Hold on to Hope is the title of a new book (July 18) from Instant Apostle. The author is Howard Satterthwaite who works for a global Christian charity and previously served as the lead pastor at Westminster Chapel in London. Howard is the guest on this episode of the podcast.
In the podcast, Paul talks about coming to faith in Christ as a law student. He had not grown up in a believing family, but had a praying grandmother whose prayers for her family were powerfully answered as other members of the family came to faith through Alpha.
After some time working as a barrister and working with the Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship, Paul joined the staff at Westminster Chapel in central London, where he was mentored by the then-senior pastor, the late Greg Haslam.
Two years ago, overwhelmed by discouragement, Howard felt that he had to step away from leadership in the church. In our conversation he talks about this season, and about his recovery, with grace and vulnerability.
Hold on to Hope emerged from journalling and conversations during Howard’s discovery. It’s largely based around an incident in the life of David in 1 Samuel 30, where David ‘encouraged himself in the Lord.’ His reflections on the story are interspersed with contributions from a number of other people, including RT Kendall.
The book will be published on July 18: in the meantime, you can pre-order a copy from several online outlets, including from the publisher, Instant Apostle, and from Amazon.
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