23 Oct 2026, 10:17Pastor Kwesi Moore, SEC PresidentWatford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
The Essential Ingredient for Mission
Pastoral Letter, 23 October 2026
Dear Church Family,
The more I reflect on the experience of those disciples who formed the first Church, the more I am convinced that our greatest need is not better organisation, strategies, or resources but it is something else. They had Jesus' commission. They had walked with Him, listened to His teaching, and witnessed His resurrection. Yet Christ instructed them to wait.
Why? Because there was still a missing ingredient. Before Pentecost they had the message, but they lacked the power. They had the calling, but they lacked the divine enablement. They had plans, but they needed the presence and power of God.
I believe in many ways, we find ourselves in a similar position today. We have plans, initiatives, departments, ministries, events, committees, budgets and resources. We have a Commission and prophetic message second to none and a clear identity rooted in the Bible. Yet beneath all our activity there remains the same search of the early church, our search for the missing essential ingredient.
The early church was transformed not when it had more structures, but when it became surrendered, synchronised and empowered by the Spirit of God. It was the outpouring of the Holy Spirit that turned distracted, disjointed, fearful disciples into a powerful witness, made them a united church, and converted a small gathering in an upper room into a movement that would reach the world.
Perhaps our greatest need today is not to do more, but to seek more earnestly the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. Perhaps the success of our mission, our local church, our ministry, and even our aspirations for One Voice 2027 will not ultimately depend on the excellence of our planning or ability to control outcomes ourselves, but on the depth of our dependence upon God.
Like the disciples, we are called to work, serve, and witness. But like the disciples, we must never mistake activity for the presence of God, for His anointing or blessing. The missing essential ingredient then was the Holy Spirit, and I believe the same remains true today. Our greatest need is not merely for busyness, but for truly surrendered hearts; not simply for statements or initiatives, but for spiritual vision; not for church growth, but for revival. Until the Holy Spirit falls afresh on us, we may continue to be active, but we will never fully become all that God intends us to be. Tuesday our Ministerial Council, a week of enrichment and empowerment will commence under the theme “Inspired by God’s Spirit: Activated for Mission.” Kindly join us in praying for a similar outpouring as on the day of Pentecost.
“We will go, we will go
Where God Leads, we will go
We will follow Christ, and spread His love
We will go where our Saviour leads.”
May God bless you all.
Dear Church Family,
The more I reflect on the experience of those disciples who formed the first Church, the more I am convinced that our greatest need is not better organisation, strategies, or resources but it is something else. They had Jesus' commission. They had walked with Him, listened to His teaching, and witnessed His resurrection. Yet Christ instructed them to wait.
Why? Because there was still a missing ingredient. Before Pentecost they had the message, but they lacked the power. They had the calling, but they lacked the divine enablement. They had plans, but they needed the presence and power of God.
I believe in many ways, we find ourselves in a similar position today. We have plans, initiatives, departments, ministries, events, committees, budgets and resources. We have a Commission and prophetic message second to none and a clear identity rooted in the Bible. Yet beneath all our activity there remains the same search of the early church, our search for the missing essential ingredient.
The early church was transformed not when it had more structures, but when it became surrendered, synchronised and empowered by the Spirit of God. It was the outpouring of the Holy Spirit that turned distracted, disjointed, fearful disciples into a powerful witness, made them a united church, and converted a small gathering in an upper room into a movement that would reach the world.
Perhaps our greatest need today is not to do more, but to seek more earnestly the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. Perhaps the success of our mission, our local church, our ministry, and even our aspirations for One Voice 2027 will not ultimately depend on the excellence of our planning or ability to control outcomes ourselves, but on the depth of our dependence upon God.
Like the disciples, we are called to work, serve, and witness. But like the disciples, we must never mistake activity for the presence of God, for His anointing or blessing. The missing essential ingredient then was the Holy Spirit, and I believe the same remains true today. Our greatest need is not merely for busyness, but for truly surrendered hearts; not simply for statements or initiatives, but for spiritual vision; not for church growth, but for revival. Until the Holy Spirit falls afresh on us, we may continue to be active, but we will never fully become all that God intends us to be. Tuesday our Ministerial Council, a week of enrichment and empowerment will commence under the theme “Inspired by God’s Spirit: Activated for Mission.” Kindly join us in praying for a similar outpouring as on the day of Pentecost.
“We will go, we will go
Where God Leads, we will go
We will follow Christ, and spread His love
We will go where our Saviour leads.”
May God bless you all.
