Pastors Gathering

Recently we helped to organise a gathering for the Leaders for the Assemblies of God here in Italy. The purpose of the meeting was to help create a real sense of a movement amongst the churches. At the moment the churches a joined through relationship. This will go only go so far. What any movement needs is a sense of togetherness. This can be created through rules and regulations that people must adhere to, or by a commitment to a common set of values that drive a movement forward.



I prefer the idea of a set of values that bind the churches together, giving an identity and unity while allowing for diversity.

For this meeting we invited Peter Sleebos, the President of the Assemblies of God in the Netherlands and his wife Corrie. They are a fantastic couple who have done some great things in the Netherlands. Under their leadership, in the last 10 years, the Assemblies of God in the Netherlands has grown from about 50 to 200 churches and making an impact across the nation.

It was a significant time with the Pastors as Peter Sleebos challenged them to seek God’s purposes for the movement and to understand who God has called us to be as a movement of churches.

Corrie ministering to the ladies.

The all important 3 course lunch!