Tim Dyer led a couple of helpful seminars on engaging with Australian culture as local churches. There were two questions/discernments that Tim observed churches need to be clear about before they call a pastor. These positions should be clear before a pastor comes, rather than a pastor being sought to inform the church what their …
Randy Alcorn wonders why Christians seem so unhappy, and offers thoughts on why this should not be so. There seem to be a lot of outraged Christians around, and they seem to be outraged in mirror to the culture of outrage that permeates public discourse. …I see too many long-faced Christians who seem continuously angry, …
From Jon Bloom at Desiring God. …sinful anger does not bear redemptive fruit. Rather, it leaves us with a grey, burned-over barrenness of exasperated frustration. It produces a sour feeling in the pit of our gut. Sinful anger alienates us from God. It does not move us toward acts of faith and love and true …
This post by Mikey Lynch lays out the progress of The Vision 100 Network in Tasmania. In it he explains the rationale, progress and lessons learned in a network of church planting local churches. It’s very encouraging and informative. Read Tasmania’s Vision For Hub Churches at Christian Reflections.
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