Home About Us Community Life Alpha Social Action Training Resources Giving Contact Us THURSDAY, JUNE 26 Don't miss the latest King's News I was delighted to hear in our Tuesday staff prayer meeting this week that among the many people who responded on Alpha Saturday last weekend, there were six people who decided for the first time to follow Jesus - in addition to two other people who took this step a few weeks earlier. What an exciting journey lies ahead of them as they follow Jesus and pursue all that God has in store for them! As a church we're also on an exciting journey, pursuing what God has in store for us and seeking to be the church He's called us to be - one that sees life after life changed as we reach many in this great city of London. In order to do this more effectively going forward, we have over the last nine months reviewed and restructured our leadership structure and staff roles. All the details of these important developments are summarised in the latest King's News, which also includes the exciting announcement about a number of new pastoral workers and trainee pastors who will be joining the team from the start of September. Please download or pick up a copy on Sunday and use it as fuel for your prayers. Pray not only for the families who are moving on and the individuals who are joining the team, but for all of us at King's - the staff and everyone involved in leadership, for yourself as you play your part, for these eight new believers from this term's Alpha. And as we enter this exciting new chapter of church life, let's pray too for many more like them in the years to come. Posted by Steve Tibbert at 9:08 AM THURSDAY, JUNE 19 '...by all possible means I might save some.' Yesterday, the team at King's joined pastoral and operational team members from five other churches for a day's training and fellowship. We were hosted by Simon Benham in Bracknell. In our first session, Joel Virgo spoke on the subject of contextualisation. He urged us to ensure that we grapple with Paul's example of being able to identify with those we are trying to reach, while remaining true to our biblical convictions, as recorded in 1 Corinthians 9 v 22: 'To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.' We need to understand the culture and key influences that shape people's thinking and practice in the places we live, in order to preach the gospel effectively. Following that, Tope Koleoso spoke on building a local church culture, including the importance of the work and presence of the Holy Spirit. He challenged us to broaden our expectation of what indicators we should be looking for from such encounters, not least real life change in unbelievers' and believers' lives - a thought-provoking day. This Saturday, Deb and I are speaking at a marriage day for the excellent Winchester Family Church - good preparation for our 'Sex, Romance and God' seminar which is happening at King's on Saturday 28th June. If you are a married couple looking to invest in your marriage, then please do join us for what is always a fun, positive and challenging morning. For further details and to book in visit kingschurchlondon.org/marriageseminar. Finally, I look forward to seeing you all on Sunday when I will be travelling around each meeting and each site to share some important news. See you then. Posted by Steve Tibbert at 2:17 PM THURSDAY, JUNE 12 'And the things you have heard me say...' I had the privilege yesterday of running a day of coaching for leadership teams from fourteen different churches - from as nearby as Greenwich to as far afield as Exeter! And today I'm with the lead elders of these churches for a further day of coaching. I'll be sharing more lessons we have learned at King's over the years and hopefully they will be better equipped and supported as they seek to build vibrant, healthy, growing churches in different towns and cities across the UK. These two days bring to the end a busy few months of coaching and training. They started with a different group of lead elders who also attended two days of coaching. This was followed by the visit from Vinu and Julie Paul from Mumbai, India, who were with us for a week, and then a brief trip to serve Scott Marques and two churches in Harare. As a leader I've grown through the wisdom, insights and example of other leaders and King's too has grown and benefited from what we've learned from other churches. It's an ongoing privilege to pass this on. Please join me in praying that it bears much fruit, both in this nation and abroad. On a family note, it was great earlier in the week to visit my brother who is now back home. We chatted together about the future and when next we might be able to play another round of golf together. Thank you again for your prayers for Martin and us as a family. Please don't stop though - he needs our ongoing prayers as he continues to recover. And finally, just a reminder that in a few weeks' time, on Sunday 6th July, we have the privilege of David Devenish speaking at our Catford and Lee sites. David is based at Woodside Church, Bedford and leads the Catalyst apostolic sphere. We are really looking forward to his input. We want to keep on learning from David and others like him, so that we continue to build well and have further lessons to pass on to others in the future. Paul writes to Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:2 - 