Hope 2008?

I've just spent a few moments on the Hope 08 website.

Hope 08 is a kinda Youth For Christ, Soul Survivor, Oasis thing. They say they're about communicating the gospel through words and action.

Here's their vision statement:

The diverse range of churches across the United Kingdom are on a constant mission to serve and communicate with the 58 Million residents and many visitors. 'Hope' proposes to support this on-going work, by facilitating intensified, united, focused prayer and a year of activities, communicating the Gospel through words and actions, creating a lasting legacy of both physical and spiritual change in the lives of communities and individuals.

Supporting Local Churches across the UK in their commitment to serve and witness to their communities

Encouraging Collaboration between churches and agencies in reaching out to their communities

Resourcing and Training local churches to develop their ability to engage with their communities on a long term basis

Impacting Individuals and Communities with the Gospel through words and actions during 2008.

All sounds admirable. Depending on exactly what diverse means. And provided they don't replace the words with actions. (And so on!)

In our part of the world (East Sussex & beyond) Asburnhum Place is acting as a sort of hub for it.

A doctrinal basis didn't leap out at me. All sorts of eminent people (including Rowan and a RC Cardinal) are advising them. I imagine they're not quite in the same place we as conservative evangelicals are?

Is your church involved? Is it the kind of thing we should be involved with? How?