People from more than 20 churches across London were welcomed to London City Mission (LCM) at the end of January for a conference on reaching young people with the gospel. Sharing inspiring and sometimes heartbreaking testimonies, the two-day LCM Winter Conference offered practical ways to share the love of Jesus with youth and children growing up in London.
'We want people to be inspired to see the opportunity we have as a church to reach out to the young people in their communities with the gospel and leave here, ready for action,' explains LCM Field Director for Children, Youth and Schools, and one of the organisers of the event, Gareth Jones. 'Our aim is to equip churches and help them find opportunities to work alongside us to reach young people in this city.'
For conference delegate, Linda Ughere who works with young people at her urban mission school, the Winter Conference was an eye-opening time. 'The day was a great reminder of who we’re here to serve. We’re supposed to be walking along side our kids,' says Linda. 'It was helpful to hear ways we can bring the parables to young people in a meaningful way. We know it’s important to build relationships, but it should be about growing the vision of seeing young people come to Christ. Not about growing the church. I’m going to use the nuggets of information learned today to help win them for Christ.'
