Jay: We have white-hot faith, commitment to a cause, contagious relationships and rapid mobilization. Your fifth one was adaptive methods; speak to that one a little bit.
Steve: The heart of the Christian faith never changes and movements are very rigorous in that conservative side of the faith of saying there are some things that will [...]
Jay: Let’s go on to your fourth characteristic — rapid mobilization.
Steve: This is a simple concept — everybody has a job to do. Movements don’t abolish the clergy, they abolish the laity. They ordain everyone for ministry.
You see it in Jesus’ ministry. Even before the woman at the well has come to a full understanding [...]
Jay: So we have white-hot faith, commitment to a cause and I think your third characteristic of dynamic movements is contagious relationships?
Steve: Contagious relationships reminds us that we are all half a dozen handshakes away from everyone on the planet.
We can see this in Jesus’ ministry; he is recruiting disciples who bring their friends or [...]
Jay: The first characteristic was white-hot faith. What’s next?
Steve: The second one is commitment to a cause. Movements aren’t just about my experience of God; they’re about changing the world.
Every movement has a unique gift that God has given them. In the Catholic religious orders refer to their founding charism. Each order has call that [...]
Jay: Let’s turn now to the common characteristics you have found in dynamic movements. I believe the first one is white-hot faith?
Steve: Yes, whenever you see a dynamic Christian movement I see white-hot faith — God’s presence and power equipping people for ministry, transforming their lives. Its not just the experiential side, there’s a deep [...]
Ever wondered how Santa gets around in the heat of the Australian summer?
HT: Andrew Bolt
He says he’s not surprised by the findings But he thinks many people believe in a metaphorical interpretation of the resurrection, rather than taking the story literally. IAN PEARSON : Many Australians, although certainly not a majority, would see Jesus as metaphorically real, or his resurrection as metaphorically real, but would expect that the bones of Jesus would be found in Palestine.
India is a crazy place. The roads are jammed with people, bikes, stray dogs, motor-bikes, cars, camels, water buffalo, rickshaws, buses and trucks–going in any and every direction. When your side of the road clogs up you just cross to the other side and start dodging the oncoming traffic.
No-one wears seat belts. Not even the [...]
Seven books from the world of business and science with implications for church planting movements.
“Corporate Lifecycles: How and Why Corporations Grow and Die and What to Do About It” (Ichak Adizes)
“Built to Last : Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Harper Business Essentials)” (Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras)
“Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… [...]
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