โThe Power of Prayerโ includes five 5 minute teachings, each with small group discussion question. This is the third of an initial 10 series being created, to help with the discipleship of new and young...
โThe Power of Prayerโ includes five 5 minute teachings, each with small group discussion question. This is the third of an initial 10 series being created, to help with the discipleship of new and young...
From all that I am aware of online, it doesn't get any better than the YesHeIs FB app (and this is not an over-statement)....
Itโs not something Iโd put my hand up for either โ but itโs where I found myself this past weekend! With a decade of intentional focus on developing my conversational skills, would this set me...
On 2-3 September a first national evangelism conference in many years was held in Tauranga, called โEngage.โ The unity of focus was tangible - with almost 200 key leaders and members, representing most denominations, and...
'Firestarters' is one of our new video series. It will tell stories about people and their personal outreaching efforts. Sometimes the opportunities come to us - like in Delwyn's story. But there was more...
...but there is more to Alistair's story than is in this video. There is back-story, because they worked out how to built an outreaching culture in which this gospel equipping would work - and there...
This year, after a 16 year gap, a national evangelism conference is being resurrected. Called 'Engage' - the conference will be a rallying point for evangelism at which church leaders and members can inspiration and...
When I came back to NZ give years ago many people said that the NZ Church had lost its heart for the gospel. Yet my experiences have led me to disagree. There is a heart...
Today I find myself in a situation I've not been in before - and I awake seeking God for perspective. Then our just-5 year old comes into our bedroom and jumps on our bed. "Its...
There is no greater message to be heard than that which we call the gospel. But as important as that is, it is often given to massive distortions or over simplifications. People think theyโre preaching...
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...
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...
Today we live in a truly multi-media world, and this affects the way we disciple our members. Advertisers use multiple media to increase the 'volume' of their messages - and we are wise to do...
A recent Pew study claimed that New Zealand is one of only three countries in the world where the non-religious are expected to outnumber the religious by 2050, according to new research. They believed that...
In this November update to partnered church leaders is: 1. A planning calendar to make the most of the final phase at Easter 2016...
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...
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....
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...
Last month I shared a few thoughts concerning what you can do to feed the flame of evangelism. I encouraged you to 1. Look for places where a missional fire is already burning. 2. Consider...