Joel's Bar

Whether we pray daily or really struggle to pray regularly, it can be difficult to know how to speak to God. Even when we devote time to prayer, it can be even more difficult to avoid distractions and give our attention fully to the Lord.

God loves to speak to us, so much so that He even gives us instructions for how to pray. When the disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray, He teaches them a really simple formula (Luke 14: 1-4). If you're finding prayer to be a challenge, this is a really great way to reset.

Lord, you are a God who speaks. Teach us to pray!

✨Joel’s Bar invites you to IMMERSE a new evening event at Our Lady of Hal, Camden on the 22nd June at 7pm-9.30pm!✨
Join us as we immerse ourselves in prayer, worship and community 🙏🏻
If you are between the ages 16-28 and keen to learn and experience more of what a relationship with Jesus can look like, we’d love to see you 😍🥳🤩
Tickets available HERE: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/celebratetrust/1210540

“Joel's Bar is the reason why I have little fear to tell others about my faith! The week helped me to seek a deeper relationship with Christ while making wonderful, life-long friends in the process. The prayers and spiritual guidance I received helped me to understand where I am and where I desire to be, with Christ at the centre."

Another beautiful testimony of how the Lord worked during our time together at JB23! 🕊️

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“My first time at JB exceeded all of my expectations. I was very apprehensive about it, especially as I was going on my own. Although nervous, I was really hopeful about what the Lord would do in the time that I gave to him, and really felt that it was where I should be for the week. I felt really welcomed when I arrived and began to relax, although I was still aware of a hesitancy in my heart. I had seen people being prayed with, and saw how they were overcome with the Holy Spirit, but I didn’t feel like I could let God do the same for me.

Through conversations over the course of the week, I was encouraged to receive prayer ministry and the Lord touched my heart so tenderly in a way that I did not know he could. My heart softened and I experienced the depth of his love for me in a new way and, for the first time, realised that he sees, knows and loves every part of my heart. Jesus began to teach me that I don’t have to carry the weight of it all, but he wants to tend to and care for the ‘inner garden’ (thanks, Johannes!) where he dwells forever.

The experience of prayer ministry was completely new to me but it was so beautiful to have people who I knew I could trust to pray with me in moments of vulnerability and emotion. I am beyond grateful to the people who prayed for me and helped me to encounter God deep within my heart.

From that moment, my experience of Mass, worship and Adoration changed completely and I am now deeply aware of God’s presence with me in every moment, and how he delights in me as his daughter.

Joel’s Bar has given me a completely new understanding of what it looks like to actually live our faith and to call on and trust in God. The Lord has awoken a fire in me and although I don’t know what that will look like in the future, I am more confident that ever that he is guiding me on the path and I have nothing to fear because his heart is never closed to me.”

What a beautiful reminder of how God moved in our time together at Joel’s Bar 2023 ❤️‍🔥

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It’s been a WEEK since the end of Joel’s Bar 2023, can you believe it?

Are you looking forward to what’s next? There are some great events for you to get involved with, make new connections and hopefully see friends you made at JB! 🙌

Here’s what’s coming up! -

🔑 Keys to the Ministry of Power - Cor et Lumen Christi - 20th May (http://www.coretlumenchristi.org)
🎪 Big Church Fest - 27 & 28th May (https://www.celebratetrust.org/big-church-2023)
🎤 One Hope Project Worship Weekend - 7-9th July (https://onehopeproject.churchsuite.com/events/dhiqslmi)
☀️ Youth 2000 Summer Festival - 25-28th August (https://www.youth2000.org/events/summerfestival)
🏠 Live Alongside COLW - 14-21st August / 30th August-6th September (https://walsinghamcommunity.org/news-events)

We also have some information about some great gap year programmes from some of the connections that joined us this year!

🌿 Cafod Step Into the Gap (https://cafod.org.uk/education/for-young-people/cafod-gap-year)
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 NET Ministries Scotland (https://netscotland.org)
✝️ Metanoia Mission Year (http://metanoiaproject.co.uk)
💙 St Vincent de Paul Society (https://www.svp.org.uk)

Swipe through to have a look at all these great opportunities, and keep your eyes peeled for more!

Sunday night at Joel’s Bar 2023!

Our first night together was a time of getting to know one another, praising God through worship and praying for the Holy Spirit! 🕊️

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🚨TICKET BOOKINGS CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!

You have until midnight tonight to buy your tickets for Joel’s Bar 2023!

We have a fantastic lineup of speakers, workshops and social times this year so you really do NOT wanna to miss out!

