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This NEWS is full of practical ministry ideas. (You will love the story of ‘breakfast worship’ – and the opening of R-Punkt!) Thanks for sharing so many snippets of inspiring news. (Xpres.zo is planning their first baptism this weekend!) Your stories encourage other groups and new church plants. Just today I received an email telling of a new group forming – using some ideas from the last NEWS.<\/span><\/font>     <\/span><\/font><\/div>\n
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I sense a growing interest in planting new groups and churches to reach lost people. A week ago almost 100 Adventist university student leaders met to discuss the planting of new ‘contextualized faith communities’ on their campuses. (For a look at some presentations go to <\/span><\/font>WWW.SASS.ASN.AU<\/span><\/font><\/a>) During the last two weeks I have met with seven groups in Melbourne who are praying and planning to plant new churches. <\/span><\/font>     <\/span><\/font><\/div>\n
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Just over a week ago Baptist church leaders in Australia and New Zealand met to exchange ideas on how to share the gospel with postmodern unchurched Australians. I have included some of their excellent ministry ideas in this NEWS. And, last Sunday evening Judy and I visited the <\/span><\/font>Urban Seed Church<\/span><\/font><\/em> – led by Mark Pierson – a church designed to relate to inner Melbourne city people. It was a very moving worship time.<\/span><\/font>     <\/span><\/font><\/div>\n
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<\/font>Judy and I are enjoying getting to know all at the Living Waters<\/span><\/em> church plant. This last week we studied the life of Barnabas to review our group values. The theme for our worship and discussion was – ‘Cultivating a Culture of Encouragement.’ (Is it time for your church plant to review your values – your attitudes towards each other and the community?)<\/span><\/font>     <\/span><\/font><\/div>\n
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Be courageous for God. Encourage each other. Stop and spend more time with unchurched people this week. <\/span><\/font>
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Kindest regards  
Peter Roennfeldt   <\/span><\/font> 
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CHURCH PLANTING NEWS – 2 Mar 06<\/span><\/strong>   <\/span><\/font>
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