Pressing On

Here is a brief overview of the future vision of WEC International - If you feel led to be a part of this international movement then get in touch. We are looking at 20 new workers joining us in the Autumn which is a great answer to prayer. Always space for many more though ...

I have nothing to add to these two stories ... Suffice to say I trust the integrity of the source. I only publish these to give you the opportunity to "see" what God is doing around the world to draw people to Himself ... you may disagree with them, or you may have another plausible explanation - that is fine. What matters is what God is doing in someone's life due to the external circumstances as much as the external circumstances themselves .... He is at work to bring forth eternal life! Each story raises a lot of questions for me ... As I hope they do for you! God's blessing and favouritism, the use of seemingly mundane human action to draw someone to Himself, why send a flood in the first place? Etc etc. It is good to ask questions, and please don't be afraid to ask God directly! A Christian family’s experience after the devastating flood which affected 68 of Thailand’s 77 provinces: they saw their field of tapioca completely destroyed. They had photos taken ...

What future for mission - Wes White As I listened to this and thought through the implications there was one over-riding factor that come to my mind ... do we genuinely have confidence in the gospel? Is it indeed the power of God unto salvation for them that believe ... or is it a life-style choice for some which is of equal value as the choices others may make to believe in something else or nothing at all! How much more of a struggle is it for those brought up in a post-modern context, where truth is reckoned as relative not absolute, to move forward to a place of conviction? Of course it is a work of the Word and the Spirit, so we can trust in the One who is able to do all things to bring this conviction ... But this conviction is vital if we are to take the gospel to the communities locally, nationally and internationally. The gospel is for all regardless of age, culture, gender - it is the unique revelation of a holy, gracious and loving God who has made the way to have communion...

Have blogged about this matter in the past Church as Business but reading two particularly helpful books/papers recently has brought it to the forefront of my thinking again. For those who are wondering OD is not a disorder but simply means 'Organisational Development.' WEC UK are embarking on a long process of review of everything we do and we trust that at then end of the process we will be in a better shape to respond to the challenges we face today. So, how do we go about it? What leadership will be required? That is crucial question. In an excellent paper 'Space for Grace' The author states that "Many change processes in Christian organisations are fraught with frustration and disunity. Why should this be? Part of the reason at least, is that some Christian OD work is functionally agnostic, if not atheistic. Our strategy or team-building exercises, for example, are sometimes no different from a secular process. We treat them as simply technical processes. B...