Gavin Calver – författare

It can be your own pain or a friend's that leaves you wondering where God really is. It can be the loss of someone close, the sudden disappearance of that big chance or a deep spiritual ache that no-one understands. And sometimes everything you've learnt in church is no help at all - prayers seem to fall flat and you feel mocked by your own faith.'Stumbling Blocks' is born out of real life pain and a realisation of just how fragile faith can be. So many issues can cause you to walk away from God - as so many have. So how do you hold on to God through the deep questions, the pain, broken dreams and disappointment - times when God should be at his most real? Authors Gavin and Anne know the kind of personal suffering that tests faith to the limit. Every day their work brings them into contact with hurting young people. They don't have all the answers, but they show how to meet the questions head-on. That's because they've been through it all themsleves.Gavin and Anne Calver were never likely to ever have a family. Struggling to conceive they lost a baby and endured one of the most challenging pregnancies imaginable. Even after thirteen blood transfusions - nine of them "in utero", with brain damage and cardiac arrest a real possibility, their second baby had only a five per cent chance of survival. 'Stumbling Blocks' is for when you - like Gavin and Anne, need to know that whatever challenge is in your way walking through it with God will lead you out so much the stronger.

Have you ever wanted to change the world? Authors Gavin and Anne Calver examine our culture and consider where we stand as the Church within it. Drawing on the narrative of Moses, they show how we can be Game Changers.God is very much at work in the world; He is doing new and different things by the power of His Spirit. The question is; do we want to join Him? If so, it's time to become Game Changers.Game Changers aims to inspire, equip and transform the lives of its readers, enabling them to go out and change the world in the name of Jesus. The book uses the example of Moses as a core topic, and covers five areas: Encountering God, Engaging your community, Ensemble (pulling together), Equipping the people of God, and Empowering the next generation.

The early church spread with remarkable speed, impelled by joy, urgency, profound compassion, and the day-to-day experience of working in the power of the Holy Spirit. Despite opposition at all levels, the first Christians expressed their love and wonder in acts of kindness, worship, and their eagerness to share the wholescale transformation that attends the profound experience of conversion. Gavin and Anne Calver explore what this extraordinary historical account means for believers today, considering themes including: The Holy Spirit in the life of the church; taking risks; living together in the power of the Spirit; works and wonders; hearing from God; responding to the call of God; miracles then and now.

The need of the hour is for the church to hold passionately to historic Christian beliefs, as found in God's word; to place the Bible as the ultimate authority in our lives; and to pursue Gospel living and sharing with energetic fervour.We need to be Good News People.Gavin and Phil invite you see what evangelicals have always been, and what we need to remember to be: committed to Jesus, the gospel, and hopefulness. Our churches and the world face big challenges - and the authors invite you to consider practical roadmaps to navigate our shifting culture. With lessons from history, inspiration from Scripture, and the energy of Spirit-filled disciples, this is a book to inspire and encourage you as you seek to be good news where you live.

The need of the hour is for the church to hold passionately to historic Christian beliefs, as found in God's word; to place the Bible as the ultimate authority in our lives; and to pursue Gospel living and sharing with energetic fervour.We need to be Good News People.Gavin and Phil invite you see what evangelicals have always been, and what we need to remember to be: committed to Jesus, the gospel, and hopefulness. Our churches and the world face big challenges - and the authors invite you to consider practical roadmaps to navigate our shifting culture. With lessons from history, inspiration from Scripture, and the energy of Spirit-filled disciples, this is a book to inspire and encourage you as you seek to be good news where you live.

There is a widespread myth that young people are feckless and irresponsible. To contradict this, Gavin and Simeon present twelve groups of real young people, and the adults who helped to form, nurture and develop them.Their book explores how these groups began, grew, experienced the presence of God, and acted to change their communities in Jesus' name.It will encourage readers to see young people as exciting, challenging, vibrant and potential revolutionaries. It will challenge young readers to emulate the true-life stories within the book, and take steps to revolutionise their churches, schools and communities. It will also show that to be a 'youth leader', it is not necessary to be a spiritual giant, but simply a faithful servant of God.