--- title: Derek Hughes date: 2023-03-27T23:04:43+01:00 author: Tim Coysh canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/author/derek-hughes" section: People --- [ ![Eccles coffee cropped](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Eccles coffee cropped](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/how-our-church-rediscovered-real-discipleship "How our church rediscovered real discipleship") ### [How our church rediscovered real discipleship](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/how-our-church-rediscovered-real-discipleship) 6 January 2026Slowing down was the surprising key to accelerating discipleship at LifeChurch Eccles, explains Derek Hughes [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/how-our-church-rediscovered-real-discipleship) --- [ ![I Stock 1448774635](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![I Stock 1448774635](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/how-we-increased-our-attendance-by-600 "How we increased our attendance by 600%") ### [How we increased our attendance by 600%](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/how-we-increased-our-attendance-by-600) 31 March 2023Team leader Derek Hughes illustrates how LifeChurch Eccles organised a large carol service and how other church leaders can do the same [Read more...](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/how-we-increased-our-attendance-by-600) ---