Missional Living (Page 16)
Why Our Church Doesn’t Feel Like Family
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne9DzfH3Ej0&feature=player_embedded] The best point he makes here is towards the end. We connect better with one another when we are working together in service. That is so true. I see it in mission teams that visit us from time to time. People who knew barely each other at the start come together in firm friendship by the end.…
John Piper Schmackdown!
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Why should we serve in inner city housing schemes?
This is a big question and one I get asked often. Another way to ask it is, ‘What is our motivation for service in inner city housing schemes?’ The simple answer is simply this, ‘For the glory and honour of God Almighty.’ There are many reasons WHY we should serve people in…
The Role of the church in Culture
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Understanding & Connecting to our World (1)
Building Genuine Friendships I was walking down the street this week and I was stopped by a young Asian man looking for directions to the bus stop. Instead of pointing him in the general direction as I would normally do, I decided to walk him to the stop and chat to him on the way. It turns out…
Being Discipled v Being A Discipler
Christians in the UK love courses. I don’t just mean that they like them a lot. They really, really love them. They love conventions. They love ‘guest speakers’ who communicate well, tell great stories, throw in the odd joke and open up the Bible for them. Church leaders love courses. They love words like ‘equipping’. They love conventions…
Let’s Get Real (and messy)!
I know it’s a ‘buzz phrase’ but I still like it. I took a meeting last night at the church as we look at reshaping and restructuring our Small Group networks. I set my peeps a couple of questions: Small Group A meets and spends most of the meeting talking about the Bible text and what it means. There is usually a little time left at the end for prayer…
Being A Christian right where you are!
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Small Group Techniques
Brilliant…which group are you? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csh87aWzKh4&feature=related]
This is church
My thanks to my friend Steve Utley for this. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/24570032]