Having a Cell Group Break for the First Time – Pastor Young Joo Lee
Starting next week, cell group meetings will go on break. The cell leader meetings will also be on break starting this week and cell meetings will resume on September 8. While this is a common practice in other churches, it feels somewhat awkward in our church. Some people are already worried about what will happen […]
“Not a difficult test but a process of receiving God’s character” – Joohyang Song (cell leader)
Using the new change of marriage as an excuse, I had a small desire to quit being a cell leader. However, it seemed that God wanted me to continue. While contemplating for several months, God spoke to me through a fellow worker and during worship. “Do not be afraid, for I love you. Do not […]
God who makes everything go well – Pastor Young Joo Lee
There were exceptionally many events in June, making it a busy month. Church-wise, there were a leaders’ retreat, a young adult BBQ, and Arise. From the Association of Korean Churches in the UK, there were a pastors’ couples retreat, a preaching seminar by Professor Sung Wook Shin, and a joint revival meeting with Pastor Kisung […]
Reverence that is connected to God’s Love – Pastor Young Joo Lee
If someone asks me which biblical figure I most want to emulate, I genuinely say God and Jesus. Human relationships are so important that they are essentially our whole lives. Having not grown up in a normal family, I always feel lacking in this area. I often struggle with this, but I find strength by […]
Ruby Kendrick, the Missionary – Pastor Young Joo Lee
Born into a devout family at the Southern Methodist Church in Texas, USA, Ruby Kendrick was filled with a passion for evangelizing to non-believers from the time she was a young girl with many dreams. She decided to become an overseas missionary and entered Texas Girls’ High School Bible School. After graduating in June 1905, […]
“Work, Calling, Community, and God’s Vision Church” – Hayoung Pyun, Jooeun Shin’s cell
Why do we have to work? This is a question we often ask throughout our lives. In Pastor Tim Keller’s book, ‘Every Good Endeavor,’ the creation process of God is described as ‘work.’ “In the beginning, God worked. The Lord involved humans in the continual development of His creation work.” It is an incredible grace […]
“Call it an opportunity, not a problem” – Paster Young Joo Lee
There are a few YouTube channels I follow to both study English and indirectly experience British churches. One of them is the Holy Trinity Brompton Church channel. One time, a woman named Helen from Eritrea, often called the North Korea of Africa, shared her testimony. The senior pastor of the church, Nicky Gumbel, an influential […]
“The Fiercest Spiritual Battlefield” – Paster Young Joo Lee
Life is not easy. Every person will encounter numerous instances in their daily life where they feel overwhelmed. Even for the strong willed, there will be times of feeling helplessness and pain. That is why rather than a teacher who gives good instructions on ‘how to live’, we need a saviour who ‘helps one live […]
“The Evangelism style I dream of” – Paster Young Joo Lee
I read many books by Dr. Francis Schaeffer during my college years. He was a Christian philosopher, apologist, and evangelist. He created a community called “L’Abri” in the Swiss Alps, where he shared the gospel with various intellectuals from atheistic backgrounds who came there for skiing, discussing faith while drinking coffee by the campfire. Although […]
“One month’s salary” – Paster Young Joo Lee
As I shared with the congregation at the beginning of the year, in order to purchase a church building, I came to see a church building close to Tooting Broadway Station on the Northern Line, which had come out on the real estate market this week. The parish can accommodate about 170 people, but there […]
