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LWPT GRANTS

LWPT Vocational
Training Grants
One of the ways LWPT
supports preachers is
through grants to those
looking to explore or
develop their calling.
We support people on
gap years, on academic
programmes and on
short-term preachertraining opportunities.
Applicants must
demonstrate an aptitude
and passion for preaching
and financial need, and
we will seek references
from a member of your
church leadership team.
If you would like to find
out more, please visit
www.preachweb.org/
train/grants, or contact
the LWPT office.

Case Study: Will and Pip Campbell Clause

W

e took part in a course
in North Carolina called
‘Watershed Discipleship
and Sabbath Economics’ –
it focused on equipping participants
to act and speak on the subjects
of justice and creation care. We
wanted to take part because we
are starting an initiative here in
the UK (CACTUS) to help church
communities engage in the mission
of creation care, particularly by
supporting sustainable food systems.
We thought the course would help
provide the tools for preaching and
teaching in our mission.
The course was tremendously rich
on several levels: Firstly, being
able to ‘network’ with others who
have similar vocations and have
greater experience in this area
was extremely helpful – we
have formed lots of
new friendships with
the people there and
there is a lot of scope
for being able to
work alongside one
another in the future,
on both sides of the
pond! Secondly,

the course provided plenty of new
material and biblical insight which
will be of huge value in providing
sound, and engaging teaching in
churches. Last but not least it was
wonderfully inspiring to visit the
beautiful forests and mountains
of North Carolina, and to witness
first-hand the amazing work being
done by various communities
to protect and conserve God’s
handiwork there.
We are hugely grateful for the
funds from