Dear Church Planters,      It is summer in Europe – and time for a well-earned break.  However, as well as fitting in some vacation, hundreds of church planters across Europe have put aside some of their holiday time to participate in a Church Planters X-Change.  Last week almost 140 attended an X-Change in Finland.  In just… Continue reading →

Dear Church Planters,      This has been a busy summer – with the Hungarian Mission Conference and the Central European Church Planters X-Change taking place over the last two weeks.  I have just returned from Hungary.  Planters from Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic joined planters from Hungary during the last week.  It was a time… Continue reading →

Dear Friends      As I write the world is watching the horror of evil playing out in the school in Beslan in southern Russia.  The desperation, pain, fear, grief – and unanswered pleas and prayers of mothers, fathers and friends – challenges and shakes (as the Archbishop of Canterbury is saying) our faith.  The despair… Continue reading →

Dear Church Planters,      Have you heard of LIGHTS ACROSS LONDON?  This is a bold initiative to plant 20 new Adventist churches in the greater London area – part of Hope for Big Cities which is a world-wide commitment to plant new churches in the large cities!  Pastor Cecil Perry, British Union President, says, “This is… Continue reading →

Dear Church Planters,      You have heard about LIGHTS ACROSS LONDON – an initiative to plant over 20 new churches in London.  Now it is BRIGHTEN YOUR CORNER – a vision to plant groups and new churches across Luton (just off the M1 – north of London).   Last evening and today, Judy and I have been… Continue reading →

Dear Friends,      Remember, whatever the challenges in church planting, we have an amazing God!  Don’t miss reading A CHURCH PLANTING STORY TO ENJOY – Music for Worship!  You will be encouraged.     Of course it is an enormous privilege to be involved in leading people to Jesus and salvation.  We are enriched “by becoming intensely interested… Continue reading →

Dear Friends,        This New Year has begun with the most unprecedented suffering, grief and terror.  The December 26 south-east Asian earthquakes and tsunamis buried cities and villages in 13 countries – killing hundreds of thousands and leaving millions homeless.  Add to this the chaos, terrorism and wars in Iraq and Sudan – and troubles… Continue reading →

Dear Friends,          While in Australia recently I spoke again with Rick Paynter of the Gateway Family Church.  Rick and Gateway sponsor the CONNECTING Conferences – leadership conferences designed to foster church planting movements from local churches.  When I think of Rick and Marcy – and the whole team at Gateway (Mark, Murray, Chris, etc) –… Continue reading →

Dear Friends,      Here is a truism (a statement that is so obviously true that it hardly needs stating!): healthy churches plant new churches!  Just read the Acts of the Apostles.  I have just come from 5 days with 120 planters in France – during which many participants read through the 28 chapters of Acts.  It… Continue reading →

Dear Church Planters,      This week began with the horror of Monday’s devastating Indonesian earthquake – and is ending with the world’s Catholics (and many others) praying through the dying hours of Pope John Paul.  News images move from the devastation on the islands off Sumatra to the millions around the world lighting candles, praying, grieving… Continue reading →