Pray for Co‑Mission

Please join with us in praying for Grace Church Muswell Hill, led by Philip Sudell…

Give thanks to God for:

• His grace in enabling us to function as a ‘scattered’ church during these difficult days; for members’ engagement in different ways of being together; and for those not normally part of the congregation, including from overseas, who have accessed our services.
• The continued involvement of children and young people in their Zoom groups and for the engaging material produced for them.
• The way members have supported each other and those in the community needing help.
• The way the crisis has encouraged us to look at new patterns for Sunday worship as we move back into the church building.

Please pray for:

• People not to lose heart as an increasing weariness sets in, especially for those working from home and caring for children at the same time.
• The relationship between St Peter’s (in whose building we meet) and Grace Church – Philip Sudell leads both – as we look at increasing dialogue between the two church councils, and sensitive decisions to be taken.
• Those going on holiday to have a restorative break, with time to ‘just be’ with God; those not able to get away to have time to meet up, albeit socially distanced, and encourage one another face to face (Hebrews 3:13).
• Our children and young people over the summer break, and their uncertainties or anxieties about the new term.

Please join with us in praying for Becontree Church, led by Rob Newham…

Praise God for:

• The wonderful way God has faithfully kept his people during this time of physical separation.
• The comfort that Jesus is with his people, even when we can’t see him (Matthew 14).
• His provision of two new and mature Christian families, just when we were set to lose Mike and Debbie, back in February.
• Rob and Hannah happily expecting twins... due in January 2021. Much church family excitement!
• His word challenging one of our teenagers about living a double life.

Please pray for:

• Matthew’s gospel to continue to grow our confidence in Jesus, through adversity, to be followers of him.
• Us to resume our visiting as the lockdown eases. Though usually this is a weekly activity, even short breaks from it make us feel ‘rusty’. 
• God to be preparing us, even now, and getting us ready.
• Us to employ an assistant by the end of this year, initially to work with us for the next 3–5 years, and then to lead a new church plant to the new developments being built as part of the London Riverside Opportunity Area (https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning/implementing-london-plan/opportunity-areas/opportunity-areas/london-riverside)
• Our new ‘cluster’ Bible studies in gardens (born out of the lockdown) to continue to disciple people to follow Jesus in every area of life 

Please join with us in praying for Redeemer Queen’s Park, a new church plant led by Thomas West & Daniel Evans…

Praise God for:

• Him being good to us through lockdown. Our midweeks groups, equipping meetings and weekend gatherings moved online and increased our reach. God has added four incredible new launch-team members to our team during lockdown.
• Us being able to increase our community care partnerships through Care for QP, which has allowed us to serve our neighbourhood. 
• Us having just completed our first fiscal year. God has done amazing things through bringing together a team and beginning to establish a local church in north-west London.

Please pray for:

• Our hopes to distribute gospels of Mark – which we have already purchased – to every resident in the Queen’s Park area throughout the autumn. We’re trusting God that this effort would bear much fruit.
• The leadership teams we will begin establishing in September. These will provide oversight and care to the unique needs within our church community. We’re trusting God that this would grow leaders and increase our capacity to reach north-west London.
• Us to trust God for wisdom as we adhere to government advice on gathering in person. 
• A bit of rest through the summer, after a big push through the first fiscal year. We are trusting God for this too.

Please join with us in praying for St Michael’s Fulwell, led by Ed Kendall…

Give thanks to God for:

• The Lord’s provision and protection over lockdown.
• The opportunity to reach out online to many more than we ordinarily would on a Sunday (especially to family and friends of the church family).
• How small groups have been such a blessing. 

Please pray for:

• Wisdom as we (along with every other church) keep reinventing what church life should look like at each new stage of the pandemic.
• Our spiritual zeal not to diminish in this time.
• Those on the fringes of church life to be drawn back in to our church family as we begin socially distanced meetings alongside continued online services.
• Good rest for the staff team over the summer holidays.
• Wisdom as we consider the best time to start Regenerate, our building project.