Brazil, home to 200 million people, just passed Britain as the world’s sixth largest economy. China passed Britain in 2006. Russia is closing, and is set to become the world’s fourth largest economy by 2020. The centre of the world is irresistibly shifting from the West to the Rest. Better make sure our mission strategies [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2011
The Queen’s Christmas Message
26 December, 2011 – 6:40 AM
A highlight of my 2011 Christmas was watching the Queen’s Christmas message. The Queen wrote the speech herself – one of the rare occasions where she does not turn to the government for advice. She is still Australian’s head of state. Before I highlight the actual speech, let’s see how the press in Australia and Britain [...]
This Christmas, spare a thought, and a prayer, for the persecuted Christians of the Middle East.
25 December, 2011 – 3:51 AM
We are accustomed to thinking of Christianity as a European religion. Yet until the Islamic conquests of north Africa, the Middle East, Iraq and Iran, Christianity was at least as strong in these regions. There are Christian communities in Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon and Syria that go back two thousand years. Just as there have been [...]
The Christmas story from the kids at St Paul’s Auckland
22 December, 2011 – 12:46 PM
Some background: Mike Norris heads up the team at St Paul’s Auckland. I first met Mike in London when he was on staff with St Mary’s, a church with a church planting vision. In 2004 Mike and Beck Norris led a team from St Mary’s London to St Paul’s Auckland with the plan to plant [...]
The Hallelujah Chorus as you’ve never seen it before
20 December, 2011 – 8:04 AM
9 million people have watched this light hearted version of the Hallelujah Chorus. Just in case you’re not one of them. . . This version, enjoyed by 35 million people, is still my favourite.
Ever wondered what a church planting movement looks like?
19 December, 2011 – 7:49 PM
Study the map. What do you see? If you drew a map of your ministry, what would it look like?
Will the National Church LIfe Survey help us confront the brutal facts?
17 December, 2011 – 9:08 PM
Jim Collins said, the difference between Good and Great is how you confront the brutal facts. You can’t confront them if you don’t know them. Every five years the National Church Life Survey (NCLS) conducts a survey into church life and mission in Australia. Previously they have done some great work tracking the effectiveness of [...]
Steve interviews Jeff Sundell on Moving to Multiplication
15 December, 2011 – 12:56 PM
In the latest Movements podcast Jeff Sundell reports in with updates from the field and insights on how to multiply workers who make disciples. Subscribe to the podcast or download the mp3. In the interview Jeff refers to the Discipleship Cycle resource. Here’s an article from Jeff in Mission Frontiers. “T4T: A Discipleship Re-Revolution” (Steve [...]
Ichak Adizes: Corporate Lifecycles
14 December, 2011 – 9:58 PM
Ichak Acizes is the master at understanding the lifecycle of organisations. Plenty of implications for the lifecycle of movements. His presentation style needs some work. “Corporate Lifecycles: How and Why Corporations Grow and Die and What to Do About It” (Ichak Adizes)
