Terry Diggines
From a background in Retail Management Terry moved into "full-time ministry" and for 25 years was pastor of Plaistow Christian Fellowship. For the final few years of that season he found himself on a journey through which God led him into a different understanding of "full-time ministry" and the importance of the marketplace. In January 2007 this journey led Terry and his wife Pat to move out of church leadership and set up an organisation called AYG (As You Go) which is based on two scriptures:
- Matthew 10:7 - "Jesus said 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand; as you go preach the good news of the Gospel'."
- Matthew 28:19 - "Jesus said 'Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit'." The tense here is as you go or wherever you go make disciples.
Terry's passion is to see the people of God equipped and encouraged into their calling and anointing to serve in all areas of society with a particular focus on the workplace and so fulfil the great commission as a lifestyle rather than a project, along with a desire to challenge and encourage church leaders to release people and equip them for their spheres of ministry in the marketplace.