Category: Discipleship
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Being of the Kingdom
The message we must be consistent on relates to the core ideas about discipleship. In my book “The Genius in the Kingdom: How Discipleship Impacts Church Planting” I write: “Someone who is being discipled is being formed to Jesus and not the Church. So, we are to help each new disciple, in every aspect of…
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Catalysts in the Process of Discipleship
The preference for courses to define the scope of a discipleship process is based, I think, on a preference for order and a simple life! But we are discovering the true nature and scope of discipleship in these days. In my book “The Genius in the Kingdom: How Discipleship Impacts Church Planting” I write: “One…
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Intentional Discipleship: The Genesis of Movement
I think the LORD has been deliberately leading us in specific conversations across the Body. Discipleship of course is one of these conversations. We are still to see the full implications of what the Lord of the Harvest has been doing but I believe the future is becoming clearer. In my book “The Genius in…
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Discipleship as the Key to Reaching the Nation
Reaching our nation so that they can hear about Jesus in a way that will make sense to them will require something of us. In my book ‘The Genius in the Kingdom: How Discipleship Impacts Church Planting” I write: I am a tradesman-missionary who has learnt a few lessons while trying to be effective in discipleship.…
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Empowered to Go: The Role of the Spirit in Sustained Effectiveness and Mission
As someone who seeks to serve the Lord, I have learnt that the very foundation of sustained effectiveness as a disciple does not lie in any of the training, instruction or personal ability. Sustained effectiveness comes out of the work of the Spirit. In my book “The Genius in the Kingdom: How Discipleship Impacts Church…
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Disciples
Over my lifetime, I have observed that we as the Church in Australia have only on occasion become a “movement” – that is, where we have begun to multiply so that we see believers not only maturing but leading others to Christ and then disciplining them to do the same thing. This is what we…
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Lessons from the Field: Contextualizing Grace and Discipleship in Church Planting
My first task after training was to plant a new church in Canberra. I had no preparation like that offered to planting leaders these days. I honour all those who have worked so hard to create effective assessing, training and coaching for planters. I admit I am nervous about putting our dependence for success on…
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A New Chapter in Life
I have never seen myself as someone who would take the time to write a book. I love reading and so I have often wondered about the people who have taken the time to write the book in my hands. What kind of people are they? Why did they feel to write the book? But,…