Tag: the genius in the kingdom
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The Genius in the Kingdom: A Catalyst for Multiplication
“I think there is a genius in the Kingdom expressed in its life and mission. It’s not programming or even liturgy mind you, it’s a principle in consistent practice. I believe that if this genius is the centrepiece in the Church planting ecosystem it will have the capacity to move any new church towards multiplication…
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Bringing Change to Church Life: Starting with the Ready
I was asked recently about bringing change to church life. Of course, we would love the idea of bringing all the church into change at the same time but, while this is desirable, my experience has shown me that this is unlikely and takes time. This is more time than we have now. My sense…
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Restoring the Wild Ones: The Return of Apostolic Church Planters
With the shift to discipleship rhythms I see some significant changes to the mission we have in Australia. In my book “The Genius in the Kingdom” I write: “Church planters will be very different in style and approach because, as the discipleship movement gains strength, leaders with strong apostolic callings, hitherto seen as too difficult…
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Crossing the Threshold: Embracing a New Season of Discipleship
For a couple of years this has been on my heart and I added it to the conclusion of my book. “As soon as I came into ministry life over 45 years ago, I became aware that all through the Body of Christ great navigators were helping us as God’s people to find our way.…
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Discipleship as the True Measure: A Paradigm Shift in Church Effectiveness
In my book “The Genius in the Kingdom” I try to communicate a sense of what I believe the LORD will be doing among us in the years to come as we walk obediently with Him. In one section I write: “Discipleship will be the only measure of effectiveness, and this will be adopted almost…
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Ecclesia Reimagined: A Church Planting Movement Rooted in Discipleship
In my book “The Genius in the Kingdom” I share some of what I believe will come from a Church Planting Movement based around Discipleship. Over the next few posts I will share some of these prompts from the Lord. “Our collective understanding of ‘ecclesia’ is going to change and the whole Body will begin…
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Empowering Giftedness: A Spirit-Led Approach to Church Planting Leadership
Each planting leader and planting team will be comprised of people who have the grace that all of us have received, according to a certain “measure” that is, “Christ’s gift.” This grace comes to us based on what Jesus did in offering Himself, everything else is decided on that basis, including the giftedness of the…
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Reclaiming Ephesians 4 Leadership: Toward a Functioning Priesthood of All Believers
A little more on Ephesians 4 leadership – What Paul is proposing in Ephesians 4 is not an organisational model where there are structures, centralised power, oversight and leadership in hierarchies and so on. We have to be clear on this point. My reflection from the experience of leading and being led is that we…
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Discipleship Over Leadership: Lessons from Ephesians for Church Planting in Australia
Somewhat controversially I have said that leadership is not the deal-breaker for Jesus mission in Australia. That status goes to discipleship that can multiply. In my book “The Genius in the Kingdom: How Discipleship Impacts Church Planting” I write: “At the Exponential Conference, in October 2023, I attended a workshop by Alan Hirsch speaking on…
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Three Stages of Intentionality in Church Planting
I have found that “the intentionality with which the Church planter and the planting team have thought through how best to connect culturally with their community is a key factor.” And in my experience, I have found there are several stages to being intentional and I want to take a moment to describe these stages…