Last summer, Lifewords launched a new project to celebrate, support, and resource all those individual Christians, groups and churches sharing Scripture’s living hope wherever they are. And so, Lifebringers was born. It has been exciting to engage with Lifebringers all over the UK joining us in this collaborative movement to bring Good News.

“The accessible and engaging resources have become my go-to in enabling God’s life, light, and love to be shared in the everyday moments of people’s lives.” Revd Tim Yau, Parish of Sprowston

Lifebringers need quality Bible resources, so Lifewords wide range of print and digital formats have naturally been used by many Lifebringers already – from the Little Books to pastoral and outreach materials, to online animations and downloads, and more. Our promise to all the Lifebringers was that we would continue to equip them in their mission. That’s why we are excited to have started 2026 with a brand-new resource that every Lifebringer can use!

We have again drawn on “the beatitudes” of Matthew 5:3-12. Why? Because these words are more than ancient poetry found in the Bible. They are soul-deep wisdom. They are protest and invitation. In a world of division, fear, and burnout, they sound a new rhythm – a welcome not a weapon, tender not toxic. They show us a different way to be human. All the ingredients a Lifebringer can resonate with!

A New Rhythm is a set of twelve beautifully designed and content-rich postcards exploring a way of trust, lament, humility, justice, compassion, right motive, peacemaking, surrender, and radical love. They can be easily shared, collected, or used for starting faith conversations.  

“In a world hungry for meaning and desperate for healing, the beatitudes ring out with surprising power,” says Supporter Relations Lead Elizabeth King. “By presenting them like this, we are hoping that Jesus’ message of quiet revolution will be accessed not only by those who already ‘know the Bible’, but by those for whom ‘religion’ has become wearisome; for those who know nothing of Jesus and are curious to find out more.”  

Lifebringers aren’t only about sharing the Bible with others, they are also committed to journeying deeper into what a faith adventure is all about. SO, we have linked the beatitudes postcards to our individual and group discussion/study guide, the Ninefold Path.

The Ninefold Path is a fresh, practice-based journey through the beatitudes, first developed by Mark Scandrette with Danielle Welch as part of our NINE BEATS project. Piloted in church, recovery, and at-risk contexts in the USA, UK and Australia, it has also been utilised in churches in South Asia and East Africa. It is a great resource for Lifebringers to tap into. You can use A New Rhythm postcards to access ninepath.org for more content, and to order the Ninefold Path resources.

As one participant enthused, “The Ninefold Path connects to the most important parts of our lives – daring us to join in God’s activity in the world and to experience the flourishing that can happen in our relationships, in our lives, and for others.”  

Elizabeth sums up, “These words of Jesus can be an introduction, or re-introduction, of how transformational the gospel really is. Imagine the effect on your community, on all of our communities, if we lived by the message of the beatitudes.”

Bringing life through the beatitudes

• Visit lifewords.global to find out more and to pre-order A New Rhythm.

• Lifebringers’ passion for the Bible and their experience of living it out can be life-changing for those they come into contact with – turn to page 14 to find out more about how to get involved with Lifebringers.

• Pray as we start a new year and bring life through the beatitudes!

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