My View

Got back from Sheffield after a few intensive days of “spiritual business”. Felt really good to be there, feels really good to be home again.

It’s interesting to see how St. Thomas’ Church is moving on. When you visit a place regularly in say 3-6 month intervals you tend to notice change. One of the things I observed this time was how many people in the church are talking about becoming missionaries to their own community. They want to be Jesus for their neighbours, friends and family. I don’t know if this is something new, but there seems to be a very distinct sense of a missionary calling. “Calling a city back to God” has been (and still is) the vision of St Thomas’ Church. This vision seems to live on in people’s hearts. To me it is a very positive thing that a “succesful” church (in human terms) as St Thomas’ has kept its vision clear. They could probably be hosting conferences and travelling around the world as much as they want, but the stirring in the heart is there; “We’re staying true to our original calling, we’re calling a city back to God.”

I like it.