Good News!
After 30 years of leading King’s Church, London, it was a huge privilege to speak on my last Vision Sunday at the weekend. My title was Good News, and I spoke out of Mark 1, the same passage I had used for my very first message to King’s on 3 September 1995. I wanted to finish as I’d begun, with a reminder of what spurs us on: the good news of Jesus Christ, crucified and risen.
To mark the transfer of leadership at King’s from me to Joe Macnamara, Vision Sunday is coming in two parts this year. Part one last Sunday was a chance for me to look back and give thanks for all that God has done in the last 30 years. It has been a truly remarkable journey, and the team produced a fantastic video which summarises all that has happened since 1995 - you can watch it here if you missed it. Then this coming weekend is Vision Sunday part two, when Joe will bring a message focussing on what lies ahead for King’s. We are starting from a strong foundation, and I am looking forward to this next chapter in the King’s story.
I am very excited that Joe will officially become our Lead Pastor this coming Sunday, and I encourage you to be there in the morning to hear him speak. We will then gather again on Sunday evening, 7pm at the Catford site, when we will lay hands on Joe as he takes on this new role, and pray for him and Sylvia. I am delighted that David Devenish, who oversees King’s, will be joining us for this. This is an important moment for us as a church, and I do hope you can be there.
Deb and I would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you for all the kind words, messages and cards we have received. It has been a great privilege to be Senior Pastor of King’s, and we are grateful to everyone who has played a part in making King’s what it is today. Fortunately we are not leaving and will still be around, though we will be giving more time to serving the Newfrontiers apostolic fellowship.
Finally, I feel this is the right time to step back from posting this blog. I still plan to write something from time to time, but this will be more focussed on the Newfrontiers world. I have also decided to take this opportunity to step back from all social media platforms for the time being. But for now, I’d like to thank all of you who have regularly followed me over the years.
