Faith Book Club

In essence, the Faith Book Club is dedicated to reading Christian-based literature, whilst exploring various dimensions and themes. Our primary objective is to foster personal growth - through words for our soul.

We want you to uncover your individual purpose, and cultivate your strong sense of identity in Christ. Feeling empowered to live a life guided by faith.

The book club exclusively welcomes women, creating a supportive community that continues to evolve and flourish.

Welcome ✨ 

  • 👩🏻 Members

    For women only, who have an interest in reading christian literature books, and engaging in discussions about faith. Regardless of your race, and, at any stage of their spiritual journey or maturity - everyone is welcome to join. The only requirement is that you are over the age of 21.

  • 📍Location

    Our sessions occur on the first Monday and Tuesday of each month from 7-9 pm. The Monday session is conducted in-person at Soho Works in White City, while the Tuesday session takes place virtually.

    This setup ensures that all club members have plenty of time to read the selected book before our discussion. We also take a break during the holiday periods.

  • 📚Books

    We advocate for members to have a say in selecting the reading material. Each month, we conduct a poll featuring three book suggestions, which remains active for three to five days. The chosen book of the month, along with information on where to purchase it, is then communicated to all members.

  •  💳 Fee

    We offer an affordable membership fee, which can be paid on a pay-as-you-go basis or annually. This fee covers access to virtual sessions, entry to Soho Works, and provides refreshments for all attendees. This approach ensures that everyone contributes to the expenses, making it a fair and enjoyable experience for all members.

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Books we have read

  • Yesterday, I Cried - Iyanla Vanzant 

  • The Well-Watered Women - Gretchen Saffles

  • Understanding Purpose and Power of Women - Dr Myles Munroe

  • Purpose, Power and Vision - Dr. Myles Munroe

  • I Want God - by Lisa Whittle

  • God Is Able - by Priscilla Shirer

  • Authentically, Uniquely You - by Joyce Meyer

  • The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? - Rick Warren

Reading List ·🙏 📖

When Women Pray

Prayer changes things. It is a stress-reliever. It's a chain-breaker. It's a peace-bringer, and it's necessary for every child of God no matter their age or experience.

Throughout history, women have been especially powerful in taking up the mantle of prayer. It is largely the prayers of women that establish the spiritual sanctuary of their family. Praying women warriors fight against oppression and injustice. Their prayers defend the innocent and the untrained. And through their prayers they are seen as shining examples in the darkness of the world.

This journal gives you the space to write out your prayers and note how they are answered. It will give you a place to continue your progressive march of empowerment by dreaming like your daughters and praying like your grandmothers.

By Pastor T.D Jakes.

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Her True Worth

Brittany Maher and Cassandra Speer, leaders of the social media sensation and ministry Her True Worth, deliver a powerful call to women to break free from the bondage of false identities and discover their true worth in Jesus Christ.

After years of working in the beauty industry, Brittany Maher and Cassandra Speer became disheartened by the false, contradictory messages about what defines a woman's worth. They saw women who were lost and wandering, endlessly seeking security and approval. So Maher and Speer made it their mission to help Christian women uncover their valuable identity in Jesus Christ.

In Her True Worth, Maher and Speer reveal what God intended our identity to be in the beginning, how sin corrupted it, how Christ has redeemed it, and how to live securely in that identity. They remind us that, ultimately, our true worth is found in Him--and that's a life-altering, soul-anchoring truth to live in and live from.

As you uncover your true worth, you'll also learn how to:

  • Identify the false messages that are stealing your self-worth
  • Embrace what the Word of God says about who you are
  • Find your security and significance in Christ alone

Let Her True Worth be your guide as you discover the woman you were meant to be.

By Brittany Maher and Cassandra Speer.

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Understanding the Purpose and Power of Prayer

Learn to Pray--And Change the World //

"You're in Our Prayers" has become a cliche. Just a nice thing to say when we see someone struggling.But do we really understand the power of prayer? God, God Almighty, God the Creator of the heavens and the earth, God the Beginning and the End, God the Source of all that is, God the Creator of man--the same God, in all His power and all His majesty, stops and listens when you pray.

God has given humanity the ability to bring heaven to earth.Whether you know it or not, you have the authority to change the world through prayer. When God said, "Let mankind rule over all the earth," He was arranging the dominion of the world so that the partnership of mankind was essential for the accomplishment of His purposes.

