'What about me?' - Part 1
From an article by Together for the Common Good
Christianity is not only a set of beliefs to be spoken; it is “a presence to be embodied.” Successful Christian work can still miss people. The Church must stay close enough to real people to hear the question, “What about me?”
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'What about me?' - Part 2
From an article by Together for the Common Good
The Church is “not called to be useful” but “to be transformational,” and “to be the embodiment of love.” Has its social work has become too much like professional service delivery and not enough like shared life.
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How to activate people into mission
From a webinar by Underground Church
A long-running leadership challenge in church life: not just being missional ourselves, but activating others so that everyday disciples move from good intentions to real participation in God’s mission.
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Maintaining a Christian identity in social action
From a Churchworks webinar featuring Jon Kurht, CE
Some initiatives retain a clear Christian identity, while others become secular. Unless Christian ethos is actively nurtured, it tends to fade, become fossilised, or pushed to the margins. Some actions..
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Ancient Monks, Modern Missions
From a presentation at The Everything Conference 2
There is a call to imitation, not nostalgia. We need to recover the same spiritual seriousness: worship first, Scripture central, work dignified, beauty valued, community strengthened, and every part of life offered to God.
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Preparing the ground in advance by prayer
Intercessors arrive in town weeks before Finney, find a quiet room, fast, pray. Not for minutes or hours, for days. Here's what they discover-revival doesn't begin in the pulpit. It begins in the prayer closet.
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What is it like to run a Business as Mission company?
From an article by Business as Mission (BAM)
Especially in the kind of challenging contexts that business as mission practitioners often find themselves. Reflections of one CEO and wisdom for those considering starting a BAM organisation.
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