In the light of responding to a call for ‘lengthening
and strengthening’ there will be key areas in church life that we need to give
attention to.
- Leadership
development. I believe this will be an ongoing thing
for us. We have hundreds of people attending this church. If they are going to
be pastored effectively then we need to release tens, if not hundreds, of
ministry leaders to care for the people. Children’s workers, youth workers,
community group leaders, worship leaders, social action workers – everything –
the list goes on and on! We need to actively and continually encourage
leadership development with leadership disciple groups to foster the growth of
new leaders. If you have any inkling or thoughts of growing in leadership
within His church we need to connect with you and help you to grow in your
potential! Now you may enjoy being a part of King’s, have found a place here
and are happy to come and go on a Sunday -worship Jesus and walk out, getting
on with your life. That is ultimately between you and God – it may work for you
as an individual but long-term that will not serve the church.
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Communication. We
have made a decision at King’s to transition our church communication to primarily
electronic means. We would ask and encourage you to connect with us via social
media and the King’s website if you are able. Twitter, the blogs - these are
easy means to access information about King’s so you will be up to date with most
recent news and information. We realise that this will mean a stretch for some
of you to step in to this world of messaging and gadgets. Please do so if you
can!
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Mercy
ministry and pastoral care – I am pleased that we are
establishing our debt advice service – this is a really important ministry in
today’s world. Welcoming people through our mercy ministries, as well as
through Alpha and migration into the area means that we will need an increasing
number of suitably wise and experienced people to pastor our people well.
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Giving –
this area needs strengthening. We are aware that there are hundreds of King’s
people now giving via standing orders directly from their bank account into the
church account. This is a fantastic help and means that we know how much we can
depend on each month. Equally there are hundreds who give in a way that we have
no idea how much we can rely on. If that is you, can I ask you to seriously
look at giving regularly in this direct way?
Currently we need £90,000 a month to run the ministry fund. The
multi-site fund needs about £40,000 a month. If
giving does not match our planned budgets it will hold back the progress we
need to make to make room for more people and to provide the people and
resources to care for them. Now if we don’t have the money – we won’t spend it.
That’s a given with us! But it will delay the progress of achieving the vision
we believe God has given us. Please respond – we need a big push! Sacrificial
giving is required...
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