Tag: Jesus

Lessons for the Church from Supporting Elite Athletes. Christians In Sport’s Dr Graham Daniels on the Future Church Podcast

Including – God thinks of sport, how the church can connect with people well through it, how vital the church is for elite professionals, the highs and lows of triumph and defeat and how to manage both, the recent Olympics where so many athletes went very public with their faith. This is an incredibly encouraging and insightful interview and you don’t need to be a sports pro or armchair pundit to get a lot from listening!

Three Priorities to Live for God Every Day (and teach others to do the same) – B.I.O.

How can we navigate the challenges of daily life while staying focused on God’s divine purpose? That’s where the B.I.O. concept comes in—a simple yet powerful framework that can guide us on our spiritual journey and help us lead others to do the same.

BECOMING A HIGH IMPACT CHURCH – 1. Measure What Matters Most

What we measure determines what we think success is. 
Most churches still tend to measure by the ABCs:  
ATTENDANCE, BUILDINGS and CASH (Offerings) 
These are useful, but not optimal – or even biblical! 
Being BIG, WEALTHY and INFLUENTIAL does not necessarily mean a church is healthy (as we have seen so graphically and too in recent years). 
HOW Does God measure success?

You don’t have to be a spiritual superhero for Jesus to use you to do miracles: Jonathan Conrathe

Don’t limit yourself by your personality.

Be and believe He’s right in what he says about you! Either he’s right or you are.

There are no limitations when we agree with who He says we are!
Discover who you are in Christ – and act like it.

Jonathan Oloyede – P.U.S.H. (Pray Until Something Happens)

We are not meant to come to church and have the pastor tell us what to do. 

We are to come and tell the Pastor what God is doing! 

Will we have bottlenecks, or wildfire?! 

The leaders are necessary if they are there to provide guidance and support and discernment- but all through the week God should be breaking out through everyone. We need the Holy Spirit most of all!

Only The Apostolic Church Can Fulfil The Great Commission

The commission was directly given to the apostles but indirectly given to the ecclesia in every generation. After the early apostles died, the commission remained – and so does the authority, until it is fulfilled it will remain in force. 
So they had a commission and were sent to fulfil it. In their generation the church grew like crazy and changed everything, everywhere. We have the same commission and we are sent to do it. That’s the key, they went, because they were sent. That’s an apostolic church.