In years gone by mwf has had to reinvent itself on more than one occasion to meet the changing demands of worship training in the UK. We have reached another of those pivotal moments as we look to serve today’s worshipping communities.

 

We have been aware for some while that the main thrust of mwf’s ministry, our Regional Training Programme, is no longer attracting the numbers it once did. Meanwhile, however, we were seeing a rapid growth and development in the ministry of engageworship.org, a branch of mwf set up a couple of years ago by Sam & Sara Hargreaves, which has focused on innovative, creative worship via the internet and targeted training.

 

So it is with great excitement that I can now reveal plans for the future, and the decision to pass on the main focus of mwf’s ministry to Sam and Sara through engageworship.org.The vision remains unchanged, with its commitment to quality, breadth and integrity. What will change is the approach in delivering this vision. From this summer strategic training and equipping will be provided by engageworship.org rather than through Regional Events, and the printed Baseline will be replaced by much more regularly updated website articles and resources. We will also work with the London School of Theology (LST), with whom we’ve always enjoyed a close partnership, to provide both occasional national events and consultant-type visits to individual churches.

 

The finer points and the leadership structures of the new-style mwf are still being worked out, but what is clear is that two things will continue into the future: our commitment to encouraging and resourcing the Church to worship with ever greater quality, breadth and integrity, and our need for those who have caught the vision, to pray for it and support it financially.

 

So will you join or stay with mwf on this exciting journey? We’d love to have you with us!