Tim Gardam reports for the BBC on Christians in China. Chairman Mao once described religion as “poison”, and the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 70s attempted to eradicate it. Driven underground, Christianity not only survived, but with its own Chinese martyrs, it grew in strength. More people go to church on Sunday in China [...]
Tag Archives: Movements
Why The Missional Movement Will Fail
30 September, 2011 – 10:00 PM
Mike Breen on why the missional movement will fail. . . It’s time we start being brutally honest about the missional movement that has emerged in the last 10-15 years: Chances are better than not it’s going to fail. That may seem cynical, but I’m being realistic. There is a reason so many movements in [...]
It can happen here, if we have the humility to learn, and the courage to act.
6 August, 2011 – 8:01 PM
“It won’t work here.” is the most common response whenever I tell a story of what God is doing. It doesn’t matter if the story comes from Nairobi, Sydney, Glasgow, or the third century AD. It doesn’t matter if the hearer lives in the next suburb, or half way around the world. “It’s not going [...]
WWJD vs WDJD
19 June, 2011 – 10:55 PM
We like to ask, “What would Jesus do?” but before you can answer that question you have to ask, “What did Jesus do?” At the heart of his ministry in the Gospels and Acts was the birth and expansion of a worldwide missionary movement. Here’s how he did it. Jesus connected with people. Jesus crossed [...]
In the beginning was Jesus . . .
18 June, 2011 – 10:55 PM
In the beginning was Jesus. Without Jesus there would be no messianic Jewish community in Jerusalem whose leaders proclaimed that God had revealed himself in the crucified and resurrected Jesus of Nazareth, procuring the salvation of the world. Without Jesus, no messianic community would have existed in Damascus, in Antioch, in Ephesus, in Pergamon, in [...]
Organization vs movement vs philosophy
16 June, 2011 – 11:12 PM
Some wisdom from Seth Godin: An organization uses structure and resources and power to make things happen. Organizations hire people, issue policies, buy things, erect buildings, earn market share and get things done. Your company is probably an organization. A movement has an emotional heart. A movement might use an organization, but it can replace [...]
The espistle of St Barnabas to Ronald on the matter of money and movements
19 March, 2011 – 10:06 PM
Let’s drop in on an email exchange between “St Barney” (recently cannonized) and one of his CPM workers in the field. It’s on the topic of centralized funding and location for training church planters. Your situation may differ, but the principles here don’t. Hi Ronald Thanks for explaining the situation. It sounds like it would [...]
Talking to Kevin Palau about Movements
18 February, 2011 – 4:17 AM
I’ve been talking to Kevin Palau about Movements. He’s posted the first two instalments. More to follow.
Movements that Move
10 February, 2011 – 6:31 PM
Dwight Marable has just published a field study of the principles that drive Movements. Here they are: Intentional Reproduction: New converts participate in new, small churches and in turn reach out to their social networks and start more new churches. Continual Training: Training is given in small pieces in the homes of believers, at the [...]
