{"id":1665,"date":"2015-12-26T07:52:36","date_gmt":"2015-12-25T20:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/?p=1665"},"modified":"2015-12-26T07:53:20","modified_gmt":"2015-12-25T20:53:20","slug":"news-26-dec-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/news-26-dec-15\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS 26 DEC 15"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello friends,<\/p>\n

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:\u00a0‘Dear Jesus, can you please make tomorrow like another Christmas Day!’<\/p>\n

But not all relate to the birth of Jesus. Our neighbours are Sikhs, Muslims, secularists. We enjoy times with each, and will visit with a gift to celebrate New Year. There are always invites to coffee – and, another\u00a0family\u00a0have invited us over for a meal. (STEP 1 in connecting – check out Luke 10:8 & 9.)\u00a0I am not sure about you, but we have a mission-field on our doorstep and we have to be intentional in making the time to spend with neighbours.<\/p>\n

It was not possible for me to attend the NOPLACE<\/strong>LEFT 2015 conference in Australia, however, three weeks ago I participated in a three-day retreat with key leaders of this initiative – praying, sharing disciple making and movement building ideas! These leaders are serious about obeying the\u00a0gospel commission –\u00a0<\/em>with the vision\u00a0that there be ‘no place left’ to share the gospel! (Romans 15:23) But such a vision can be lost in implementation. Again, it comes back to being intentional.<\/p>\n

Some movement leaders have identified key tangible steps for\u00a0disciple making movements<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0–<\/p>\n

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  1. Write down the name of the key movement leader you are equipping:\u00a0 _______________________________<\/li>\n
  2. Write down the name of a next level\u00a0leader in movement building: _______________________________<\/li>\n
  3. Write down the name of a person you have led to the Lord in the last six months: _______________________________ (Don’t fudge on this one!)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Now, write down the next thing you will do with each to equip them as a multiplying disciple! _______________________________<\/p>\n

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    Movement leaders observe<\/em>\u00a0–<\/p>\n

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    1. If you are not personally making disciples (3 above) – you are not a movement leader!<\/li>\n
    2. If you don\u2019t know what you will do as the next step with key people \u2013 you will not foster a movement’.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      I pray for the anointing of the Holy Spirit for you – as you relate to new opportunities in the New Year, even in your neighbourhood!<\/p>\n

      Peter Roennfeldt<\/p>\n

      CHURCH PLANTING NEWS\u00a0– 26 Dec 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

      NewChurchLife Blog Updated<\/strong>: We have entirely updated www.NewChurchLife.com\u00a0– and it is easier to navigate, find resources, search for historic references to your church plant each. Check it out. You will find regular updates on Facebook – and more detailed resources, events etc on the Blog.<\/p>\n

      Out searching for\u00a0people of peace!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>There is renewed commitment an old, tried and true method of connecting to people – visiting! Tim Scheuer in Sydney, Steve Addison in the UK, and others – are out knocking on doors! Sometimes they carry the gift of home baked cookies – but always the gift of prayer. They are asking: Is there something you would like us to pray for? Do you feel far from or close to God – and, would you like to be closer? It’s not easy – but homes are opening for\u00a0Discovery Bible Reading.<\/em><\/p>\n

      Most of these could be adapted to your culture!<\/strong>\u00a0Church planting teams in Africa are connecting with people through –<\/p>\n