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The Uniting Church pastor and church planter at Hampton Park (Melbourne), Mat Harry, is experimenting with a simple acronym to cultivate disciples in his churches and groups. Built around the idea of becoming a blessing to their community, it is simple, comprehensive, and biblical, and includes reflection\/action learning. Members will explore one aspect of discipleship one week – then following practical application they will return to share their stories the next week. For the first week the theme has been BLESS PEOPLE – and each person (young and old) makes a commitment to bless at least 3 people each week. It is working. Some pretty interesting stories are already coming in. (Mat is not letting his members know the full meaning of the acronym up-front. If you would like it, leave a comment!)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Uniting Church pastor and church planter at Hampton Park (Melbourne), Mat Harry, is experimenting with a simple acronym to cultivate disciples in his churches and groups. Built around the idea of becoming a blessing to their community, it is simple, comprehensive, and biblical, and includes reflection\/action learning. 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