Continuing the topic of church planting: I immediately went through the Gospels looking at every reference to fishing. There were several. Even though in Mongolia, I did not have a concordance, it became apparent that several different methods of fishing were described. Sometimes the disciples threw or cast their nets into the water (e.g. Matthew… Read More
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It may have been the salty yak milk tea, but I had a vivid dream one night when we were in Mongolia. In the dream, I was with a small group of people. I handed them a book saying, "This is a book on how to be a commercial fisherman." The clue that this… Read More
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The votes are in!
Last week, I sent out a tweet asking people to vote on the next topic I will be covering in this blog. The votes are in! By a 2 to 1 majority, people would like to hear more about the subject of church planting. So over the next few weeks, I will be covering that… Read More
I've been reading a book recently called "Trust Agents; Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation and Earn Trust" by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith. I would have downloaded a picture of the book but my technological expertise failed me yet again! There is no question that social media is here to stay. Facebook… Read More
The following comments were made by Carolyn Spence in response to a very active discussion on simplechurch.com on the subject of women speaking in meetings. They illustrate what the last few blog posts have been trying to do. “This discussion has allowed freedom to develop in me, because it wasn't until I had to answer the claims… Read More
Here is the third and final part of John White speaking about women in leadership. Thank you, John, for taking the time to do this video for me! This ends the series I've been doing on this topic.
Here is the second part of John's talk!
In many churches, women are limited in what they are allowed to do. They can make the coffee, (actually a specifically male role as exemplified by the book of He Brews) and teach a children’s Sunday school class. But it is what women are NOT allowed to do that is the problem. In many situations,… Read More
The final part of the interview with "Mary," a church planter in India. When asked to tell more about prayer walking, Mary says this: “When I go prayer walking we go as a group. It’s not just going for a walk in the morning. We are entering into battle. We have to go fully clad… Read More
Continuing the story of "Mary," a church planter in India. Mary and her team believe that there should be a house church in every language and people group. There are 20,800 villages in Chhattisgarh, and they have reached 1,800 of them with 6,000 house churches (some villages have more than one if there is more… Read More