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19 November, 2021

Gospel Song

Gospel Song

Delegates at our ‘Churches that Change Communities’ conference – whether in person or online – will likely remember the powerful song played during our offering.

Played first at the Christians Against Poverty (CAP) conference, the lyrics to Jono Peatman’s ‘Gospel Song’ align closely with our mission at Jubilee+. We were grateful for the opportunity to play it at #CTCC21, and are glad now to share the heart behind the song.

Jono works both as worship pastor at St Thomas’, Lancaster, as well as managing the Lancaster and Morecambe CAP Debt Centre. Telling some of the story about how he came to write the song, he explains that he had been feeling something of a disconnect between the words of many songs and hymns - old and new - and what he had been experiencing in his front line role helping individuals and families through the crises of debt.

The song holds two aspects in tension; that while we can be faced with so many difficult and tragic circumstances, God is always good. In the Gospel Song two particular human experiences are shared (that of being indebted and that of experiencing homelessness), but they are intertwined with the hope of the gospel. Jono explains that it was the chorus of hope that came first; and that is where we must start.

The song is a declaration to the places where many churches are ministering to the weary, the weak, the lonely, the outcast, the lost, and the debtor. This year CAP celebrates its 25th year anniversary, as part of which it is celebrating over 9,000 responses to the gospel. The gospel heart of the song is that there is room at God’s table for all; His invitation is here. The mercy ministries of churches need to be missional and Jono’s words are a provocation to us. As well as offering practical help - whether that is debt advice, counselling, employment, food, or something else - we have a greater hope. The people we serve are invited to sit at God’s table.

If you haven’t had a chance to listen yet, do take a few minutes to watch the video version below:



19 November, 2021

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