26/365

Today Richard Coekin came to speak to us as a staff team. What he said was truly inspirational, and to top it all he's down to earth and eager to get to know us, who he'd never met before and may not see again til glory! His insights on church planting and strategy were challenging and action provoking. Matt and i get so inspired by people like this that we just want to go straight out with God and do these great gospel endevours.

He spoke of how important it is to identify godly men who have ability to teach and mange the household of God and to train them and have them as elders and pastors. Though I fully agree it did make me think that we mustn't be guilty of favouritsim in our churches, we mustn't make those who don't fit this gifting feel inferior or unwanted. We must love and applaud and encourage the servant hearted and the humble of faith, we must rejoice in them as trophies of grace, as much as the loud, confident upfront Mr Evangelical Super star! We must hold in tension desiring the greater Word gifts but being God like in our thinking of our brothers and sisters, remebering 1 Corinthians 18-31.

Also great things today were enjoying chicken enchaladas (or however you spell it) cooked for us by Luke and Macey, chatting for the 1st time on msn to mum (she's finally cracked it!), and getting to Sainsbury's to find that white choc chip cookies, ribena and pomegranate juice are all on special buy 1 get 1 free type deals!

...How lush!