30 July 2008

Local Evangelical Fellowship Leaders Day

On the 22nd of July the Evangelical Alliance held a day for Local Evangelical Fellowship leaders from around the UK. The event was held at Whitefield House and there were twelve LEF leaders in attendance as well as several staff members from the Alliance. General Director Joel Edwardsand Churches in Mission Executive Director Krish Kandiah addressed the attendees, talking about the importance of the local church and the initiatives that the Alliance is working on in conjunction with LEFs.

There was also time for LEF leaders to share their experiences and to give feedback as to how the Alliance could better support them and how its programmes could benefit local churches.

“It was an amazing time hear stories about what God is doing through the LEFs”, said Kandiah. “We heard about a festival in Liverpool which thousands attended, a counselling network in the New Forest area, and an outreach to prostitutes in the Ipswich area. It was very encouraging to find out what local churches are doing throughout the UK and to pray and network with other evangelicals.”

Phil Cole from New Forest said, “It was good to hear what is going on in the other LEFs. In the New Forest, we’re in a more rural setting, and the other LEF leaders present were from an urban setting, so it was good to hear different perspectives. I enjoyed learning about Square Mile: Building 4D churches and new resources for small groups. “

Ian Snares, Head of Membership and Fundraising at the Alliance, said, “The LEF leaders’ day not only brought the Alliance closer to local church leaders who are working together to transform their communities, it also spread stories of what God is doing through His church. I’m sure that new ways of impacting lives with the gospel will be the result.”