When the Special Commission was writing the CWW Report in 2001 we thought about submitting a report to the General consisting of the following four words, Jesus said, follow me!

Follow Me!
You said.
It was more than words,
I thought.
If your leaving on a jet
I could be tempted!
How I wish You did call me to follow.
Just to be going somewhere.
To be leaving.
To be getting ready.
To be packing a suit case.
To be packing a bag.
The only packing I do is at Tesco.
O God I hate shopping!

But I need to move on.
Change my life.
Change my job.
Change the way I think!
Moving means leaving.
Leaving means making choices.
What do I take with me?
What do I leave behind?
I’ve so much “stuff”
Not just stuff,
but the kind of stuff that clings on to you
weighs you down
Makes you
who you are?
Its stuff you can’t leave behind.
What would I do with ‘me’
If I left it all behind?

It’s not just things
It’s people
Ideas
Beliefs
Attitudes
Relationships. Just say I was to go
Get up
leave everything. Beliefs
Theology
all that I struggle with
in life
in religion -in politics
What would I need to take with me?
What is it that I can’t really leave behind?
The Word of Life
a map for living The Bread of life
food for the soul The wine of life
renewing my spirit The water of life
refreshing the mind

 In just under three weeks the National Gathering will take place at Ingilston.  I’m hoping that we’re going to see thousands of people turn up to engage with the thinking behind Church Without Walls. The real success will be when they go back to their communities and begin to put some of the ideas they’ve heard about into practice. I’m encouraged that more and more of the story telling  tents are being sold.  To date we have sold around 170 this means we will have at least 170 congregations sharing with others their stories of hope and renewal.  I think the tented village is going to be something quite spectacular. I’m sure we’ll have at least 200 tents by the time we reach 3 May. There is even going to be a congregation with a “tardis” beside their tent.Perhaps they’re putting a whole new spin on CWW.The thing I’m concentrating on most just now is trying to get more media coverage for the Gathering. The Press Office at 121 are doing their best to get our stories published and I’m hoping that we will get coverage on radio and even television. So if you have contacts you can put my way please get in touch.