tim Cross is a former Director General of the UK Defence Supply Chain. He was awarded a CBE in the year 2000 honours list for the humanitarian effort with refugee camps in the aftermath of the . Latterly he was the Army adviser to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee.

Early in his army career, a trip to Jerusalem got him thinking about whether the stories about Jesus could be true, and then what that would mean for his involvement in the .

Come and hear Glen Scrivener in conversation with Major General Tim Cross about faith and leadership in the real world. 8pm start Refreshments from 7:30pm St John’s Church Free entry No need to book Thursday 10th Afternoon tea with Andy Turnbull Andy Turnbull almost died in a skiing accident. Out-of-bounds and on his own he fell off a cliff. Trapped behind tons of snow, his core temperature dropped to 26.6oC. An amazing team brought him back from the brink of death, and afterwards he knew that he was meant to do something with his life.

Come and hear Glen Scrivener interview Andy about his amazing story, and his journey to discover an even greater rescue. 2pm start, with tea and light refreshments.

An evening with Professor Stuart Burgess Professor Stuart Burgess of Bristol University works in biomimetics – designing engineering systems inspired by systems in the natural world. He has collaborated on projects with NASA and British Cycling.

Come and hear Glen Scrivener in conversation with Professor Stuart exploring issues of science and faith - does this world have a creator?

8pm start, Refreshments from 7:30pm, St John’s Church, Free entry, No need to book Friday 11th Andy Kind stand- up comedy tour

8pm start, St John’s Church, Wimborne Refreshments from 7:30pm, Free entry, No need to book Saturday 12th An evening with Sian Baker 8pm start Refreshments from 7:30pm St John’s Church Free entry No need to book

Sian Baker worked for many years producing shows for BBC Wales in Cardiff. Her work on programmes in the area of religion and ethics gives her insight into how faith interacts with the media.

As well as a busy job, she has had to learn to balance the needs of caring for her family as a mother, wife and daughter. Sian now lives in Bournemouth with her husband Peter.

Come and hear Glen Scrivener in conversation with Sian Baker about her career, family and faith. Sunday 13th 10:30am Yvonne Edwards

Real Lives Celebration service, Sunday 10:30am St John’s Church, Wimborne, Refreshments from 10:00am All welcome Join us for a special service with recovering alcoholic Yvonne Edwards and Glen Scrivener (SpeakLife Director) as they discuss faith, career and addiction. Yvonne Edwards had a successful career in the City of London, but if her alcoholism continued she would only have a few months left to live. While receiving treatment at the Priory she found true satisfaction from an unexpected source. Services at St John’s are informal and all are welcome, whether you normally come to Church or not. There are separate activities for children and young people. www.stjohnswimborne.org.uk/real-lives

All events at St John’s Church, Wimborne, BH21 1AE Parking available for evening events at the back of the Church, through the gates on Leg Lane

Any questions? Get in touch at [email protected]. Livesuk courseor on 01202 842255 Got questions about Jesus? Want to find out more? the the real life course is a relaxed and friendly way to find out more about the Christian faith.

At each session there will be dinner followed by real a discussion where you can ask any question you want, or just listen –

no question too simple life no question too doubting To inform our discussions, we will look at John’s gospel, an course account of Jesus’ life. Taster session on Monday 4th November, 7:30-9.15pm You are warmly invited to the taster session with dinner, followed by a talk and discussion. Email [email protected] or ring 01202 842255 to book a place at the taster evening. It’s all free and there’s no obligation to return if it’s not for you.