One of my greatest privileges in ministry is working with churches in the United Kingdom. Seeing more and more churches planted there is an absolute thrill.
That’s one reason I’m stoked about a conference my buddy Pete Greasley (and his mates at Christchurch) are hosting in Wales this coming July. In moments of unbridled condescension predictably inspired by a pub night, Pete will invite an American to share a conference. I guess that’s how I found myself purchasing tickets to be there and help with the teaching responsibilities. I hope he wasn’t joking, 'cause I'm booked and pretty excited. Here's why.
The conference is called [CO]MISSION UK, and we’re holding it because we want to equip church planters as well as other men that feel called to ministry, and stir ambition for how God could be glorified through their lives.
If you’re a church planter in the UK, or if you hope to plant a church there someday, I hope you’ll come. You don’t need to be part of Sovereign Grace Ministries—the conference is for anyone who wants to see gospel-centered (sorry, Brits, I meant “centred”) churches started in the UK.
We haven’t locked in all the details yet, but here’s a look at some of what we hope to talk about:
- Why plant churches?
- How do I know if God is calling me to plant a church?
- Is ambition a good thing?
- How do I build a church-planting team?
- What happens after a new church launches?
The conference will be July 8–10 at Christchurch in Newport, Wales. Registration is only £25 if you register by May 31. Plus, students come for free—a pretty sweet deal. You can find more info at comissionuk.org. I hope you’ll join us.
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Dave Harvey
leads international expansion and church planting for Sovereign Grace
Ministries and is based in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. For more
information about the Sovereign Grace church-planting process, click here.