The book of Acts teaches us that despite the obstacles, the spread of the word is unstoppable. Dave Lawton has just returned from a visit to Mongolia. Since the fall of communism Mongolia has seen the emergence of church planting movements. Thousands have come to know Christ. Unfortunately, foreign interference and funding has caused the [...]
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How the word conquers the world
28 June, 2010 – 11:03 PM
I read a denominational report recently. The assumption of it’s planning into the future was that of continued decline. Such a far cry from the experience of the church Jesus founded in Acts. Too much of our missional thinking assumes God is absent from the planet and it’s all up to us. We provide the [...]
Can anything good come out of Bugger Hollow?
8 June, 2010 – 6:20 AM
Here’s someone who knows a missionalary movement when he sees one. In this latest podcast I interview Jeff Sundell (of Bugger Hollow) about how he is applying the principles of fuelling church planting movements in North Carolina. It may be the South, but Jeff and his team are not targeting the Bible-belt, unless your concept [...]
The trouble with missionary movements
23 April, 2010 – 8:23 AM
I had sought out someone with a lot of experience in church planting movements who could help me make sense of what I was learning. There’s one line I will never forget—”We’ve never seen a church planting movement without persecution.”
Learning from an expert (2)
6 April, 2010 – 10:28 AM
I can’t believe I get paid to hang out with guys like Tim Scheuer and learn from what they do. Here’s what Tim taught me in our last coaching call (I’m supposed to be coaching him!). Be up front about Jesus. There are many more people out there than we realise who are ready for [...]
Learning from an expert
5 April, 2010 – 11:22 AM
I’ve just finished a coaching call with Tim Scheuer. For the last six weeks, Tim and his team have been out knocking on doors in Airds, one of Sydney’s most disadvantaged suburbs. Tim asks five simple questions to discover people who are ready to find out more about following Jesus. For most of us that [...]
What happened to the Y?
17 March, 2010 – 8:17 AM
I’m enjoying my stay at the Singapore YMCA. On my way to breakfast each day I pass this plaque displaying their mission statement. There are some worthy ideals about “serving and enriching all members of the community.” Nothing about the gospel. The YMCA was once an evangelical missionary movement. It birthed the Student Volunteer Movement [...]
Born to rule — a movement on the skids
2 March, 2010 – 9:17 PM
I’m still in New Zealand talking about movements. Tomorrow we’re in Palmerston North. Last stop Christchurch. While I was here this story broke about the Destiny movement led by Bishop Brian Tamaki. It tells of the closure of its Brisbane congregation after the pastor and 90 people walked out. They were upset about increasing demands [...]
These people are crazy
17 February, 2010 – 8:55 AM
Dave Lawton reports in on what’s been happening at Alabaster House: Starting with five young radicals I remember going to pray in parks at night with them as they started to dream of reaching broken kids with the gospel. Passion was high. So was their faith. There was no resource, no big budget, just big [...]
Why Nepal?
8 February, 2010 – 9:20 PM
Prayer can penetrate anywhere. Long before we enter the valleys of Nepal prayer can be doing a concrete work in laying the foundations for the future kingdom. . . . When we have prepared the way with the Spirit of God in prayer, he will answer those very prayers in permitting us to occupy Nepal. [...]
