leadership
Jesus-focused bible reading
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. For the last 5 years I have been going through the bible one chapter each day, and I have posted my SOAP reflections to help others in their own reading. For each of those reflections, I tied in a... »
Homework Assignments (2012-2013)
Homework (2012.2013 1-Oct) Yr.2-3 Homework (2012.2013 2-Nov) Yr.2-3 Homework (2012.2013 3-Dec)... »
LDN Participant Pages
Missional Ministry Project Personal Ministry Plan Vision Evaluation Tool Homework Assignments (2012-2013) Mentoring... »
LDN Mentor Pages
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Personal Ministry Plan
(0) Title Page (1) Personal Ministry Profile (2) Mission Vision Values (3) Ministry Team (4) Strategic Plan (5) