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 [...]

More than Profit

by Tim Stafford Wednesday mornings at 8, 24 women crowd into Leticia’s Eatery in Muntinlupa City, a poor Filipino community on the southeast edge of Metropolitan Manila. They sing “Lupang Hinirang” (“Chosen Land”), their national anthem, recite a pledge of commitment, pray, and sing Christian songs. After that, 52-year-old Letty, who owns the eatery along [...]

Creating A Culture Of Influence

by Mal Fletcher It is fundamental to the Christian worldview that human beings were created for influence. According the Gen. 1:26-28, the first calling God placed upon the shoulders of humankind was command to influence. We were enobled and enabled to influence our environment more than it influences us; to shape our world more than [...]

Ten Paradigm Shifts Toward Community Transformation

by Eric Swanson A small cloud is on the horizon. The winds of change are beginning to gather strength and with certainty a storm is coming…change is coming. All over our world there is a quiet movement of the Spirit of God that is causing believers to re-examine how they “do church.” Churches are throwing [...]

Bono, poverty and responsibility

by Stephen Shearsby Its the 16th November 2006, AAMI stadium, Adelaide. U2 are half way through the long anticipated Australian leg of their ‘Vertigo’ tour and they’re playing an old classic from the Joshua Tree album, Where the Streets Have No Name. Edge’s guitar cuts the air, criss-crossing the crisp Adelaide night sky. All the [...]

How do we create a relational society

Introduction The goal of society in biblical teaching is understood as ‘shalom’, which can be translated as social harmony, peace, prosperity, security and well-being, and is only achieved through right relationships. Such relationships are characterised by justice, truth, compassion, hope, faithfulness and forgiveness. The relationships the Bible is concerned about are not only those between [...]

The Kingdom is Here!

The Right to a Healthy Community by G. Stephen Goode. Some Pharisees asked Jesus when God’s kingdom would come. He answered, “God’s kingdom isn’t something you can see. There is no use saying, `Look! Here it is’ or `Look! There it is.’ God’s kingdom is here with you.” Luke 17:20-21 What do the values of [...]

Removing the Shackles: Wilberforce, Civic Leadership and Faith-Centered Social Reform

by Philip M. Burgess, Ph.D. These are excerpts from a speech given by Dr Burgess at a fundraising dinner for Anglicare in Sydney on June 29, 2007. For the full transcript visit. Also there is website on the Clapham sect “I like what you do because what you do represents the essence of compassion – which [...]

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