I'm just back from a lovely afternoon over at Cranford, West London where Robin Asgher was being inducted to the pastorate of the Baptist Church there. Robin, with his wife Muno, has been working with the tiny (single figure) church for some time now, seeking to reach out especially to Asians in the area. His coming as pastor is really a formalising of an evolving situation in which Robin is still very much dependent on the FIEC to go on working there.
Richard Underwood, who I know from back when we both worked on Grace Magazine, chaired and Mike Stringer from Oadby led the induction. I preached. Also taking part were the solitary Cranford deacon Tony Sansom and Robin's uncle Paul Simpson. I'll give a sermon outline in another post.
At the moment the pattern has been wonderful opportunities rather than solid conversions but we pray that there will be a real break through in due time. The good fellowship between evangelical churches in West London is a great asset. Several were represented.
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