Through his unique perspective on this often-misunderstood subject, best-selling author Dr. Myles Munroe takes the mystery out of prayer, providing practical answers for difficult questions about communicating with God.All that God is--and all that God has--may be received through prayer. Everything you need to fulfill your purpose on earth is available to you through prayer. The biblically based, time-tested principles in this book will ignite and transform the way you pray. Be prepared to enter into a new dimension of faith, a deeper revelation of God's love, and a renewed understanding that your prayers can truly move the hand of God.

By Dr Myles Munroe.

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Woman Evolve

Reimagining the story of Eve, Sarah Jakes Roberts draws lessons from Scripture and from her own life that show women how to use the mistakes of their past to overcome the challenges of today.

By Sarah Jakes Roberts

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I Want God: How to Love Him with Your Whole Heart and Revive Your Soul 

I Want God, now revised and updated, will help you focus on your true pursuit of God and watch Him move your soul. Lisa Whittle amplifies the solution to the heart cry of the "sick of me" life.

It is in the heart of every person to want God, but life gets loud, and we forget Him. We get consumed by our problems, our desires, ourselves. We forget our first encounter with the Savior and how much we once wanted Him. But Lisa Whittle believes that if we calibrate our attention, refocusing on God determines the perspective for everything in our life:

  • what we fight for,
  • what we tolerate,
  • how we make decisions,
  • what we choose,
  • what we love,
  • what we chase,
  • what we let go of, and
  • what we are willing to change.

A guidebook, a teacher, and a resource, all in one, I Want God brings rich simplicity to life-altering principles, perfect for your personal Lenten reflection. With her signature boldness and raw authenticity, author and podcast host of The Jesus Over

Everything podcast, Lisa Whittle inspires with bottom line truth when we want Him and experience a soul revival, there is no limit to what we will do for Him.

By Lisa Whittle

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Becoming a Leader: How to Develop and Release Your Unique Gifts

Activate Your Leadership Potential

Best-selling author Dr. Myles Munroe dispels the myth that only some are destined to be leaders while everyone else is destined to be a follower. You can become the leader God intended you to be. Discover how to:

  • Activate your leadership potential.
  • Develop a positive legacy.
  • Find resources to fulfill your vision.
  • Empower others for leadership.
  • Embrace your unique role in life.

Recognise your inborn leadership abilities and become the leader you were meant to be!New expanded edition includes study questions for individual and group use.

By Dr Myles Munroe.

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Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

The male is in crisis. Traditional roles once gave men stability and continuity from generation to generation. Today, the world is sending out conflicting signals about what it means to be a man.

Many men are questioning who they are and what roles they fulfill in life - as a male, a husband, and a father - leaving them frustrated and causing them to live far below their potential. Best-selling author Dr. Myles Munroe examines cultural attitudes toward men and addresses critical issues such as:  

  • How can men gain their footing in the ever-shifting environment of cultural expectations?
  • What does it mean to be male?
  • What definition of masculinity should men adopt?
  • What roles should men fulfill - in the workplace and in the home?
  • What do gender roles have to do with the male's purpose?
  • What are the differences between males and females?
  • How are men and women meant to relate to one another?
  • How can a man build a better life for himself, his family, and the world?

When men understand the purpose God has given them and the true design of their relationship with women, they will be free to fulfill their destiny and potential. Expanded edition with study guide material included.

By Dr Myles Munroe.

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Adorned: Living Out the Beauty of the Gospel Together

The Titus 2 model of older women living out the gospel alongside younger women is vital for us all to thrive. It is mutually strengthening, glorifies God, and makes His truth believable to our world.

Imagine older women investing themselves in the lives of younger women, blessing whole families and churches. Imagine young wives, moms, and singles gaining wisdom and encouragement from women who’ve been there and have found God’s ways to be true and good. Imagine all women—from older women to young girls—living out His transforming gospel together, growing the entire body of Christ to be more beautiful.

This is Christian community as God designed it. Read this book and take your relationships to new depths, that your life might find its fullest meaning as you adorn the gospel of Christ.

By Nancy DeMoss Wolgemut

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God Is Able

I wrote the first edition of this book a decade ago. I was young and confident. Then ten years happened. To me. To you. To us. 


I’m not quite as young as I once was, but I am still as confident as ever in this undeniable fact: our God is able. While so much in all our lives has changed, He has remained the same. His capacity, character, and compassion have not shifted an inch because His power is supernatural, is never diminished, and is ever available to His children.  


God is able.


Whether you and I have crossed paths in these pages before or it’s your first time to savor the beautiful truths found in Ephesians 3:20–21, I invite you to join me in this ten-years-wiser, updated edition, where I hope you’ll be reminded that your Father is able to take you above whatever you’ve been

living beneath.  
He’s done it before.  
He’ll do it again. 