Follow the link in our bio or head to joelsbar.co.uk for all various ticket options inc. full week and day tickets 🎟️

🚨 TODAY IS THE LAST DAY THAT YOU CAN TICKETS FOR JB23…

Tickets for Joel’s Bar 2023 are only available for one more day!

Head to joelsbar.co.uk for ticket options and for loads more information about this year’s conference 🎉

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🚨THERE ARE ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT TO GET YOUR TICKET FOR JB23!

You have until MIDNIGHT on Friday to book your ticket for Joel’s Bar 2023!

Follow the link in our bio or head to joelsbar.co.uk for all ticket info 🎟️

🎟️ IN 4 DAYS THE BOOKINGS FOR JOEL'S BAR WILL CLOSE!

Get your tickets by Friday! Don't miss out. Any questions at all, please do send us a message. Please keep JB in your prayers.

Click the link in our bio and head to our website to book on ASAP 🎟️

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🚨 IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN….

You have just 5 days left to book your ticket for JB23!

Head to joelsbar.co.uk or follow the link in our bio to find where to buy your ticket!

Not available for the whole week but still wanna come along? We have various ticket options available so you don’t have to miss out entirely!

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🕊️ SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔

We’re so glad to announce that Ian Yardley will be kicking off Joel’s Bar 2023 as our Sunday night speaker talking about living in the power of the Holy Spirit..

lan Yardley is a husband & father of four. He is an entrepreneur who runs several businesses and loves using his spare time to preach the gospel.

He spent 8 years as the chair of Network overseeing the provision for youth leaders in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and has lead national youth ministries including New dawn in Walsingham for many years.

lan has also sat on the European sub-committee ICCRS and the National Service Committee for England and Wales.

lan had his conversion 18 years ago, and has spent the years since, studying and doing his best to live life in the power of the Holy Spirit and is passionate about passing this experience on to others.

In his spare time, lan likes spending time with his family and watching rugby down the pub.

What an honour it’ll be to have you speak to us Ian! 🕊️

“Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God’s gift of himself” - St. Teresa of Calcutta.

Prayer is the absolute foundation of everything that we do at Joel’s Bar. Both during the retreat and the planning beforehand, prayer comes first.

We can't do anything in our own strength, so allowing God to guide and lead us in the planning and preperation for Joel’s Bar is vital.

Please do keep Joel’s Bar in your prayers as we get closer to the retreat!

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LET'S GET READY TO WORSHIP! 🕊️

Worship is when we acknowledge who God is; and come before Him in reverence and praise, giving over our hearts in surrender and thanksgiving.

Worship is at the heart of everything we do at JB.

Why not have a look at the link in our bio and follow our Spotify playlist to get to know some of the songs we'll be worshipping with at JB next month.

And remember, you have 10 days left to get your tickets so book on ASAP! 🎟️

🚨 You only have TWELVE DAYS left to get your ticket for Joel’s Bar next month! 🔔

We have an outstanding week in store, we’re certain the Lord is going to do some incredible things.

Still unsure? Head to our website for more information!

Click the link in our bio or head to joelsbar.co.uk to book on, you don’t wanna miss out! 🔥

🕊️ SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔

Our Tuesday morning speaker for JB23 is the fantastic Lauren Windle! We’re so excited to hear her testimony around ‘The Heart of Humankind’.

Lauren Windle is a journalist, presenter, public speaker and author. Her first book Notes On Love: Being Single and Dating in a Marriage Obsessed Church was published in 2021 by SPCK with a follow up Notes On Feminism: Being a Woman in a Male Led Church set for release on International Women’s Day 2024.

On 22 April 2014 she got clean and sober from a co***ne and alcohol addiction and became a Christian five days later. She has a degree in Neuroscience and a master’s in Addiction Studies from the UK’s leading addiction research centre at King’s College London. She runs a charity recovery course for people struggling with addiction and consults for churches hoping to improve their support of those seeking freedom. In 2018, Lauren gave a TEDx Talk about her personal story of addiction and recovery which has now been viewed almost half a million times.

She regularly speaks about her experiences on podcasts, in articles, at conferences, events, churches and schools. Lauren is published in Vogue, Marie Claire, Huffington Post, Red Magazine, Mail Online, The Sun, Fabulous Digital, The Star, Church Times, Premier Christianity and others. She also heads up the digital opinion page for Premier’s Woman Alive, presents a weekly show on dating app Salt’s YouTube channel and is one of three hosts on TBN’s weekly women’s panel show Sisterhood.

