Live Audacious is a Christian initiative which aims to change peoples thoughts and beliefs about Christianity, and encourages young Christians to change their schools and communities. Live Audacious is connected to other Christian conferences and groups, including Youth Alive UK, Youth Alive Australia, and Planetshakers.
There are two church campuses in Manchester, and one in Krakow, Poland. In the early part of 2011, the Krakow church became autonomous from Audacious City Church in Manchester and developed into its own church. Audacious Church, previousy known as 'ACC' (Audacious City Church) is in the centre of Manchester and is run by senior pastors Glyn and Sophia Barrett. Audacious Church was first opened in September 2007 and was then called Audacious City Church.
The Audacious conference was hosted in the brand new Audacious church building in August 2011 which can seat around 2400 people. Renovation is still taking place and is scheduled to finish towards the end of 2012. Audacious has got many critics around the Manchester area which label them a 'cult' as they accordingly show many cult characteristics. However, up until now, there have been no incidents reported. Audacious church believe and teach similar to the Prosperity Gospel. They believe that God wants christians to be wealthy and have both heavenly and earthly possessions as long as they do good. This teaching is taught worldwide in many churches such as Planetshakers City Church, Lakewood Church and Hillsong Church and also has critics who don't believe in the Word Faith Pentecostal teaching.
The primary aim of Audacious church is to reach out into Manchester. They run a large youth ministry that go into local schools around Salford and Manchester. They claim to provide help for the children and the parents/families although they also use the schools as a way of recruiting new church members. On a Friday night, Audacious run a program for youth. Audacious youth attracts hundreds of school/college students from all around the city. At this event, the Audacious Youth band play praise and worship songs and a message is taught from one of the Audacious Youth leaders or team.
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The Audacious conference has been running since 2004, in different locations around England, including Sheffield, Portsmouth, and Manchester.
Audacious 2009 was attended by approximately 1400 people. It changed the format slightly, as it was 6 days long instead of 5. It featured Pastors Russell Evans, Derek Smith, Andy Hawthorne, and Reggie Dabbs, and music by Blush, LZ7, 12:24 and the !Audacious band.
During the week, the attendees took part in the 10,000 hours project, which did community service and outreach around Manchester.[1]
The final day was the first !Audacious Unleashed- an all-day event across Manchester including bungee jumping, music, and a human demolition ball, which concluded with two gigs in the evening.The gigs included performance from Blush, LZ7 and the !Audacious band, preaches from Reggie Dabbs, and breaking the world record for Musical Statues
In 2010, the Live Audacious conference will take place from 2-5 August at Manchester Cantral, UK. Speakers include John Bevere, Russell Evans and Glyn Barrett.
Live Audacious uses many different forms of media to spread their message including radio, podcasts, TV (via their website, and GOD TV), music and books.
The Live Audacious band were formed in 2004, and release one album every year, at the Live Audacious conference (with the exception of 2004). They currently have 5 albums: Revolution, YEAH!, Forget Not, Bounce, For All It's Worth, and a live album called Mighty.
In April 2010, Live Audacious released their first live DVD, '!Audacious Live'.
Band line-up: Wayne Adkins-Drums
Jenni Dring-Vocals
Matt Hill-Vocals, Guitar
Mark Foster- Vocals
Joel Weaver- Bass
Dave Wooldridge- Guitar
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Frequency | FM, Sky Digital, online, podcasts |
| First air date | 2006 - Present |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Owner | Live Audacious |
| Webcast | Online streaming |
| Website | Live Audacious |
Broadcasting since February 2006, The Audacious Radio Show is a weekly, entertainment radio programme produced by Live Audacious in association with Youth Alive UK and Cross Rhythms. The show is a popular weekly podcast and is available through internet streaming. The Audacious Radio Show is syndicated to FM, internet and digital stations globally through Cross Rhythms.
The Audacious Radio Show is available online through the Live Audacious website, Cross Rhythms website, Facebook and Twitter.
| Broadcasters | |
|---|---|
| Sophia Barrett | Presenter |
| Paul Reid | Presenter |
| Deanna Fletcher | Presenter/Producer |
| Chris Mountford | Producer |
| Year | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CBC Award | Silver Award |
| 2009 | Jerusalem Radio Award | Under 25s Award, Deanna Fletcher |
http://www.audaciouschurch.com/