Author: Dave Mann

People are looking for something to believe in and give their lives to – and Jesus gives us just that. He calls us to the greatest mission on earth – and it is the responsibility...

02 February, 2016

A friend recently recounted the typical journey of all organisations - including our churches and para-church organisation. It is an interesting reflection: Mission - movement - model (mechanism) - monument. (And, does the Shining Lights...

04 January, 2016

Sometimes it is the small things that count. Two 'punches' have more combined power than one. Imagine if your members, whenever they engaged in a spiritual conversation with a stranger, had something simple to give...

08 December, 2015

Vision is powerful. People are looking for something to believe in and give their lives to – and Jesus gives us just that. He calls us to the greatest mission on earth – and it...

07 December, 2015

Have you seen young people walk away from the faith of their heritage? Do you know newer Christians who are struggling to work out why we might believe Christianity to be true? I mean, what...

07 December, 2015

One of the great privileges of being a pastor or key Church leader is that we get to speak on key occasions like Christmas and Easter, births and funerals, baptisms and weddings. On these occasions...

07 December, 2015

I've been reading a leadership book (which I'll leave nameless because what follows). It promotes prayer as a vital leadership habit - but then it measures prayer in terms of time. It's a great book...

10 November, 2015

How much do you know about our nation’s bicultural heritage? Most New Zealanders are unaware that there are many positive stories in our early history. However, this awareness is important - because we learn a...

02 November, 2015

One of the key elements of this outreach mobilisation strategy for Churches is regular promotion. If we do not remind people of the importance of outreach, and of how they could realistically apply lessons learnt...

02 November, 2015

Most evangelism methods involve us learning to talk. Even when we are taught how to start a conversation, the goal usually still - you guessed it – learning how to create the opportunity for us...

19 October, 2015

Why are there 3 websites? Why are there 3 phases? Is the project getting results? How can churches make the most of this? Watch this ‘8 question in 8 minutes’ video where Dave explains all...

05 October, 2015

Last month we discussed postmodernism in our culture. This month we are going to consider the scary possibility that postmodern beliefs might be significantly inside our churches....

04 September, 2015

At present, some are pushing for a new flag. You may have seen the FB post which points out the possible connection between the flag and our constitutional foundations. If not - skim to the...

03 September, 2015

“An overview of the message of the Bible” includes five 5 minute teachings, each with small group discussion question. This is the first of an initial 10 series being created, to help with the discipleship...

03 August, 2015
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