By Priscilla Shirer

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Beautiful in God's Eyes: The Treasures of the Proverbs 31 Woman

Beauty is more than skin deep- it starts in the heart and works outward Exploring the timeless wisdom of Proverbs 31, Bible teacher Elizabeth George reveals how you can become a woman of true beauty-a woman who desires to honor God in all that she says and does.

Beautiful in God's Eyes helps you make each day immensely meaningful as you delight in God and discover how to... experience instant progress toward personal goals manage daily life more effectively tap into unlimited energy apply biblical principles to enhance relationships move from the ordinary to the extraordinary You can experience a richer, more exciting spiritual walk as you embrace God's design for true beauty in your life.

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By Elizabeth George.

In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character

Sometimes we askWhat is God’s will for my life?when we should really be askingWho should I be?The Bible has an answer:Be like the very image of God.

By exploring ten characteristics of whoGodis―holy, loving, just, good, merciful, gracious, faithful, patient, truthful, and wise―this book helps us understand who God intends for us to be. Through Christ, the perfect reflection of the image of God, we will discover how God’s own attributes impact how we live, leading to freedom and purpose as we follow his will and are conformed to his image.

By Jen Wilkin

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Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds

A popular Bible teacher offers practical guidance and helpful tips for women who want to go deeper in their study of the Bible and learn how to teach others to do the same.

By Jen Wilkin

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You Are More Than You've Been Told

Have you ever felt unseen, unwanted, or unworthy? If so, you're not crazy. You've been told lies your whole life. From the beginning of time, the enemy has been fighting against you knowing who you really are, so you never live the full life you were created to live. But there is good news…

There is a way to know who you really are, and live like it, every single day. It's shockingly practical, down-to-earth, and tangible. While Jesus was on earth, He lived a lifestyle of rhythms that helped Him fight the lies of the enemy. Through His habits, we will discover a roadmap to living lighter, and living as who we really are.

In You Are More Than You've Been Told, spoken word artist and bestselling author Hosanna Wong unveils a fresh approach to spiritual disciplines as the practical ways we can stay connected to God and to our true selves. She will help you

  • identify the lies that have held you back and uncover important truths about who you are and have always been,
  • discover tangible tools to help you heal from deep wounds and see God in the most tender places of your story, and
  • unlock four key rhythms that will help you be free of burdens you were never meant to carry.

You are more than what people have said about you. You are more than what you have done and what's been done to you. It turns out—You will know who you really are when you spend real time with the One who knows you the best. Let this practical roadmap show you how.

By Hosanna Wong.

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Don't Look Back

Moving on is not a one-time decision. It's a way of living.

There are times in life when we look back and feel desperate to make time stand still, particularly when we get blindsided by unexpected changes. But we can't stop the flow of life, and we can't stop time. What's more, looking back doesn't enable us to go back. More often than not, it just makes us stuck. In a place. In a space. In a memory. In a mindset. In a habit.

In Luke 17:32, Jesus drops three little words: "Remember Lot's wife." We don’t know her name, history, or story. All we know is that when she was fleeing Sodom and Gomorrah, she was told not to look back, and she did the one thing she was asked not to do. She looked back and turned into a pillar of salt. And out of the 170 women referred to in the Scriptures, she's the only one Jesus told us to remember.

With a rallying cry to "Remember Lot's wife," Bible teacher, international speaker, activist, and bestselling author Christine Caine motivates us to stop looking back, to get unstuck and to keep moving forward into God's promises and purpose for our lives.

We may not know all God's plans for us. We may not know where we are going, how long it will take us, or what we will encounter along the way, but with the strategies Christine Caine gives, we can move on from where we are to where God wants us to be.

In this new book, Christine will motivate you to

  • stop looking back and start looking to Jesus;
  • invite Jesus in to help you get unstuck from the many places we often find ourselves;
  • move on from where you are into all God's plans, purposes, and promises for your life; and
  • look forward to the future and keep moving toward it in faith--especially when your world is nothing like it once was.

Jesus is beckoning us onward into the newness of what lies ahead. Stop disqualifying yourself by getting stuck in the past. It's time to remember Lot's wife and not look back but move forward boldly.

By Christine Caine.

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Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? 

Introducing an expanded edition of the #1 international bestseller, The Purpose Driven Life now includes two bonus chapters. This spiritual journey will transform your answer to life's most important question: What on earth am I here for? Simplify your life, increase your motivation, discover God's amazing plan for you both now and for eternity.

