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WELCOME
From your editor…
E
vangelistic preaching does
not just belong at large rallies
or outreach events. It is not
necessary to stand on street
corners, or to broadcast your
sermons over the supermarket
public address system, or to go to a
far-flung ‘unreached’ tribe to find
people in need of convincing of the
gospel’s truth and relevance. They
are sitting right there in your church
pews. Every time you preach, the
likelihood is that you are preaching
to the unconverted.
In this issue, we are exploring the
incredible opportunity to extend
the Kingdom from the pulpit. It
isn’t a specialist sub-section of the
preaching ministry; it is something
all preachers need to get good at. As
Michael Green writes in his feature,
‘There is a crying need for us to
emerge from our dugouts and strain
every energy to pass on to others
with love and enthusiasm the good
news which has transformed our
own lives.’
Looking ahead, our next issue will
be celebrating the Christian legacy
of Her Majesty the Queen, who
turns 90 in 2016. A patron of LPMA,
the charity from which LWPT was
birthed, the Queen’s faith has been
the foundation of her reign, with
far reaching implications for our
nation and the wider world. In
thinking about how she has used her
platform for good, we’ll be reflecting
on our own influence and the legacy
we hope to leave.
COUNCIL OF
REFERENCE
David Bracewell – Zoe Ministry
(zoeministry.co.uk); author; and previously
Rector of Saint Saviour’s Church, Guildford.
Kate Bruce – Director of the Centre for
Communication and Preaching, Deputy
Warden and Tutor in Homiletics, St John’s
College, Durham University.
Charlie Cleverly – Rector of St Aldate’s,
Oxford and author of several books, most
recently Song of Songs.
Ian Coffey – Vice Principal (Strategy)
and Director of Leadership Training,
Moorlands College.
Malcolm Duncan – Chair of the Spring
Harvest Planning Group; Senior Minister
of Gold Hill Baptist Church; Founder and
Director of Church and Community.
Andy Frost – Director of Share Jesus
International.
Ruth Gee – President of Methodist
Conference 2013/14 and Methodist minister.
Richard Littledale – Baptist minister,
author and broadcaster.
Mark Meynell – Associate Director,
Langham Partnership International;
author and cultural commentator.
Calvin Samuel – Academic Dean of
St John’s College and Director of Wesley
Study Centre, Durham University.
Have a very happy Christmas one
and all.
IN THIS ISSUE, WE ARE
EXPLORING THE INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND THE
KINGDOM FROM THE PULPIT.
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