DECEMBER 2015
ISSUE 17
T H E N E T W O RK Kingfisher - bigger than you think 2015 has been a great year for the Network. We tend to think of Kingfisher as being the two churches that meet in Gloucester, but of course Kingfisher Network is far bigger and more far-reaching than that. It includes the publishing house, Kingfisher Resources; the Social Enterprise, Treasure Seekers, the network of churches in Malawi, in Mozambique and in India, as well as the churches in Gloucester. This year, Kingfisher Resources has published two resources: the DVD-based course, Shaped for Significance and the book, My Confession. Both of these resources have already been put to good use in our Connect groups and at a personal level, and have been rolled out to church leaders around the international network. These resources are changing lives as God breaks though negativity and damage with the message, 'You are who God says you are; you can do what God says you can do; you can achieve what God says you can achieve'.
experiencing oppression and opposition because of their faith, as well as a teaching centre for pastors and a church building on Sundays!
the pastors conference in Delhi. He reported that he has now been arrested three times for his faith in Christ, but the church keeps on growing.
In India, just one of the churches, Kingfisher is a bit like the Tardis situated in Harridwar in over 40 bigger than you think! locations across the city, has now grown to over 2000 people, all converts from the Hindu religion. It's leader, Pastor Mangesingh was at
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Pastor Mangesingh, leader of Kingfisher church, Harridwar
The Social Enterprise is growing at a breath-taking pace, with new groups starting all the time, reaching out to areas of need in the community. From sociallyisolated seniors to disengaged teenagers, groups are being formed, needs are being met and the Westgate Street building is buzzing with life every day of the week. In Mozambique, the number of churches has gone from just three to twelve in just two years, with the Centre that we financed in a village called Mauza now being us as a school, as a refuge for those
Kingfisher church pastors and leaders being taught the principles of My Confession at a leadership conference in Delhi, India in November