{"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 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now, write down the next thing you will do with each to equip them as a multiplying disciple! _______________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Movement leaders observe<\/em>\u00a0–<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 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 Pacific Reach\u00a0<\/strong>is being extended with 2016 church planting conferences in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga and Fiji. For details contact\u00a0Faafetai Matai\u00a0faafetaimatai@adventist.org.fj .<\/p>\n SHIFTm2M\u00a0<\/strong>launched in Europe with 21 participants and facilitators Peter Roennfeldt and Bill Hodgson. The second retreat is being held in the Netherlands 17-20 April 2016.<\/p>\n For more stories<\/strong>\u00a0and reports go to\u00a0www.facebook.com\/newchurchlife<\/a>.<\/p>\n Equipping Resources & Opportunities<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Church Planting Basics:\u00a0<\/strong>Go to\u00a0https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com<\/a>\u00a0to download these articles as PDF files –<\/p>\n My Friends<\/strong>:\u00a0http:\/\/www.myfriends.life<\/a>\u00a0(in German) introduces an outstanding initiative by postmodern young adults in Switzerland to equip & multiply a disciple making movement.\u00a0My Friends\u00a0<\/strong>encourages connecting into relational streams (not just strangers); to share\u00a0My story<\/strong>\u00a0as a bridge to\u00a0My experience\u00a0<\/strong>with Jesus – keeping the discussion on a relational rather than intellectual, cognitive doctrinal level. Great ideas to introduce\u00a0dbf\u00a0<\/strong>(discovery bible reading) – and a simple inspiring concept that is having impact!<\/p>\n Books<\/strong><\/p>\n T<\/strong>he Parting Gift\u00a0<\/strong>– an innovative approach to get into conversations about the gospel, produced by CCCA film maker Chris Bailey. Download the app.\u00a0Only 6 minutes, and\u00a0no words so there is no translation problem. If it works in your culture you can train people how to use it effectively immediately. The website for the film has a brief training video also (that is in English).<\/p>\n Are you on the map?\u00a0<\/strong>If not, add your house church location at\u00a0https:\/\/my.simplechurchathome.com\/house_church_finder\u00a0.\u00a0Developed by the Simple Church Global Network, this new house church finder is designed to\u00a0strengthen and\u00a0connect\u00a0house churches.\u00a0Features include practical resources, training, coaching – all\u00a0free. Serving and strengthening house churches is the goal.<\/p>\n CHURCH PLANTING NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n m +0423 333 614 e\u00a0peter@newchurchlife.com<\/a>\u00a0b\u00a0www.newchurchlife.com<\/a>\u00a0f\u00a0www.facebook.com\/newchurchlife<\/a><\/p>\n SUBSCRIBE\/UNSUBSCRIBE\/CHANGE ADDRESS: advise Peter Roennfeldt in writing\u00a0peter@newchurchlife.co<\/a>m<\/p>\n with details of name and email address<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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:\u00a0‘Dear Jesus, can you please make tomorrow like another Christmas Day!’ But not all relate to the birth of Jesus. Our neighbours… Continue reading \n
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