Missional renaissance arrives :)

Just got McNeal's new(in the UK anyway) book. He suggests/argues for a different scorecard for church. He highlights the changes that need to be made to join God on His mission.

Church focus change from internal to external, developing people not programmes, and church based to Kingdom based.

He seems to articulate the obvious fabulously, - he seems to be saying things that a loty of people are thinking but not able to express. Thank you Reggie.

Finished the intro and first chapter - hoping that there will be some tools as to how to get there from where we are. We will see.

Church on the move!

Wow, I love to hear stories of God working in lives and in churches. Here's one that's on its way.
Kingsland Lexden which is the one I'm a part of is planning a move. Check it out here.
It's a God thing upto now and has to be a God thing to complete.

Easter in Halstead

The Churches got together in Halstead, Essex to re-enact the Easter story for all to see last Saturday. It was very effective and moving.

Who are you listening to ?

Steven Furtick offers good counsel regularly. A recent blog made me think a bit more than usual. Thanks Steve!

We receive so many messages every day and have heard them from birth. We learn and seek to be discerning and sort out the good from the bad. Sometimes, perhaps when we were younger we listened to some from authority figures like parents, teachers etc, perhaps some were not so helpful.
I need to listen to the my Father's voice and ask him to help me remove the messages I've taken on board that are not the truth. More than that now I need to find my identity in Him - and filter all the messages through that.

HT: Steve Furtick