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  • Sheep and Shepherds Preparing for next Sunday's Video talk, which we're filming later today, I found a great deal of interesting detail from this source, reproduced at www.baptistbiblebelievers.com Manner And Customs of Bible Lands by Fred H. Wight Copyright @ 1953 CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - Shepherd ... posted on December 10, 2013
  • Why Paul told Timothy he was so FOR women leading, and I want to be too! Why would Paul name two men getting it wrong then apparently write ‘so the answer is don’t let women teach?’ Writing something which for 2000 years since has been used - by men - to clobber women into submission at ... posted on March 19, 2021
  • Curses and Blessings, Balaam & Barak It's not just the strange tale of a talking donkey. Numbers 22 has a lot to tell us about blessings and curses and how words work God's way. posted on February 11, 2023

#NTGlobal Josh Howard – What constitutes a Church?

What is a Church? We can’t talk about a unified curriculum for church planter training if we don’t agree what church is. What’s the most simplified version of a church? Curtis Sergeant. Trained Ying Xai! Draw a Triangle Jesus in the centre. What does it do? Love God at top Love one another Make Reproducing Disciples Cf Knowing, Growing, Going. Celebrate, Connect, Contribute This is the main thing. We have all kinds of other things we do that get in the way of that. Put a box around the triangle. 4 things that can get in the way of the triangle Money – can serve it or stop it Buildings – can help or hinder it Staff – if they do everything, so others don’t. Programs – if we make discipleships a course to do, not a life to live. Triangle churches can be small, medium or large. Butt how about you build a church out of little triangles, gathering together and celebrate what God has done through the week. What type of people are we training that will be […]

Dave Ferguson – 5 Questions For Catching God’s Vision #NTGlobal

#NTGlobal Day 2   Isaiah 43:19-20 There is something new happening and we are part of it. 5 Questions for catching God’s vision: GOD Question; where is God at work? PARTNERSHIP Question; what can we do better together than alone? GIFT-MIX Question– what are the unique gifts of this group? LEVERAGE Question – If you could do anything to change the world, what are the key leverage points for change? MOMENTUM Question – what is an initial win to create momentum? That’s how you get traction/confidence. WHY SHOULD WE CREATE A GLOBAL LEADERSHIP RESIDENCE PARTNERSHIP? God is already working in this way We can create parallel partnerships without slowing down what we are doing individuals We are all churches with apostolic gifting and bias The key leverage points for church planting is the apprenticing of leaders If we do it, it can create a big win to build momentum for the future.

#NTGlobal, in Nairobi. Day One, Session one – Who’s In The Room? New Thing Global

Pastor Oscar Muriu from Nairobi Chapel introduces his team and various movement leaders: Nick – Executive Pastor Bejee – she leads the leadership development program for NC Esther – hosts teams and conference Pastor Morafi – leads a planting movement across Africa (9), ready to plant in Burundi, Ethiopia and now in Germany (with Chogo and Kevin) Pastor Collins – slum churches in Nairobi (36) – 14 planted this year. 16 ready to start soon. Pastor Luke – oversees planting from Nairobi Chapel Tobias – in Mombasa Steve, Richard, Ngari, in Nairobi, Albo too – but he’s going to Milwaukee soon. Lamaz – in Botswana And they are looking to plant in all 54 capital cities in Africa, at the moment they have planted in 3. And are working to plant into London & Germany. Oscar: God has placed his power in us. This is an important international meeting – heaven is watching! Joe Wilson – started 34 churches so far, 15 on the way, in former Soviet Union. Great work happening – especially in Albania. With him is Altin, […]

Why Should England Tremble?

I went for a run again this morning. I turned onto Spath Rd, on the way to the park – and saw a clump of reflective jackets and a Police Car on that quiet suburban street outside a house. ‘Oh no,’ I thought, ‘What’s happened?’ I’m aware of various sexual assaults, robberies and other major incidents locally in recent months so I sent up a quick prayer. Then I saw that in the midst of the four jackets, the purpose for the surfeit of uniformed manpower. One of the four was holding a speed camera to point at passing cars. I found it hard not to shake my head as I ran past and carried on for my run. When I came back a little while later (I don’t run that fast), the four were still there together. I decided I should voice my opinion as a local person to them. i realised as I was closer that all four were actually PCSOs rather than Police Officers, though one of them had a white cap on which used to be […]