Evangelism is not working …. but it could be

Amongst all the huff and puff, wailings and gnashing of teeth about the state of the Church, one central fact has been overlooked… the bulk of church-generated initiatives have nothing to do with the way people spend the bulk of their waking hours. That’s why over 50% of evangelicals have never heard a sermon on [...]

Who’s Digging Under Your House?

by Dennis Peacocke  The foundational principles of any human institution, culture, or nation, are the most important thing for the leaders to both teach, re-enforce, and defend. If the foundations are weakened or destroyed, all that rests upon them collapses and must be re-built. We live in such a historical moment when the very foundations [...]

God@Work – God calls a Call Centre

Yesterday I had the privilege of meeting a good friend at her work place, a call centre. I met her staff as well, and after work other ex-staff members started to drop in. One of them, Alisha, came in to say goodbye before heading off to her Muslim country for 8 weeks. My friend asked [...]

What makes a world changer

August 2010 Awakening the Nations Our time in the Solomons for the ‘Awakening the Nations’ conference was quite remarkable. It began with the opening rally which was attended by the Governor General, the Chief Justice, the Speaker of the House and many leading church figures. At the end of the meeting Roy Funu challenged the [...]

What makes a nation developed

The classification of a country as developing or developed is based solely on economic data.  This reliance on economic development has taken precedence over social development.  The impact of poor social development can be seen in our society in many areas.  As an example: Suicide rate in Australia is 21.5 per 100,000 people Two of [...]

Re-defining Church, Part 1.

It is time for us to review Biblical definitions of church so that we know who we are, how we ought to exist in this world system, what our mandate is and how we ought to operate. Many of us have gone to start churches or to be part of churches without due consideration of [...]

What does it mean to be a world changer?

Biblical History tells us of others who turned their world upside down with totally different effect. Around AD 50, two men arrived in the Aegean seacoast town of Thessalonica. They were tired and weary after their long journey from Philippi to Amphipolis, then onwards to Apollonia, then to Thessalonica. On arrival they chose to find [...]

The Power of an Undivided Life

The Bible reveals God as the all-powerful creator of everything (Col. 1:16). He is portrayed as the Supreme Ruler over all creation (Mt. 28:18) who orders and holds together the entire cosmos (Col. 1:17). He is not neutral towards His creation. He loves and delights in it (Gen. 1:31). But all is not as it [...]

Transformation: Dream or reality?

by Bob Moffit God brings about transformation in individuals, families, communities and nations where local churches understand and respond to his full intentions. Too often, however, transformation has not followed evangelism and church planting because Christians miss God’s intentions. The term transformation is a “hot button” in Christian mission circles. It merits analysis from a [...]

Rediscoverng a Vision for Kingdom Transformation

In a particularly gripping scene in Mel Gibson’s powerful film The Passion of the Christ, we see Jesus being aided by his mother after stumbling as he struggles to carry his cross up the Via Delarosa. As Mary looks into her son’s blood stained face, Jesus says with an aura of victory, “Look mother, see [...]

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