This autumn, we have begun the second and final year of training for our lay leaders who are preparing to launch new worshipping communities across Southall.

In our September session, we focused on discerning the stepping stones needed to develop discipleship pathways within each group.

Anita Beeden, Associate Training Director, has shared a short reflection for us to consider.

As summer draws to a close, the garden begins to look a little different. In the picture, you can see the dead geums.

As we continue to support our lay leaders and new worshipping communities, Anita invites us to reflect:

Are we looking in unexpected places to see where the Holy Spirit has self-seeded new growth? Where might that growth already be bearing fruit, or have the potential to flourish?

A small, wilting plant with brown and green leaves is growing in a patch of dark soil, surrounded by other greenery.  A tomato plant with ripe, unripe, and partially ripe tomatoes lies scattered on a gravel surface next to a concrete edge.