{"id":370,"date":"2009-11-27T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2009-11-26T23:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/?p=370"},"modified":"2009-11-27T10:00:21","modified_gmt":"2009-11-26T23:00:21","slug":"leaders-to-be-proud-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/leaders-to-be-proud-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders to be proud of!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the midst of a very public political \u2018meltdown\u2019 in Australia this week over climate change solutions, a caller to a radio-talk program mused over political leaders who have made him proud. Those he mentioned came from diverse political parties! It got me thinking about Christian leaders. Most denominations produce administrators \u2013 but true leaders are rarely high-profile or political. Here are some of the leaders I am proud to know \u2013<br \/>\n\u2022\tDave Lawton \u2013 who is out in the suburbs of Melbourne cultivating church planters and church plants.<br \/>\n\u2022\tBill Hodgson \u2013 committed to building people and cultivating movement thinking in missional organizations.<br \/>\n\u2022\tJulie Judd \u2013 who loves Jesus and young people intensely, releasing young adults to find their ways to serve and honor God.<br \/>\n\u2022\tSteve Addison \u2013 passionate about people knowing Jesus and author of <em>Movements that Change the World<\/em>.<br \/>\n\u2022\tGaby and Marty Philips \u2013 who have the most incredible heart for and skills to engage \u2018unreached people groups\u2019 in the 10\/40 window!<br \/>\n\u2022\tJulian Dunham \u2013 who equips leaders and cultivates new expressions of faith to extend God kingdom!<br \/>\n\u2022\tVelda &#038; David Cox \u2013 for Velda\u2019s love for Muslim women and David\u2019s commitment to small groups, engaging with and building people!<br \/>\n\u2022\tRudy Dingjan \u2013 who encourages and supports church planting teams in the Netherlands and across Europe!<br \/>\n\u2022\tIsobel &#038; Brian Webster \u2013 faithful and persistent in witness, opening God\u2019s kingdom to their communities!<br \/>\n\u2022\tPierre Kempf \u2013 a most faithful servant to God in the midst of adversity, who builds incarnational missional groups in France!<br \/>\n\u2022\tLaszlo Szabo \u2013 who has inspired mission conferences, leads people to Jesus, encourages and builds people, equips and teaches!<br \/>\n\u2022\tMonte Sahlin \u2013 with an amazing track-record of urban ministry, who quietly cultivates and build people for urban mission!<br \/>\n\u2022\tAris Vontzalidis \u2013 who with his wife, Sophia, builds people, cultivates small groups and new churches \u2013 and faithfully serves in England.<br \/>\n\u2022\tJerald and Judy Whitehouse \u2013 who have lived \u2018faith development in context\u2019 among the people of major world religions.<\/p>\n<p>Now that I have started the list I have been reminded of hundreds \u2013 and there are stories behind each. There is Tina, Rachel, Russ, Matt, Carla, Kristen, Daniel, Frank, Gabi, Tess, Alex, Anthony, Rebecca, Rachael, Dave, Andy, Claire, Laverne, Kara, Mayda, Betina, Juris, Ash, Nicole, John, Gary, Sharon, Regina, Paul, Rod, Dana &#038; Leslie, Rosemary &#038; Gordon, Gabi &#038; Frank, Olga &#038; Martin, etc, etc. The list of the faithful goes on and on! (Hebrews 11 continued!) Share a comment \u2013 and tell of someone who is cultivating God\u2019s kingdom in ways that make you proud!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the midst of a very public political \u2018meltdown\u2019 in Australia this week over climate change solutions, a caller to a radio-talk program mused over political leaders who have made him proud. Those he mentioned came from diverse political parties! It got me thinking about Christian leaders. 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