Meeting with AOG
Had a gathering with the Scottish Assemblies pastors all day in a town called Perth, about 1 1/2 hours north of Edinburgh. We were so into conversation with Tony that we drove an extra 20 miles past the exit, reversed, and drove past the exit again:) I wasn't driving but Tony is the slowest driver I've seen in a while. He makes my mom look aggressive. He's one of those drivers who's constantly unaware that he's accelerating every 20 yards so you're regularly feeling the movement of the car.....arghhhhh!
There were about 30 Scottish pastors present, minus a few that weren't available. I think that shows the status of AOG presence in Scotland. It's fairly minimal and there were no young guys, literally none. I was the only person in my 20's there. That's a scary thought, but only confirms our call and need to be present in this country. Even outside of the Pentecostal movement, there are literally no young people entering the ministry and it's freaking the leadership out, and rightfully so. The crisis became abundantly clear this afternoon.
I enjoyed sitting next to Andrew Smith, the Scottish General Superintendent, who has been the Calvary Church in the past. He's a great guy with an addictive enthusiasm for God and golf. He's currently balancing his Superintendent position with being a full-time local pastor, and golfing.
Tony and I had a great conversation with the guest speaker, a pastor of a large church in London (Doug Fields), and Andrew Smith. We talked about Eikon's philosophy of church and really got both Andrew and Doug excited about where this is heading. Tony really knows how to articulate the vision of the church, and he naturally captivates his audience (this time being an important supporter:).
For the first several weeks, the leadership team is just spending time with one another, with the Lord, and just philosophizing what the church is, what it means to be christian, and how to create a context for those seeking something genuine.
We need your thoughts, insight, and prayers during this important time in the process of Eikon.
There were about 30 Scottish pastors present, minus a few that weren't available. I think that shows the status of AOG presence in Scotland. It's fairly minimal and there were no young guys, literally none. I was the only person in my 20's there. That's a scary thought, but only confirms our call and need to be present in this country. Even outside of the Pentecostal movement, there are literally no young people entering the ministry and it's freaking the leadership out, and rightfully so. The crisis became abundantly clear this afternoon.
I enjoyed sitting next to Andrew Smith, the Scottish General Superintendent, who has been the Calvary Church in the past. He's a great guy with an addictive enthusiasm for God and golf. He's currently balancing his Superintendent position with being a full-time local pastor, and golfing.
Tony and I had a great conversation with the guest speaker, a pastor of a large church in London (Doug Fields), and Andrew Smith. We talked about Eikon's philosophy of church and really got both Andrew and Doug excited about where this is heading. Tony really knows how to articulate the vision of the church, and he naturally captivates his audience (this time being an important supporter:).
For the first several weeks, the leadership team is just spending time with one another, with the Lord, and just philosophizing what the church is, what it means to be christian, and how to create a context for those seeking something genuine.
We need your thoughts, insight, and prayers during this important time in the process of Eikon.
posted by kschmiddy at 1:51 PM
3 Comments:
Kate, in post after this one I think you copied and pasted some info on accident or it didn't epload right. Kind of funny.
J
OK wait, i just hit refresh and it disapeared. Maybe I'm the one who is going crazy.
J
jay, you're going crazy buddy. JK, i erased one that was messed up.
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