Matt Glover, freelance cartoonist and pastor, is an advocate for same-sex unions. His church, Lilydale Baptist, is in turmoil. They’ve only just found out via this gay website or maybe this one? A church meeting to deal with the issue was cancelled a few days ago. A newspaper report states confidently that Pastor Matt has [...]
Tag Archives: Movement
He who holds the creation in his hand . . .
24 December, 2010 – 5:35 PM
From the birthplace of our faith, a hauntingly beautiful Christmas carol from Eastern Christian traditions of the Feast of the Nativity. Byzantine free chant in Arabic (Antiochian Orthodox) from a recording featuring both Melkite Catholic and Antiochean Orthodox chanters. HT: Andrew Bolt
Getting people excited about CPMs
16 December, 2010 – 11:25 AM
A question from Ray: Hi Steve I’m starting to get a feel for the extent and potential for church planting movements (CPMs). Do you have any suggestions on how to excite an existing church and transition them into a church planting church? Ray My answer: Hi Ray Thanks for the question. It’s an important one. [...]
Seven themes of fruitfulness
17 September, 2010 – 6:01 AM
In March 2007, a group of 300 practitioners met for five days in Southeast Asia to discuss what the Spirit is doing as they seek to facilitate communities of Jesus-followers among Muslims. A list of the findings: 1. Sharing the Hope within: Fluency 2. Engaging Hearts and Minds: Storying 3. Exemplary Lifestyle: Reputation 4. Redemptive [...]
Drifting in calm waters
7 July, 2010 – 4:55 PM
Our nature lies in movement; complete calm is death. Blaise Pascal I caught up with an old friend a few years ago over coffee. He confided in me that he wasn’t sure if he believed in hell any more. He was a church leader with an evangelical background. He didn’t seem concerned. After all, he [...]
Those wobbling bishops
2 July, 2010 – 11:04 AM
The Ugly Vicar explains the dynamics of how church leaders come to undermine the very beliefs and values they are called to uphold. Note the public silence of key moral issues until they build a consensus to change rules and regulations. The only effective response to this undermining of the Christian faith? — radical principled [...]
Surprised by Acts
24 May, 2010 – 8:48 PM
I’ve been in the book of Acts lately and there have been some surprises—those “ah ha” moments when you see something for the first time that was always there. Here’s a few . . . Acts is the second half of one story. Luke wrote his Gospel to tell the story of what Jesus began [...]
Beginning with the end in mind
19 March, 2010 – 2:01 AM
I’m in Singapore for a consultation on church planting movements. Doing a lot of listening because the participants are practitioners. One of the greats in the room is David Watson. Here’s his handy definition of a church planting movement: A Church Planting Movement is an indigenously led gospel planting and obedience-based discipleship process that has [...]
