“‘How can we help you?’ is usually what a church asks the community,” says planter Rosemary Lethbridge. “This question has led to us participating in a whole variety of community programmes and events. As a result we have discovered that our community has a more positive view of our church plant and some are even… Continue reading
Date Archives → January 2011
Church in the 21st Century
The papers shared at the ‘Church and Adventist Identity in the 21st Century’ Conference are now available at the Avondale website. Check them out …
WA Church Planting Summit – 4-7 March
Each year the Adventists in Western Australia organize a Church Planting Summit. This is a great opportunity to be equipped, inspired and get resources. This year – March 4-7. Check it out.
Think about ‘Conversational Leadership’
When writing to the churches he had planted the apostle Paul did not address a ‘leadership team’ – he wrote to the church (gathered disciples). ‘Leadership teams’ can restrict rather than enable – control rather than release. God’s vision is for disciples to make disciples – lead people to Jesus and experience the kind of… Continue reading
Great Christian Doctrines in John’s Gospel
The being and nature of God (1:1-18) The Word of God (1:1-2; 5:31-47) Jesus – Creator & Saviour (1:3, 4, 10) Holy Spirit – Counselor & Presence (7:25-43; 14-16) Human nature & Salvation (3:1-21) Baptism (1:29-34; 3:5, 22-36) Forgiveness, new life & witness (4:1-38) Sabbath – life through Jesus (5:1-47) Death & resurrection to life… Continue reading