You have TWO WEEKS to book on, head to www.joelsbar.co.uk to get your tickets! ❤️‍🔥

It’s officially one month until Joel’s Bar! 🕊️

Bookings close in 15 days so make sure you get your tickets ASAP, head to joelsbar.co.uk for different ticket options 🎟️🔥

During our week at Joel’s Bar, we are so blessed to be able to offer one-on-one spiritual guidance throughout the week. You can sign up for slots to get some time to share with and to be encouraged and affirmed by our extremely wide mentors, clergy and religious.

WHAT an opportunity!!! We are so grateful to those who serve Joel’s Bar in this way, it truly is a beautiful element of what makes Joel’s Bar so fruitful.

There’s only a few weeks to get your tickets, don’t miss out! ⬇️

www.joelsbar.co.uk 🔥

“Through his artistic creativity, man appears more than ever in the image of God.” - Pope John Paul II

Creative workshops are something that we value here at Joel’s Bar. They allow us the space to use our physical self to create something new to bring into existence.

God meets us in these sessions just as this great Saint says!

Workshop announcements will be coming soon, keep your eyes peeled 👀

🕊️ SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔

It’s real privilege to have Javier Campos speaking to us this year! On Monday evening, he’ll be speaking to us about 'The Heart of Jesus', the first element of our 2023 theme!

Javier Campos was a missionary for many years in Japan with his wife, Maria Jose, and their six boys. Javier and his family left that mission seven years ago to join Cor et Lumen Christi. Javier is a man filled with passion for Christ and the Gospel. Javier leads the community's mission of evangelisation and healing on the streets, where every week, many have an encounter with a living Jesus and are physically healed. As well as gifts of healing and being gifted in supernatural prophecy, he is an impassioned and inspiring speaker.

Make sure to book on soon at joelsbar.co.uk ✨

🕊️ SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔

Pippa is an extremely good friend of Joel's Bar and was an instrumental part of the leadership team serving JB for many years! We're so excited to have her share with us on Tuesday evening on 'The Heart of Humankind' We’re honoured to have her around for the whole week of JB too, yippie!!

Full time missionary, Pippa Baker worked in the Advertising industry for six and a half years in Central London. In 2017 she felt the call to quit her job to pursue a life working with the Church, and her passion lies in helping people follow Jesus daily and worshipping Him with their lives. She helps lead One Hope Project, a creative collective encouraging fresh expressions of worship in the Catholic Church. Pip served on the JB team for a decade, so she is thrilled to be back to share her heart with Joel's Bar and can't wait to meet you!

Make sure to book on at joelsbar.co.uk ✨

We are SO excited to be back at Worth Abbey for JB23!

What is Worth Abbey? "Worth Abbey is an English Benedictine monastery near Crawley, West Sussex. At its heart is a community of Catholic monks who follow the life-giving guidance of the Rule of St. Benedict. The fusion of daily life with the wisdom of the Rule gives monasteries like Worth a powerful energy."

At JB we have been incredibly blessed to journey alongside the monks at Worth, celebrating Mass with them, hearing input, and even joining them in the Abbey for Morning and Evening Prayer. Worth Abbey is a place steeped in prayer, faith, and authenitc joy; we can't wait for you to be there!

Check out this virtual tour of Worth! worthschool.org.uk/virtual-worth/

Bookings open now: joelsbar.co.uk

🕊️ SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔

We’re really looking forward to hearing from Ashly on Monday morning at Joel's Bar! She’ll be unpacking 'The Heart of Jesus', the first element of our 2023 theme by sharing insights and teaching on Eucharistic Miracles!

Who is Ashly? Ashly currently lives in Sheffield and works as an echocardiographer at the Northern General Hospital. She has been working as an echocardiographer for the past two years, which involves ultrasound scanning of people's hearts. She studied Cardiac Physiology at St Georges University in London. Her work focuses on investigating and diagnosing heart diseases. She has a devotion to the left ventricle of Jesus and loves to share details of Eucharistic Miracles and their links to Cardiology.

Make sure to book on soon at joelsbar.co.uk ✨

🎟️ TICKET OPTIONS

We have a range of different ticket options available, so whether you’re able to join us all week, a few days or just the one, you’re more than welcome!

FULL WEEK • VARIOUS prices
All in! Includes three delicious meals per day, plus five nights / six days of content!

24HR ACCESS
Includes an overnight stay plus three meals, you choose the arrival and departure day/time!

