Grants update : Matt Price-Drewett
Last year I completed my degree in Theology , Ministry and Mission at Trinity College , Bristol . The first years of my studies were spent juggling this full time course , a leadership role in our church and various bits of paid work to make ends meet . The support of LWPT transformed my final year , freeing me up from the latter .
At Trinity this gave me space to really embrace some of the more time consuming options available to me , like studying Greek and wrestling with my dissertation on Paul ’ s presentation of the law in Galatians and Romans – probably the most difficult thing I ’ ve ever done !
I was also able to continue my role as a leader at Woodlands Metro , a young church in the centre of Bristol . My main responsibilities including leading the worship team , and during the year I was able to train an intern who is now a key leader in our church as well as a blessing to other churches in the city where she has led worship . Neither of us would have been able to minister in the way we did without the trust ’ s support .
Matt Price-Drewett
The second half of my time at Trinity was enveloped by lockdowns and restrictions . I was grateful for Trinity ’ s ability to adapt to largely online teaching so well and enjoyed the challenge of working out what our church looked like during each phase . A particularly memorable stage was streaming out of a ‘ studio ’ we set up in a borrowed crypt as the venue we usually rented was out of action . As a church I think we learned of worship as a discipline as well as a joy as we worshipped together without being able to sing .
Since graduating I have continued my role at Metro , leading our worship team and preaching . I am also a management consultant , working with public sector organisations to solve their biggest problems . I met another Christian new starter at the first event I attended with this company ( isn ’ t God kind ?!) and have since been supporting him as we ’ ve started to build a network of the small number of Christians spread throughout the company .
Thank you again for enabling all of this .
Matt
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