IN EARLY 2006 one mJa Birmingham leader, Farhad Chermahini, felt God prod him into starting a new cell group for young people.

This led to a regular Birmingham "JA Youth" event for teenagers, and another gathering for "J-gen" (those between 15 and 35) which takes place on some Sunday afternoons.

Hamid goes to JA Youth. He says: "My vision for JA Youth is for us all to catch fire, evangelise, grow JA Youth and then help the new ones to catch fire as well. We mean to show some of these oldies that JA Youth means business!"

Pete Sargeson comments on mJa Birmingham's "J Generation": "We have got a decent number and mix at J-gen Birmingham, but could do with more commitment. My vision is to cause the J-gen to really 'see the kingdom' and go deep together as the body of Christ. I want us to be able to lead from the front, to inspire and revive the whole of Jesus Fellowship Birmingham. In our times together we are learning to worship, disciple one another, et go of our fears and prejudices. Not that it's all heavy - we want to have fun! But we're serious about being God's generation."

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