The purpose of a blog

A German friend of mine graciously observed recently that a blog is not much use if it is devoid of content. He was not the first to comment. Thus I am encouraged once again to continue 'blogging' on this site and sharing the journey of CityChurch with the masses.

In the 6 months since I last posted a lot has happened. The team has been strengthened and relationships within the city have been established. One of the reasons I have been slow to post is that I am a visionary type and I am aware that what I see happening one day can change fairly rapidly as I talk it out. I don't want to be forever giving the impression that things are changing every five minutes. Anyway here are a few things that have encouraged us deeply;

Firstly people have now been able to confirm that they will be joining us from all over the UK. Derby is the source of most of the team but then people have committed to joining us from Manchester, Oxford, Warwick, Lutterworth, Bristol and Leicester itself. There are still others who may get involved too.

Secondly we have been developing a relationship with a wonderful Baptist Church in the city that we are exploring some kind of partnership with. They are in a highly Asian part of the city and God may just be bringing us together. We shall see - watch this space!

At this time a number of our team are actively trying to sell homes and find new jobs in order to move. I honour them as this venture is a costly one and these are people who are prepared to pay the cost for the sake of the Gospel. They have seen something of God at work and it excites me greatly as I am certain God is about to take us on a wonderful missional adventure. Bring it on!