The Annual Conference of the London Gospel Partnership has taken place at East London Tabernacle, hosted by their pastor Ray Brown.
Given the effort and necessity of pastors and churches across London to respond faithfully to the challenges of the pandemic, the conference’s theme was gospel hope in a post-Covid landscape.
Three talks provided much-needed encouragement and vision through a mixture of expository teaching, analysis of the current cultural landscape, and discussion of strategies for practical ministry. Jason Roach, Head of Ministries at London City Mission, spoke from John 5:1-17, saying that God is not limited by the most desperate of circumstances.
John Stevens, the National Director of FIEC (Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches) addressed the obstacles and opportunities for the gospel in the post-Covid landscape. Drawing on 1 Timothy as a framework, he put forward three priorities. The church should:
•keep its focus on the gospel and not become distracted by false teaching and controversies;
•establish good order, in part, by raising up and encouraging leaders at multiple levels;
•pursue and practice godliness and live in a way that commends the gospel.
