Living on the Cutting Edge

The recent conversations with the West of England baptist Association, and the subsequent agreement for Cutting Edge Ministries to pioneer a church plant in the Painswick area near Stroud, from the 1st February, is about to commence. Brian Nimblette, (see picture) and myself, have agree to represent the Baptist Church in working towards creating a "new expressions" type church in a predominately middle to upper class area. That means we are going out into the community to listen to what people have to say about church and how they would like to see something new develop? Both Brian and I have have acquired a great deal of experience in this area. You know about me and what I have been doing over recent years, but Brian comes from a different background yet the Lord has spoken to him in a very similar fashion! Born in London Brian spent ten years in the Yemen with WEC, then returning 18months ago to finish his Masters Degree, and to allow his teenage daughter to continue her education in England. Brian and his Swiss wife Brigitte, came to Farmhill Church one Sunday morning when I was taking the service. In talking with him afterwards, Brian started to come to the Thursday group realising what I was doing fell completely in line with what he and a small number of missioners were doing in the Yemen. This has now developed into Brian joining CEM as a volunteer missioner, while he seeks the Lord for his ministry future. This of course could be with CEM?

Our remit from WEBA is to bring into being under their banner a community group who will effect their immediate community through friendship, goodworks and spiritual guidance in that order. How this will look in one years time we will leave to God? It will be a challenge that will take us on to the cutting edge, which is how we like it!

So please include us both in your prayers as we will be starting from nothing.

Roger