Archive for June, 2024

Podcast recording today at 2pm. Talking with Counties CEO Martin Erwin, with Penny Curley and Tim Cracknell as we discuss our chapter in the Counties book, ‘Making Jesus Known.’

The programme to be aired on TWR and we will post a link to these recordings when it is broadcast.

Making Jesus Known Today and Tomorrow

Making Jesus Known Today and Tomorrow is born of the belief that Britain and Ireland need the gospel of Christ as much today as ever, if not more so.

The book focuses on how this unchanging gospel can be presented to greatest effect in the twenty-first century in a wide variety of contexts. Above all, it intends to be practical-to help all Christians, and all local congregations, to see people of all ages converted and growing themselves as effective disciple-making Christians.

The book is a project of Counties, an organisation which came into being 125 years ago, to support local evangelists who at the time were seeing remarkable success in planting local congregations across England and Wales. Today, it supports over forty evangelists, encourages local churches in evangelism, and engages in church planting.

A number of today’s Counties Evangelists are contributors to the book, together with Martin Erwin (CEO, Counties) and Stephen McQuoid (a trustee of Counties and General Director of GLO Europe, a similar association promoting the mission of the gospel in wider Europe).

Order your copy from the Counties website: CLICK HERE

Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.

Evangelism at Speakers Corner.

“A word to the wise is infuriating.” – Hunter S. Thompson

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Speakers Corner in London’s Hyde Park is the oldest free speech platform in the world. People won the right to speak in mass protests in the 1860s and early 1870s. Some people believe the tradition is connected to the right of the condemned to a last speech before being hung at the Tyburn gallows, a practice that stopped at the end of the 18th century. Every Sunday people from all sorts of convictions come to Hyde Park in the afternoon to spead their message or to have fun.

Preaching today…

Activity: Morning Service
Venue: Appleyards Bible Church. Horsham RH13 5BU
Time: 11.15am
Subject: ‘The course of true love never did run smooth’ – sermon by Gordon Curley
Bible Passage: 1 John chapter 3 verses 10-15.

Counties “Time to Refocus” event in Chippenham.

Days like this are useful as – Oscar Wilde once said, “With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone.”

Helpful advice and strategy for those of us evangelists who are clocking up the miles!

“The older I get, the older old is” – Tom Baker

‘Help in Times of Weakness’ – Romans chapter 8 verses 26-27 – sermon by Gordon Curley

powerful guy reality vs ambition wishful thinking concept. Human face expressions, emotions. Sad man looking down

(PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

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Best conversation of the day was with George, please pray that he will continue to the read gospel of John.

After the shenanigans of last week, be intersting to see if Speakers Corner is a little calmer today (wishful thinking!) Evangelism @ Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.

“A wise man fills his brain before emptying his mouth” – African Proverb.

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Speakers Corner in London’s Hyde Park is the oldest free speech platform in the world. People won the right to speak in mass protests in the 1860s and early 1870s. Some people believe the tradition is connected to the right of the condemned to a last speech before being hung at the Tyburn gallows, a practice that stopped at the end of the 18th century. Every Sunday people from all sorts of convictions come to Hyde Park in the afternoon to spead their message or to have fun.

Preaching today…

Activity: Morning Service
Venue: Norreys Church. Wokingham.
Time: 10.00am
Subject: ‘Help in Times of Weakness’
Bible Passage: Romans 8:26-27 & Mark 9:29

Please pray for the Leadership Team of Good News Camp as we meet tonight to discuss, plan and make a few key decisions regarding this year’s Camp.

We already have more Campers than last year and it is only June! Please pray for…

• wisdom as to how many Campers we should allow and can practically manage before we are officially full!
• that God will continue to provide the last few specific team members needed.
• that God will give us clarity of thought on those areas that need finalizing…