ONE DAY
Daytime access to JB on a chosen day
(arrive 8.30AM and depart at the end of the
evening session, approx 10.30PM)

Head to our website through the link in our bio to get your ticket now! We have a limited amount of tickets to sell, so get them soon! 🕊️

🕊 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔

We’re thrilled to announce that we have Dr. Johannes Hartl joining us all the way from Augsburg, Germany this year at JB23 where he’ll be speaking to us all about the Heart of the Kingdom!

His book ‘Heartfire’ has been a staple piece in many of our team’s libraries so who better to speak about this?!

Dr. Johannes Hartl is a German philosopher, theologian, speaker and founder. Online, his lectures on the subjects of meaning, relationship and belief reach hundreds of thousands. He connects people across denominations and makes topics of faith relevant and understandable in today‘s world. The author of numerous books fills conference rooms with over 10,000 listeners internationally. He is considered one of the most influential mediators between Christian spirituality, philosophy and psychology in the German-speaking area.

The doctor of catholic theology was born in 1979 and studied German and philosophy before he founded the house of prayer in Augsburg with his wife in 2005. Since 2011, prayers are being held here day and night and innovative large- scale events such as the MEHR and the SCHØN conference with up to 12,000 visitors have been organized. Johannes lives in Augsburg, Germany with his wife Jutta and their four children.

Make sure you book your tickets, this is one you won’t wanna miss ❤️‍🔥

“I made so many friendships and saw Christ at the heart of everyone, but the best friendship, that will stay with me for ever is with the Holy Spirit!”

At JB we love intentionally spending time as a community, with plenty of spaces to socialise and grow in friendship, as well as lots of fun and joy spread throughout the timetable!

Book on now at joelsbar.co.uk 🎟️

🕊️ SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔

We’re so excited to hear from Paul on Thursday evening of JB23, he’ll be talking about “The Heart of The Kingdom”. He is a man who is really living this, and spends his time inspiring others to do the same! We’re so blessed to have him speak and inspire us at JB this year.

Who is Paul? Paul Kidd is a husband and father of three young boys. He is currently the Director of Craig Lodge Mission House, a nine month formation programme equipping disciples with the tools to live and share the Gospel. Paul longs to see sons and daughters come to experience the love of their Father and be released into Kingdom living. In his spare time he loves to be among the mountains and rivers of the Highlands.

Make sure to book on soon at joelsbar.co.uk ✨

We are so excited to announce our theme for Joel’s Bar 2023.

“The Heart of The King”

This year we'll be exploring three distinct elements within the theme...

❤️‍🔥 The Heart of Jesus

❤️‍🔥 The Heart of Humankind

❤️‍🔥 The Heart of The Kingdom

Have a swipe through to learn a little more about each and if you’d like to join us to unpack this theme, why not buy a ticket? Tickets can be found via the link in our bio or through our website - www.joelsbar.co.uk 🕊️

“Trying to write a testimony of my first time at Joel's Bar, almost a year on, is tough. If my time at JB taught me anything, its that every minute on God's Earth is worth looking forward to. Therefore, rather than covering old content and looking back on that week, I thought I would reflect instead on how the next week of my life is likely to look.

Although I would love to say my week has changed massively, it hasn't. I will still work Monday to Friday, I will still play football, I will still go on a run, I will still spend time with my friends and family, I will still go to Church on Sunday, I will still have good days, and I will still have bad days. So on the face of it, nothing has changed. However, dig deep inside me and something drastic has changed.

When I work, I often stop, even just for 30 seconds, to pray for the morning or afternoon ahead. Before I play football, I pray that God blesses all those who I will play with and against. When I run, sprinkled into my running playlist will be a few of my favourite JB worship songs. When I spend time with my friends and family, I appreciate them in a way never used to. When I go to church, I pray with a connection to God that, although has always been there, is now so much easier to access. When I have good days, I am thankful to God for everything that He has given me. And when I have bad days, I no longer dwell on them because I know God's love for me is always there, and therefore bad days are never that bad.

Although, from an outsider looking in, Joel's Bar hasn't changed anything. From the bottom of my heart, I can honestly say, nothing has ever had as big an impact on my life as that week gave me. A firm connection with God, a renewed appreciation for sending His son down to earth to save us, a vocal connection with the Holy Spirit, I didn't even know was possible.

Therefore, I now look forward to the week ahead for the time I will spend with those on earth and for the time I get to spend with God.”

Get your tickets for Joel’s Bar 2023 through the link in our bio or from our website - www.joelsbar.co.uk 🕊️