I have been looking forward to this moment for a very long time. I have a real treat for you over the next week or so. I invite you to join me in being trained by a wise older brother, who has now long been in glory. The next few posts are really an audio discipleship course. These messages have been lost for decades, but after repeated appeals on this blog, someone has discovered a dusty set of tapes and... Read more
I hope you have enjoyed the content from Eddy Leo I have been sharing here. I urge you to listen to or watch all of it, and to do so with an open heart. Ask yourself when was the last time you listened to preaching where the speaker is not from America or the UK? God has given us preachers from the whole world to benefit from, and you will find much blessing in what this man has to say.... Read more
In this third session of our recent 300 Leaders conference, Eddy Leo reminded us of the need to spend time one-to-one to follow Jesus’ command to make disciples of all nations. Here are some highlights: The most effective tools for producing change are from best to least one to one > small groups > big meetings Big meetings transfer a lot of knowledge. Decisions are made. But there’s a tendency not to apply it. Head gets swollen “Small groups help... Read more
Terry Virgo has spent decades planting churches and releasing ministries to support and strengthen the body so all can carry out the works of ministry. This fantastic video is his wisdom distilled into a single session. Here are a few highlights to draw you in to watch the rest: “The shepherd is a key biblical picture. Relational. Belonging” “The shepherds, overseers, elders, bishops, pastors are all interchangeable words for those responsible to care for the flock.” “Jeremiah tells us God... Read more
Perhaps you think you understand small group ministry. Perhaps you have got frustrated because your cell group doesn’t seem to grow like it should. Perhaps you are concerned that people in your church are not maturing as they should. I would urge you at the beginning of this year to set aside some time to watch this video carefully and ask God to open your eyes to a new perspective on what exactly God’s eternal purpose is, and how that... Read more
Over the next few days I plan to share on here video taken at our last 300 Leaders conference where we were joined by Eddy Leo and Terry Virgo. It was a very interesting weekend. Today I will start by sharing the video of an interview I filmed with him after the event. Eddy Leo is someone you want to get to know, and I recommend watching these videos and reading his recent book. Read more
I was directed in a personal email to read Psalm 115:1, and found myself keeping on reading. May this passage be a motto for us all as we enter 2014. I see in this passage some resolutions we do well to make at the turn of this year. a. A resolution to put God first and seek his glory In an age of being encouraged to “build your platform” how about we determine that we will build God’s platform this... Read more
There are many search engines and individual websites that help people to find this blog. At this time of year I like to thank those who have sent the most traffic with a link-out. This year I thought I would start with the big ones who I have usually ignored. There is no doubt that Google continues to dominate this list. A lot of traffic comes from people who have a bookmark to the site, so add this and... Read more
What a year this has been. For me personally there were some quite challenging months as I was needing to do more of the child and house care than usual. Five children, a dog, and me is more than enough. Somehow in all the busyness I still managed to do quite a bit of blogging, however. The bloging year began with some Promises for those who read God’s Word and a very practical tip about how to Save money on your groceries by... Read more
T’was the night before the night before Christmas, and all was calm and quiet…..Not in most houses it wasn’t! I know how this thing goes. There are last minute gifts to buy. There is food to wrap and presents to cook…did I get something wrong there? Fortunately, many of us men have a saint for a wife who carries the vast majority of the load at this time of year. But we still have no business reading or writing blogs... Read more
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