Category: Church
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It is common to hear about “movements” today. We may refer to our student/youth ministry, local church network or denomination as a movement. We want to see “movements to Christ” among unreached people groups and rapid reproducing “church planting movements” where today there are few disciples. Our hearts long for a “movement” across the Church prioritising…
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Part 1 “Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews who have been in prison with me. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.” Romans 16:7 (NIV 2011) Paul had already named women as coworkers in Romans 16 and would go on to name several more. Naming someone or…
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Cultures of encouragement are conducive to personal development. It’s an environment that can deal with failure. LEADERSHIP SETS longevity 1. Your job is not to fill people’s cups but to empty yours: 2. Yourself and your services are not the same thing: Jesus – John 2. You must be delivered from people before you can…
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Luke 7:1-10 Jesus was amazed. What amazes Jesus is worth taking note of. THE CENTURION FACTOR Our resources are in Our Relationships When we only build relationships with people who are like us it is usually an ever decreasing circle. Build a wide circle of relationships. The centurion helped build the Synagogue… WHAT AMAZED JESUS…
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God puts things in front of you to raise what is in you. Genesis 1:28 Matthew 28:18-20 – this is the same plan as Gen 1:28… Just a different out working. Everything in the kingdom reproduces after its own kind Genesis 1:29 – everything I have given you everything you need – SEED However, you…
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This post was written by my friend Andrew Cherrie and edited by me. Andrew leads home Church in St Albans and will be one of the guest lecturers on our 2016/17 Internship programme. Ever wondered why now everyone is in a hurry to volunteer for your project or sign up to your team? The ones…
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It seems that every leader and organisation wants to be innovative. Innovation, as we all know, is crucial to the continuing success of an organisation. But innovation is often misunderstood. It’s far more than just doing something new or novel. It’s doing something new or novel that advances our core mission. Otherwise it’s not a…
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1. Leaders inspire while managers operate Leaders are meant to trigger a movement and inspire people to take action. Managers enforce rules and make sure orders are carried out. There is more flexibility with leadership, as the main purpose is to get people to be motivated enough to do what is required of them. Being…
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And I tell you that you are Peter [petros = rock], and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on…
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DAVID SCHOLER’S ESSAY ON WOMEN IN MINISTRY INTRODUCTION In the following we present Fuller Seminary’s position on women in ministry, as described and biblically supported by the late Professor of New Testament David M. Scholer. Women have contributed much to the ministry of the Church throughout its history. However, their role in this area has…
