Dennis is still alive!
It has been such a long time since I last blogged that I wonder if you were in any doubt about my still being alive.
The good news is that I am still alive and have been continuing to take a number of exciting ministry opportunities over the past few months. Below are just some highlights!
Solid
Viz-A-Viz Ministries is a partner in an exciting youth summer festival called Solid.
This festival is for young people from across Essex and East London and attra
cts around 800 or so young people and around 500 children. This year I was overseeing the programme and also speaking. It was really exciting to see so many young people respond to the gospel many making first time commitments and many others deepening their relationship with Christ.
http://www.solidnet.org.uk/
Leading Edge
Viz-A-Viz also partners with the Baptist Union of Great Britain on a Baptist bible week called Leading Edge. This attracts Baptists from all over the United Kingdom. This year we explored the theme ‘Travelling Light – Living in the Light of Eternity’. This theme was explored by children, young people, young adults and adults who are not so young!
Again it was exciting to see so many people moving on in their relationship with God. Out key guest this year was Philip Yancey (author of ‘What‘s so amazing about Grace?’). It was also great to have a number of speakers from across the United Kingdom. I led a seminar stream on Evangelism and also spoke at one of the evening celebrations. It’s a real privilege to be used by God in this way and to hear about the things that God is doing in the lives of people who come to Leading Edge.
BWA Living Water Conference Freeport
As well as ministry in the UK I am continuing to develop ministry with many opportunities around the world. Over the summer I was pleased to be able to travel to Freeport in the Bahamas with Lynn, my wife (this was made possible with the help of a generous donation from two of our greatest friends and supporters). Having survived Hurricane Fay which involved spending two days at Miami International Airport! We travelled to Freeport and spoke at a conference for leaders from across the Caribbean. It was exciting to have this opportunity to speak to so many leaders about ways of engaging people who are becoming less likely to attend church. I had many great conversations with people after my sessions and made some key contacts.
Addition to speaking at the conference I was privileged to speak at the Sunday service of Zion Baptist Church in Freeport. It was a great time with lively worship and God spoke to many people!
As well as speaking at events I have been going to the United States recently and am planning to do so again in the near future both to deepen partnerships with Conventions on the ground but also to meet up with again with LifeWay (the publishing organisation for the Southern Baptist Convention) who have now agreed to publish and licence the More to Life DVD in the United States and we are in the process now of exploring other aspects of More to Life that will be included and made available to Churches across the United States.
As you can imagine this is quite an exciting development for Viz-A-Viz Ministries and for me and I would value your prayers that we would discern the way that is most effective and applicable.
There is so much other stuff that has been going on that I will to try to write again soon to update you on developments as they occur.
Thanks for your prayers and support. Dennis
It has been such a long time since I last blogged that I wonder if you were in any doubt about my still being alive.
The good news is that I am still alive and have been continuing to take a number of exciting ministry opportunities over the past few months. Below are just some highlights!
Solid
Viz-A-Viz Ministries is a partner in an exciting youth summer festival called Solid.
This festival is for young people from across Essex and East London and attra
cts around 800 or so young people and around 500 children. This year I was overseeing the programme and also speaking. It was really exciting to see so many young people respond to the gospel many making first time commitments and many others deepening their relationship with Christ.http://www.solidnet.org.uk/
Leading Edge
Viz-A-Viz also partners with the Baptist Union of Great Britain on a Baptist bible week called Leading Edge. This attracts Baptists from all over the United Kingdom. This year we explored the theme ‘Travelling Light – Living in the Light of Eternity’. This theme was explored by children, young people, young adults and adults who are not so young!
Again it was exciting to see so many people moving on in their relationship with God. Out key guest this year was Philip Yancey (author of ‘What‘s so amazing about Grace?’). It was also great to have a number of speakers from across the United Kingdom. I led a seminar stream on Evangelism and also spoke at one of the evening celebrations. It’s a real privilege to be used by God in this way and to hear about the things that God is doing in the lives of people who come to Leading Edge.
BWA Living Water Conference Freeport
As well as ministry in the UK I am continuing to develop ministry with many opportunities around the world. Over the summer I was pleased to be able to travel to Freeport in the Bahamas with Lynn, my wife (this was made possible with the help of a generous donation from two of our greatest friends and supporters). Having survived Hurricane Fay which involved spending two days at Miami International Airport! We travelled to Freeport and spoke at a conference for leaders from across the Caribbean. It was exciting to have this opportunity to speak to so many leaders about ways of engaging people who are becoming less likely to attend church. I had many great conversations with people after my sessions and made some key contacts.
Addition to speaking at the conference I was privileged to speak at the Sunday service of Zion Baptist Church in Freeport. It was a great time with lively worship and God spoke to many people!
As well as speaking at events I have been going to the United States recently and am planning to do so again in the near future both to deepen partnerships with Conventions on the ground but also to meet up with again with LifeWay (the publishing organisation for the Southern Baptist Convention) who have now agreed to publish and licence the More to Life DVD in the United States and we are in the process now of exploring other aspects of More to Life that will be included and made available to Churches across the United States.
As you can imagine this is quite an exciting development for Viz-A-Viz Ministries and for me and I would value your prayers that we would discern the way that is most effective and applicable.
There is so much other stuff that has been going on that I will to try to write again soon to update you on developments as they occur.
Thanks for your prayers and support. Dennis
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