7 Lessons on Getting Started
Nick and Sarah Field
Some lessons from Nick and Sarah’s story of getting started in New Zealand.
Thank God for disruption. God uses calamity to unsettle Nick and Sarah, preparing them for something new.
Ask the right question. You won’t get the right answer without the right question. They asked, “What does the Great Commission look like?”
Look in the right place. They read, discussed, prayed over, and re-read Mark and Acts, and the Holy Spirit made the Word come alive.
Raise the tension. Instead of bringing Scripture down to the level of experience, the Fields allowed Scripture to question their experience.
Go. They walked away from what they knew into an unknown future, trusting that God had a plan.
Find your tribe. God connected them with others on the same journey — some in front, some behind, some alongside.
Follow the fruit. They went out looking for lost sheep and found them. Nick and Sarah have fresh stories of disciples made and churches formed. The gospel is spreading from person to person and from place to place.
Nick and Sarah know what the future looks like — “Stories like these in every region of New Zealand.”
Podcast: 353-NoPlaceLeft New Zealand
