NewChurchLife

This week’s article by Rebecca Walker is on spiritual formation – and, among other models, references the Four Fields of Mark 4. Check out Spiritual Formation – also available as a PDF.

It is Allan Martin’s passion to pursue a 24/7 experience of GOD with as many as possible. A summer Book Club - starting with Blackaby's Experiencing GOD - will provide the basis of this shared experience. Check out the details on facebook, myspace or at encounters cafe - and join the discussion (starting July 11)

Hundreds of young adults gathered in Dallas, TX, last month, eager to worship, disciple, and revolutionize ministry to their peers. For a young adult report, photos and plans (read more) 

A study from The Barna Group provides evidence that attitudes have transitioned from skepticism to widespread acceptance of new forms of “church.” Even pastors of conventional churches are becoming open to some of these forms. Read this week’s Barna Update.

50 young people from across Western Australia spent this last weekend reflecting on the Book of Acts, praying, listening to God, experiencing the presence of the Holy Spirit, reading their Bibles – and discussing how God may want them to relate the gospel to their unchurched friends. It was not a weekend of presentations. Many [...]

Revive church (Melbourne, Australia) was launched in March this year by a group of young people. The focus has been prayer, reading the Word, an environment of encouragement and support, relevant worship, sharing and socializing with their friends. Saturday 25 August started at 11.00 with 1.5 hours of prayer – and as preparation was made for [...]

The idea was born in the Copenhagen Cathedral. “The aim of Quiet Church is to provide a peaceful space where people can be with God," says Henrik Jorgensen, Dean of Students at Newbold College. Read more about Quiet Church in Emerging Stories. This could be one alternative for "noisy church" - and provide rest for hassled [...]

George Barna has been persuaded by his own research to be a spiritual revolutionary! He sees that all are in a spiritual battle and that God will use “a remnant sold out to Him” to bring about radical spiritual transformation. Many have been reading George Barna’s research and books for years. But there is something different [...]

New generations are not connecting with church. Is this an issue for you? Most of the new generations are not connecting to church. And, fewer of my friends (older!) connect to local churches any more. They read their Bibles and perhaps spend more on Christian books than others – but they are not in churches [...]