In this FREE eBook/article I explore the book of Acts to see how the early apostolic church cultivated Jesus’ movement building. Download now from Power to Change: Movement Builders. https://www.movementbuilders.com.au/free-pdf-books/
Bible Lands – FREE pictures
Having had the opportunity to travel in the Bible Lands numerous times over the last 35+ years – leading study tours and equipping local groups of believers for missional witness – I have been able to collect and constantly refresh my picture files. A few days ago we returned from another 8 weeks in the… Continue reading
FREE. Top eBooks on Multiplication
The top 5 downloaded eBooks on church multiplication from Exponential are worth checking out – Becoming a Level Five Multiplying Church – Todd Wilson & Dave Ferguson Spark: Igniting a Culture of Multiplication – Todd Wilson Sending Capacity, Not Seating Capacity – J.D. Greear & Mike McDaniel Flow: Unleashing a River of Multiplication in Your Church,… Continue reading
NEWS 26 DEC 15
Hello friends, Judy and I were privileged to have the boys and their families spend Christmas Day with us. At the end of the day one of the little fellows (6 years old) prayed: ‘Dear Jesus, can you please make tomorrow like another Christmas Day!’ But not all relate to the birth of Jesus. Our neighbours… Continue reading
Following Jesus
‘To us a child is born … Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace’. (Is 9:6) Have you noticed there is no reference in the Gospels to Jesus’ birth in a stable? Nor does it say Jesus was born the night Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem. Rather, Luke records Joseph and Mary… Continue reading
Spirit baptism – for witness
The Holy Spirit is the most misunderstood, neglected and even rejected of the Trinity – ‘the displaced person of the Godhead’. Yet Jesus loved to speak of him. While he had ‘an infinite variety of subjects from which to choose … the one upon which He dwelt most largely was the endowment of the Holy… Continue reading
NEWS 13 MAR 15
Hello church planters We like to count, and ‘numbers are important, especially when the numbers represent people who are precious to God’. But churches are notorious for counting the wrong things. In his excellent little book Fruitful Church: A Manifesto for Sending (just released), Andrew Turner writes: ‘we should measure success not by the number of people that come… Continue reading
NEWS 2 JAN 15
Hello church planters It wasn’t a New Year’s resolution, but it was time. For two days I systematically worked through documents on every topic imaginable with Bible study outlines, sermon notes, strategic plans, reports, etc – and on the last day of 2014 dumped thousands of files. There were class notes from courses I taught as a college… Continue reading
NEWS 23 JULY 14
Hello church planters I have just returned home from the Pacific Reach Movement Conference in Fiji. The vision is for each local church across the Pacific island nations to plant another church. Over 230 with this vision – leaders, pastors and members – spent a week at Fulton College to be equipped. On her flight home to Vanuatu Sarai,… Continue reading
NEWS 13 APR 14
Hello friends Jesus followed and taught a simple plan to make disciples – (1) connect with people by eating with them – listening to their stories, (2) meet people’s needs – bringing healing – using our stories as a bridge to, (3) sharing God’s story – ‘the kingdom of God is near’. In this News you will find a range of resources and equipping… Continue reading