Live Audacious
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Live Audacious is a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 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
Planetshakers
Planetshakers is a Christian youth movement that began as an annual conference and grew into an international ministry and large church in Melbourne, Australia. The conference was born out of Paradise Community Church in Adelaide, South Australia by Pastor Russell Evans...

.

Church

The !Audacious City Church is in the center of Manchester, and was formed on the 20th September 2007. The senior ministers are Glyn and Sophia Barrett, along with regional pastors such as Rob and Rachel Ray. The vision of the !ACC is to be god-centered, people-focused, and to influence people locally, nationally, and internationally.

There are many different groups and programmes in the church, such as KidsRock -for 3-11 year olds, Urban youth-for high school and college students, Urban Uni-for university students, BOSS-for men, Bling-for women, and A-Team -community outreach.

There are two church campuses in Manchester, and one in Krakow, Poland.

Conference

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.

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
LZ7
LZ7 are a Christian rap and dance group from Manchester. The band was formed in 2005 by Lindz West, a member of dance band The Tribe, who had split up the previous year...

 and the !Audacious band, preaches from Reggie Dabbs, and breaking the world record for Musical Statues
Musical statues
Musical statues is a children's game played at children' birthday parties in the UK. It is similar to Musical Chairs-Rules:Players stand in an area, usually a dance hall and wait for music to start to play . When the music starts the players should dance to the music, the more spirited the better...



In 2010, the Live Audacious conference will take place from 2-5 August at Manchester Cantral, UK. Speakers include John Bevere
John Bevere
John Bevere is an Evangelist, Bible Teacher and best-selling author originating from Colorado. Although he moves in the same circles as some Word of Faith teachers, claims are that his message is very different. His ministry, Messenger International, has confirmed that he is not a part of the...

, Russell Evans
Russell Evans
Russell Evans may refer to:*Russell Evans , English cricketer*Planetshakers, a Christian youth movement created by Pastor Russell Evans*Red Evans, Russell Evans, baseball pitcher...

 and Glyn Barrett.

Media

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.

Music

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

The Audacious Radio Show

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
Cross Rhythms
Cross Rhythms is a Christian media organisation based in Stoke-on-Trent, England.-History:The roots of what was to become Cross Rhythms go back to two separate sources which merged in 1991. In 1983, broadcaster Chris Cole started a 30-minute weekly Christian music radio show on Plymouth Sound FM, a...

. The show is a popular weekly podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...

 and is available through internet streaming. The Audacious Radio Show is syndicated to FM, internet and digital stations globally through Cross Rhythms
Cross Rhythms
Cross Rhythms is a Christian media organisation based in Stoke-on-Trent, England.-History:The roots of what was to become Cross Rhythms go back to two separate sources which merged in 1991. In 1983, broadcaster Chris Cole started a 30-minute weekly Christian music radio show on Plymouth Sound FM, a...

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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

External links

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