When Teams Break If apostolic teams were only ever a story of triumph, we’d have reason to be suspicious. The New Testament is too honest for that. The previous posts in this series have painted […]
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Here Comes the Team Again part 3
How Apostolic Teams Form Nobody applied for a job on Paul’s team. There was no recruitment drive, no interview process, no job description circulated around the churches of Asia Minor. And yet Paul assembled one […]
Here Comes the Team Again part 2
Paul the Team Leader “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother.” Two names. One apostle. That line opens 2 Corinthians, and versions of it appear across Paul’s […]
Here Comes the Team Again
Apostolic teams today Open almost any letter the Apostle Paul wrote and you’ll notice something immediately: he rarely writes alone. “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother” […]
Form, Fill, Function: Unlocking Your God-Given Purpose
By Paul Benger We live in a world obsessed with outcomes. Show us the metrics. Give us the results. What’s the function? But in the Kingdom of God, function isn’t the starting point—it’s the result […]
Building confidence in young leaders: 10 strategies
Raising up young leaders is one of the most important responsibilities of any church or organisation. The next generation of leaders needs more than just skills and knowledge—they need confidence. Without confidence, their potential remains […]
Needed: Apostolic Resource Churches
Why We Desperately Need Apostolic Resource Churches Today Imagine a church that pulses with life: apostles teach with fire, miracles happen in the streets, and believers sell their homes to fund a mission that’s unstoppable. […]
How the early church changed the world
Culturally we are experiencing the rise of neo paganism. What will the church do? Perhaps what we did 2000 years ago in a pagan world. Tim Keller, 2017 In November we looked at two new […]
Spiritual Gifts: Word Gifts part 2
In our journey through the spiritual gifts, we’ve come to understand that these divine endowments are crucial for continuing the ministry of Jesus. Spiritual gifts, given to us by the Holy Spirit, empower us to […]
The ego is a black hole
In the bustling city of Corinth, the early church found itself divided by factions, driven by personal pride and the desire for status. Paul, in his letters to the Corinthians, addresses this root problem—ego. Ego, […]
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