Report on the Pioneer Europe Conference
“I attended the Pioneer Europe conference as the team leader of the Concert of Prayer for Scotland, an organisation which seeks to stimulate corporate prayer and hence revitalise local churches across Scotland and more widely in Europe.
“Some of the personal insights that stuck out for me included:
The remarkable tension between clinging to what we have (building) and alternatively investing into other people or situations (sowing). Building is very rewarding, and you can easily see the progress made, whilst sowing feels like you are losing something or even throwing it away, requiring faith to tell the difference.
When starting a new work of God, and we encounter the great need around us, along with even well-intentioned individuals who can reason or ‘manipulate’ us with apparent ‘needs’; it is vital to stay in our lane joyfully, guilt free, knowing we are called to it by God and must remain in faith for what we are called to, sometimes only having a promise from God.
It was refreshing to consider afresh what Godly leadership looks like and how humble servant leaders are so different to the model of leadership offered constantly by the world and yet, ironically, so powerful in gospel advance. Have I died to personal selfish ambition?
“I would recommend this conference (and the recorded content from previous conferences) to anyone who senses that God is changing the seasons in their life in some significant way. In particular, a call to go or to stay and start something new right there. It can be a daunting task and a lonely road to tread, and the questions discussed, along with the powerful apostolic teaching will help to stir fresh faith and affections to respond and move with God without getting ahead of him or keeping him waiting.”