MARCH 2019
ISSUE 21
K I NGFI S H E R FAMILY Reclaiming the ground Fifteen years ago, before we started church planting, before the Social Enterprise (Treasure Seekers) was even thought of, before our international focus was anything more than just an aspiration, God spoke some words into Kingfisher. They were words that would only really be relevant to us when we had moved into the arena that we are now in. It was something I shared at the start of a series of talks called “A Pioneering People”: Throughout its history, the church has consistently wandered away from focusing on its primary calling, and this has always led to disaster. And throughout its history, God has raised up people who have called the church back to its primary calling... people like Martin Luther,William Wilberforce, John Wesley and the like.The church works best – indeed, any organisation works best – when it knows exactly why it exists, what its point is, and where it’s going.
We have a pioneering heart at the centre of this church a heart that won’t stop beating before we have fulfilled our Godgiven mission!
disciples of Christ. In a single church setting... in a multiple church setting... and to the ends of the earth.We’re a pioneering people – a church with a pioneering heart, and here’s something I truly believe as I look to the future of this church. The next five years will be the most breath-taking we have ever experienced, including seeing people coming to Christ on an unprecedented level, church planting, expanding influence with other churches in this nation and abroad, specific ministries to help many who are struggling with addictions and so on and so on.We have a pioneering heart at the centre of this church – a heart that won’t stop beating before we have fulfilled our God-given mission!
Well, not just five years later, but fifteen years and counting, we can say with confidence that these have been breathtaking years of God fulfilling that vision that He placed before us. Multiple churches, in the UK and around the world. We must be about our Father’s Expanding influence, specific business, moving at the pace that ministries to help hundreds of He’s setting, doing the things Back then, all that the Lord people struggling with He’s calling us to do, making was wanting to move us into addictions and mental health sure we’re going in the direction was just an aspiration - a hope issues. What a faithful God He He’s called us to: Reaching lost that we were holding onto in is! people, seeing them transformed faith. We had a real sense of and becoming fully devoted the journey ahead of us, the ground that the Lord wanted us to claim. We were a people called by God, on the move towards the land that He was showing us. Here is what was prophetically said back then: