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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Catholic orders disappearing
21 November, 2010 – 10:35 AM
The monastic and religious orders are the foot soldiers of the Catholic faith. They are one of the most enduring and influential movements in human history. In Australia, and the western world generally, they are in serious decline. Numbers have halved in the last 25 years. The median age is 73. The death rate vastly [...]
Steve interviews Tim Scheuer—again
20 November, 2010 – 10:33 AM
I’m in Christchurch, New Zealand this week. A city recovering from a massive earthquake (7.1). I’m with 150 leaders from the Vineyard talking about Movements. I skyped in Tim Scheuer to talk about what God is doing in SW Sydney. I’ve interviewed Tim a number of times. This is one of the best. Although [...]
Geckos v Elephants. Geckos win.
18 November, 2010 – 10:07 PM
More on keeping it simple. Here’s some notes from Bill Hodgson on why Geckos are a better role model than elephants: The simplest form of church is the most adaptable, flexible, versatile, resilient and reproducible to multiply out in different contexts. Asian Elephants – Life span: may live more than 50 years?Gestation: 21 to 22 [...]
A simple principle
17 November, 2010 – 9:57 AM
I’m still enjoying Ben Witherington’s commentary on Acts. Here’s a great insight into early Christianity’s advantage over the established religions of the ancient world. Sure we live in a different world today. Christianity arose during a time when there was already enormous religious curiosity on the part of Romans and other pagans about Eastern religions [...]
Exponential 2011
16 November, 2010 – 3:40 AM
I’ve just agreed to run some workshops on Movements at next year’s Exponential in Orlando, Florida.
Five Transitions
15 November, 2010 – 11:05 AM
Finding that spiritually-oriented person in the community who will accept you as a spiritual person and present you as an acceptable outsider to the community. … Moving from just a personal relationshipds with the Person of Peace to facilitating a Discovery Bible Study that helps a group or family to discover God, their need for Him, and how to place their faith in Him.
