Growth
An invitation to live an integrated life
We all come in to the Kingdom with large amounts of cultural baggage and beliefs, and spend a lifetime replacing it with Kingdom truth and experiencing corresponding freedom John 8:31-32 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the [...]
Keeping discipling on our agenda
A couple of weeks ago wr brought together 120 of our key leaders from around NZ. They along with others are spending this year participating in a year long learning experience called GROW2010.
We focussed on the key tasks of churches and leaders – being disciples and making disciples. It is incredible how hard we must [...]
Parallel Tracks
I’m sure that you have noticed that life rarely lets you have one experience at a time. Just over a week ago, in one day I experienced a birth, a death, and a marriage – all of people I love and care for. It is a strange thing during the course of 24 hours to [...]
The Myth of Balance
Last week I talked about how we need exposure to new truths or experiences – including blessing and even pain – to continue to grow. A mistake we can make in wanting to grow as individuals is wanting to be “balanced.” Balance, while not wrong in itself, is usually not what you need if you [...]
Is Growth Automatic?
It is easy to believe and live like we are going to continue to grow as followers of Jesus just because we are alive and breathing. But my observation is that a lot of Christians have been plateaued for a long time – boredom is a common complaint amongst Christians!
Growth doesn’t happen in our lives [...]