EGN NEWS DESK
Lynne Paterson has been appointed as the brand new head of the Evangelical Alliance Scotland.
She took up her submit this week and can steer the organisation because it seeks to assist church buildings throughout Scotland and make Jesus recognized within the nation.
Commenting on her appointment, Paterson stated her first precedence could be “doing a variety of listening – to the workers workforce, to members, to leaders throughout the nation, to the broader church, and most significantly, to the voice of God”.
She stated she was impressed by the instance of the Moravians and needed to see the Church in Scotland unite as one.
“I hear lots of people utilizing the instance of the Moravians, usually highlighting their 100 years of 24-hour prayer, or their sacrificial missionary endeavours,” she stated.
“I do not hear many individuals speaking in regards to the function that unity performed on this; a unity that led to the empowering presence of the Spirit, that led to persevering prayer, that led to gospel being shared among the many nations. That’s a imaginative and prescient for unity throughout the church that I can get behind,” she stated.
She is praying for a similar transfer of God in Scotland as among the many Moravians.
“I would like the entire thing for us; the unity, the presence of God, the persevering prayer and the gospel being preached in energy. That’s what excites me,” she stated.
Prior to working for the Evangelical Alliance, Paterson spent 15 years serving as the top of Tearfund Scotland. She was previously on the management workforce of Elim Christian Fellowship Paisley and now lives in Glasgow the place she attends Hope Church.
Gavin Calver, CEO of the Evangelical Alliance, stated of her appointment: “We are so excited to have a pacesetter of Lynne’s calibre becoming a member of us. She will probably be an incredible addition to the workforce and I sit up for serving together with her within the a few years forward.”