By Rick Warren

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The Sacred Search: What If It's Not about Who You Marry, But Why?

In the revised edition of his hit bookThe Sacred Search,author Gary Thomas helps single people of all ages make wise marital choices, in large part by rethinking what basis those choices should be made on.

Readers are encouraged to think beyond finding their "soul mate," an idea that has its roots in the philosophy of Plato, and instead adopt a more biblical search for a "sole mate"-- someone who will walk with them on their spiritual journey.

Thomas asks, What if we focused on why to get married more than on who to marry? What if being "in love" isn't a good enough reason to get married? And most of all, what if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy?

By Gary Thomas.

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Unraveled: A love letter to those finding their way

“What if you are afraid to be free?

You feel pulled to the unknown yet taking that first step into what appears to be darkness, keeps your feet planted firmly in what is known. What is it that calls to you from uncharted territory? Who is it? In a rush to what is familiar, you become attached yet again, to another thread.

Each thread represents one year, a belief, an identity, a persona, trauma, and successes. Imagine…every concept you thought to be true, begins to erase itself. Where would that leave you? Each thread of your life carries identity. When your perceived identity becomes unraveled, what would be left staring back at you in the mirror?

Unraveled reveals what is left and if nothing else is left to unravel perhaps, this is when you reach peak freedom. The elimination of the full picture yields space for someone new to be revealed. What’s left is uncharted territory. Will you be curious to dive into the uncharted?

By Deanna Lorea.

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Authentically, Uniquely You: Living Free from Comparison and the Need to Please

Discover your unique gifts and dare to be different with #1New York Timesbestselling author and renowned Bible teacher, Joyce Meyer.

God has given you gifts so you can fulfill His purpose for your life, but if you're like a lot of people, you may not have recognized your talents yet. Start asking God to show you something special about the way He's made you.To some people, He's given a very tender, compassionate heart, and some He has wired to lead others effectively. Others, He has given a gift of being able to communicate clearly, to teach, to make scientific discoveries, or to write beautiful music. Only you can discover all the dynamic gifts He's placed in you.

BecomeAuthentically, Uniquely Youbecause God is never going to help you be anyone but yourself. He loves you just as you are. Let God use you, with all your strengths and weaknesses, and transform you from the inside out to do something powerful beyond your wildest dreams.

By Joyce Meyer.

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The Purpose and Power of the Holy Spirit: God's Government on Earth

Is Heaven on Earth Really Possible?

When we struggle with defeat and discouragement, the Holy Spirit is the key to victory and peace. Best-selling author Dr. Myles Munroe shows how to bring order to the chaos in your life, receive God's power to heal and deliver, fulfill your true purpose with joy, be a leader in your sphere of influence, and be part of God's government on earth.

We have access to the unseen world of the Spirit and can bring heavenly influence to earth. When you receive God's Spirit into your life, you will find that His gifts are your birthright. Receive the fullness of God's Spirit and start living in the spiritual power that God has promised you.

"It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you"(John 16:7 NKJV).

By Dr Myles Munroe.

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Tele Lawal, Founder

Tele Lawal made history by becoming the youngest politician (aged 22) and the first-ever black-elected female in the London Borough of Havering, serving a term from 2018-2022. She's also the former Parliamentary Candidate for Hornchurch and Upminster Constituency in the 2019 General Election. Her prior political portfolios included Crime and Disorder Committee, as well as the Children Services and Learning Committee. Leveraging her expertise, she held police advisory positions on the Independent Advisory Group and Stop & Search Monitoring Group (MOPAC initiatives) for three years.

Tele is passionately committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In 2017, she founded Mbrace, a national bank’s race and ethnicity network with over 3,000 members, shaping diversity and inclusion across the bank . In 2018, she was appointed Havering Council’s Champion for Diversity and Inclusion. This led to the launch of Havering Racism in 2020, a social campaign resulting in a borough-wide review by the Local Government Association and a commitment by Havering Council’s Cabinet to reset its diversity and inclusion initiatives and policies. Before leaving politics, Tele contributed to the development of an action plan.
During her public office service, she worked in diverse sectors like UK Parliament, UK Home Office, Capita, Metro Bank, and My Life My Say. In 2022, she entered the world of management consulting at Turner and Townsend, where she worked for Shell and Network Rail. Currently, Tele is building an African business, called Kouture Paradisé, with her Co-Founders.
Tele also sits on the Creative Mentor Network Youth Board. In her spare time, she enjoys writing, ballet, amapiano, art and modelling. 💃🎨
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