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Are you ready for new wine?
What does it cost for new wine and new wine skins? So often we want God to move but when He moves differently than we want, we shut the door on Him. Let’s not be stuck, but hungry for more of Him. You can’t see the new thing unless you let go of the old.…
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Making Disciples WHO MAKE Disciples
I was recently sent an interview with Roy Moran on disciple making movements. Some of the quotes… In order to make disciples who make disciples, you need to learn a new language. In a churched world, we have to tear down a lot of concepts. It’s not about making disciples, but about making disciples who…
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Why not Canada?
by Don Klassen Originally posted by Light Magazine Canada (but because it’s been blocked by faulty security browsers, I’ve reposted here…) “Why not here?” is the question that pesters me when I see the growth of the church in many parts of the world. What is it that makes the gospel so appealing elsewhere? Is there…
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Who is My Shepherd?
Disclaimer: My thoughts are all over the place. They are like birds flying everywhere. 🙂 I’ve been processing a moral failure of a long time mega church pastor and watching the church fall apart. This man was a mentor to me from a far in many ways. It was because of him and his wife’s…
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Disciple Making Movements (DMMs) are Critical in Canada
I believe Disciple Making Movements (DMMs) are critical to the growth of Christ’s kingdom in Canada. Typically, ‘church’ growth in Canada happens when people move from one ‘church’ to the next. And, if there are new people coming to Christ, rarely is anyone discipling them. The goal is to make disciples, who make disciples, who…
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Character of Leaders?
I was pondering the C’s of leadership lately as many of us have been disappointed in leaders lacking the character to walk faithfully and courageously. Some people say that a leader should have character, charisma, commitment, courage, competence… But, have you ever noticed how God seems to never look for people with outstanding character to call them…
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My Radical Family is a Threat to Society
This morning I was reminded that I come from a history of people who were a threat to society… 🙂 Radicals. “The Anabaptists’ reform efforts were a threat to their society, because they claimed Christianity was to be lived out in small communities in accordance with the explicit teaching of Scripture. Similarly, the first-century Christians…
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Do you live in fear or in expectation?
I recently was blessed by these words sent to me in an email story… Expectation positions us to see miracles, big and small. It sharpens our vision and focuses our attention towards God. It liberates us from apprehension that blinds us to the majesty before us. Instead of being shackled by fearing the worst, we’re…
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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…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 