ZONE Leaders

New Generation Church has a team of people who look after different areas of Church Life.

Paula Weston

Children: Sparkles

(Pre-school 0 and 5 year olds)

Paula has been a key leader in New Generation Church for over 15 years, from being on the Oversight team to working with young people, families and children. Her current role is overseeing the amazing work of the Sparkles pre school club. Sparkles does provide activities and clubs for children and parents within the church but the best bit about it is that it reaches hundreds of local children and their families through the variety of weekly pre school clubs and support groups for new parents and of course Lark in the Park which had over 600 people coming each day to the Sparkles area at the 2011 event. She is very good friends with PJ and Lizzie and wishes she could dance like them. Paula recently finished a two year 'supernatural school of ministry course' and is expectant of good things to happen.

Paula is passionate about her two great children, her husband, family and friends. She loves flying stunt kites, being creative, painting, clubbing, making clothes and shopping!

Gordon Raggett

Children: HQ

(Primary School 5 to 11 year olds)

Gordon is responsible for leading the work with children aged between 4 and 11 years in New Generation Church and Lark in the Park.

Gordon is also the Director of CRIBS (Christian Resources in Bexley Schools) Charitable Trust and he oversees their work in education, teaching Christianity to children in Bexley’s Primary Schools, as well as leading Parenting Courses.

He is interested in music, sport, films, holidays, human personality, food, travel – in no particular order. He and Joy have two daughters, Naomi and Emily. Naomi is married to Nick and they are expecting the birth of their first child this year – a first grandchild for Gordon & Joy!

Paul Weston

Youth: Free60 (Church Youth group) and The WorX Project (Community Youth Charity)

Matt Green

Adults

Matt is responsible for the adult congregation at New Generation Church. He oversees the small group life of the church and handles the day to day pastoral needs. That means he spends a lot of time visiting people as well as providing resources to help people develop whole life spirituality - such as preparing them for marriage or dealing with life issues such as addiction and broken relationships. He is a qualified squash coach, loves almost any type of cheese and is married to Anna who recently gave birth to their first son Josiah.