being the church
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My Dream for the Church in Canada & Beyond
What do you long for, for the Church in Canada or even all of the world? One day while on a rest leave during my time as an institutional church pastor, in desperation, I asked the Lord what His dream was for the church – both local and global. I began to write pages and…
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Intentional Meals Together?
“Cook at home and enjoy family meals.” I read these words recently in the newly updated food guide… Thanks to a young friend recently visiting from Germany, who inspired us, I have been encouraged to ALSO include EVERY family member in the making of suppers, no matter the initial headaches, and turn them into a…
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Discipleship Things We’ve Forgotten
“Success is not the pastor or the staff executing all the ministry; it’s them equipping the saints to do the work of ministry.” “If you seek to build a church, you rarely produce disciples…If you seek to make disciples, you always get the church.” “Pray about God giving you 3-5 men you can invest your life…
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Mind Blown: Amazing Disciplemaking Story
A new missionary friend I met at a coffee shop birthday party the other day, sent me this disciplemaking story that made me weep with delight! She sent… Hey, check this out! A guy who was orphaned, drug addict, met Jesus, and grew in being discipled and started a discipleship making MOVEMENT. thousands of groups are all…
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My Process of Healing
“Watching is a vital part of praying. God wants us to seek out the holes in the walls of nations, churches, and individual lives. Just as David and Joshua found out why God’s blessing had dried up, it is our job as prophetic intercessors today to find these gaps and fill them with prayer.” –…
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Easter Song – Keith Green
Totally retro Easter song in my head all day long! 🙂 He is risen! Hear the bells ringing They’re singing that you can be born again Hear the bells ringing They’re singing Christ is risen from the dead The angel up on the tombstone Said He has risen, just as He said Quickly now, go…
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Spiritual Abuse?
Spiritual abuse is not a widely discussed topic. It occurs when a leader manipulates people to achieve selfish goals. Most abusers are unaware of the harm they inflict. Internal factors contributing to an abusive environment are: Christians wanting to trust their leaders; not wanting to be disloyal; not wanting to be “a problem”; and accommodating…
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Are We Seeking God’s Kingdom?
Graham Cooke speaking to men… about building the church and seeking God’s kingdom …Powerful. Watch short clip below… If you’d like to watch the full video… (skip through announcements to about 6:42 or even 9:40…) https://vimeo.com/66196648 Read the book: Permission Granted to Do Church Differently in the 21st Century
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‘Doing’ Church – “We make victims of our heroes.”
“Doing” Church in North America – “We make victims of our heroes.” Graham Cooke brilliantly describes how “doing” church today must start with leaders who can model freedom. He goes onto say that church revolves around 3 types of people: Initiators, Enablers and Resisters. He skillfully describes if that if we have any hopes of accomplishing…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 