On Sofa Sunday, we were joined on the sofa by LUX Youth Project! Lux works with young people in and around Bath, and partners with us in delivering Oasis Pantry at Roundhill. They provide groups and services, including Mentoring, Youth Work, and Faith Exploration, which aim to journey with young people and support them through the complexities of life. Join us in conversation with Luke Brightwell, their Chief Executive Officer, and Community Mentor Libby Piggot, as we explore what motivates Lux and what we might learn from their work.

The story of Noah’s Ark is a staple of Sunday School toy sets and colouring sheets, but when we look again at the narrative it can be difficult to understand. Amanda Higgin will help us reflect on this story in its ancient context, and how we might integrate it into our adult faith in all its complexity.

We headed back to Sunday School together as Amanda Higgin shared the story of Zacchaeus, who climbed a tree to see Jesus and his life transformed as a result.

We kick off our new Back to (Sunday) School series with one of the stories we know and love best – the Nativity! Amanda will tell the familiar stories of the different guests who came to the manger, and encourage us to wonder what we might find if we explore these stories with new eyes.

As we draw our ‘Trajectories’ speaking series to a close, it’s time to Dream Big together! Can we imagine a brave, proactive, sustainable community, where people feel a sense of ownership and are reimagining their faith? Come and be part of the conversation, and dream with us.

Due to our constantly changing world we need to explore ways of making ourselves more sustainable and secure for the future, ensuring we have the resources and people we need to fulfil our vision and be mature followers of Jesus who can hold reliance and sustainability in tension. At Oasis Church Bath this Sunday, Gaynor Williams shares some thoughts that can help us navigate this tension, as part of our current trajectories speaking series. This service will also include a brief reflection on the theme of remembrance.

We’re joined on the sofa by three wonderful creative people from Oasis Church Bath for a panel discussion on creativity and spirituality. Claire Shelswell chats to Julia Trickey (botanical artist), James Otto (composer) and Jo Rich (designer and all round creative genius!) about how their faith impacts their art, and vice versa.

Reprising this topic from before the summer, Jo Dolby explores what it looks like for the Oasis community and for each of us as individuals to move from being a safe space, to a brave space.

We welcome Jill Rowe, the Director of Ethos and Formation for Oasis UK, to discuss the next in our series of Trajectories - 'from reactive to proactive'. While we always have to respond to changing circumstances, constant fire-fighting gets in the way of us progressing towards being the community, people, and world that we dream of. Jill helps us to reflect on what it means to proactively move towards the future that we envision, and how we can play our part.

Sometimes it feels like our church and our community work can exist in different worlds, but for Jesus it was just as important to feed the hungry and help the vulnerable as it was to teach people how to live. In this conversation, our Community Work Manager Claire Henwood and our Associate Minister Amanda talk about what we do in our community projects and why, working through some of the jargon and language barriers towards a unified view of what makes us Oasis Bath.