'And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.' This is a pattern and principle I am committed to in my life and for us as King's, and I'd encourage you to make it your pattern too. Posted by Steve Tibbert at 9:50 AM THURSDAY, JUNE 5 Planes, hospitals and automobiles It has been a huge privilege to visit my dear friends Scott and Claire Marques in Harare, Zimbabwe this last weekend. Tristan Newman, our Executive Pastor, travelled with me and provided good company and encouragement throughout the weekend. A busy schedule began with us arriving overnight into Harare on Friday morning, then a series of meetings, and culminated in me preaching twice in two different churches on Sunday morning. River of Life Church in Eastlea is so like King's in its feel and style and it was a very enjoyable morning! However, the busy part of the trip was about to begin. We left Harare on the Sunday afternoon and over the next 36 hours I packed in four car journeys, two flights, two hospital visits and five different cities. I arrived back in the UK on Monday morning and it was fantastic to then drive up to Papworth Hospital in Cambridge to visit my brother Martin. Thanks again for your ongoing support in prayer. Martin is progressing well. He is now out of Intensive Care and this was the first time in over two weeks that we were able to talk and plan forward. Then I visited my father-in-law in Stevenage, who also had a major operation on Monday afternoon and is doing well. You will not be surprised to hear that I slept well on Monday night! This has been a challenging period both in my ministry and my personal life, but I feel wonderfully supported. Thanks again for all your prayers and kind words of encouragement. I am looking forward to preaching this Sunday at our Catford and Lee sites in our 3 Kings series. My theme is ‘David: a worshipper'. Do read 2 Samuel 6 verses 1-23 in preparation and come prepared to worship the King of kings. I look forward to seeing you there! Posted by Steve Tibbert at 9:33 AM THURSDAY, MAY 29 Martin and Zimbabwe Thanks again for all the amazing support, prayer and encouragement for Martin and the Tibbert family over the last few days. We are very grateful to God that Martin is through this time and on the road to recovery. He is completely exhausted from the trials of the last 10 days and needs to rest and sleep now. However, while it will take a while for him to recover, the fact that he is now able to talk a little to Dawn and drink tea is a great relief and delight to us all. I plan to visit him again on Monday after my brief visit to Harare, Zimbabwe this weekend. Scott and Clare Marques are dear friends and I am looking forward to spending the weekend with them and the River of Life Church in Harare. It will be a busy schedule over 48 hours, culminating in preaching twice on Sunday morning at two different churches. Please pray I sleep well on the overnight flights. At King's this Sunday we continue our 3 Kings series, David being our focus this week across all sites. Posted by Steve Tibbert at 11:23 AM TUESDAY, MAY 27 My brother - further update Twelve days ago, when I visited him just before his first operation, Martin and I prayed together, talked about playing golf together soon, and I remarked on his perfect timing of being at home recuperating while the World Cup was on. Nine days after his initial ‘routine’ heart by-pass operation, he is still in intensive care - now in stable condition and making slow but steady progress. Yesterday was another encouraging step forward as both his heart and lungs are working without any additional support. He still has a slight temperature but the doctors are saying that he is doing well considering he has had three major operations, with a cardiac arrest between the first and second. As a family, we have been amazed by the prayer support of many friends and churches all over the world. It is an amazing experience to be carried by such warmth in a difficult time and we are grateful to all who have stood with us. Thank you to all who have prayed for Martin and for Team Tibbert. Dawn, his wife, his daughters Esther and Becci and my parents have been by his side throughout these last nine days. Please continue to mention him in prayer. We are still unclear how long his journey to full recovery will be - originally we expected three months, probably longer now. However, that’s for another day - we are so grateful Martin is on the road to recovery and still has sixteen days before the World Cup begins! Please continue to pray for steady, stable recovery and for his temperature to return to normal. He is Faithful. Latest news - just heard that the ventilator has been removed. Martin is improving but still in intensive care. Posted by Steve Tibbert at 1:03 PM Subscribe to Steve's Blog via Email Email: Profile Steve Tibbert leads King’s Church London, with sites in Catford, Downham and Lee. Over the past fifteen years the church has seen continued growth, both in size and diversity. Steve also oversees a number of other Newfrontiers churches in the UK. His book, “Good to Grow”, was published in July 2011. He is married to Deb, and they have three sons. View my Leadership Blog here... Blog Archive June 2014 Don't miss the latest King's News '...by all possible means I might save some.' 'And the things you have heard me say...' 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