“A Prayer for London” – Changshin Kim (from Juyoung Lee Cell)
To introduce myself, my name is Changshin Kim, and I have just completed my undergraduate studies and will soon return to Korea. I was born into a pastor’s family and grew up in the church from birth. However, there was no true salvation in my life, and I attended church largely as a matter of […]
“Are you in charge?” – Pastor Hyungmin Kim
It was the morning of the last day at the retreat. While having a meal, a staff member from the school cafeteria approached and asked. “You are in charge here, right? For a moment, my heart sank. (Perhaps the children caused trouble without me knowing?) but what followed was unexpected. They continued saying “While working […]
“By faith, not by ability” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
Healthy, sound faith doesn’t ignore reason, morality, history, or science. However it also doesn’t limit itself to what fits within common sense, morality, and science. In other words, faith respects reason and common sense, but it can go beyond them. What do I mean by that? Faith isn’t unreasonable, it’s beyond reason. It isn’t immoral, […]
“Our Church’s Venue Rental Costs” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
There are three main venues that our church currently rents. For our Wimbledon GVC, we use a Church of England primary school building. On Saturdays, we use it for worship team rehearsals, including rehearsals for the secondary school worship team in preparation for Sunday services. On Sundays, we rent classrooms for our first and second […]
“A holy transformation that began through QTin” – Pastor Govinda (Nepal God’s Vision Church)
As church leaders, we typically put more effort into the Word than anyone else. We study rigorously, strive to learn more, and often keep various reference books close at hand for our meditation. Honestly, a month before attending the seminar, when I first encountered QTin, I simply thought of it as just one more reference […]
“To be successful in the world” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
Among the Ten Commandments Moses received, the one explicitly stated to bring blessing when kept is the fifth commandment: “Honour your father and mother.” Paul, too, in his letter to the Ephesian church, called this commandment to honor father and mother “the first commandment with a promise,” adding that “it may go well with you […]
“About QTin Devotional” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
A few months ago, I visited a new family who had registered at our Wimbledon Church. During our conversation, they told me that their whole family subscribed to QTin and used it for devotional meditation, but they found it difficult because they did not know how to answer the questions in it. Naturally, we began […]
“Let’s Meet in Person More Often” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
This Wednesday at 10am., I met the Nepali Pastor Govinda for a one-on-one meditation seminar at a McDonald’s in Croydon. I translated the study material into English and shared the content from Week 1. Govinda participated very enthusiastically, and we enjoyed our time together so much that we lost track of time. During the week, […]
“When Life Feels Dry, Lean into the Church” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
On Thursday, I joined the Arise team in Croydon to encourage them. They had been doing door-to-door evangelism for three days, but on that day they had planned to do street evangelism. We headed towards the busy Tesco, set up a table with various gospel tracts, and began by singing worship songs. After that, we […]
“A Church Led by God” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
Looking back on my ministry, I can clearly see that there were times when I experienced a strong inner conviction. That conviction became a lasting passion, and as I followed it wholeheartedly, I often saw God bear good fruit. I say this cautiously, but I wonder if this is what it means to be led […]
