Planting with
Perseverance Loving Londoners Through Gospel Intentionality
Thomas West LONDON, ENGLAND
2017 PHD IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES 2011 MDIV IN CHRISTIAN MINISTRY Pastor and Church Planter, Redeemer Queens Park
It is the very heart of the gospel that it both gives everything and requires everything. Lesslie Newbigin, British Theologian
Spring 2021
here does the call to ministry begin? It starts with faithfulness in small steps of obedience. Jesus talks about this kind of obedience when he tells his followers in Matthew 28:18-20 to “go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations.” That’s why Southeastern PhD graduate Thomas West is seeking to make Christ known as a church planter at Redeemer Queens Park in London, England. When West thinks back on how he ended up in London, it all started back to his willingness to say yes to the Lord.
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He said yes to the Lord when he felt called to pursue his Master of Divinity at Southeastern. He said yes when the Lord called him to go further in his education and pursue a PhD. He said yes to the Lord when he was asked to come on staff at Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh as the college pastor. And in June 2019, West and his family said yes to go to London to plant Redeemer Queens Park (RQP) to lead one of the most culturally diverse teams sent out by the Summit Collaborative.
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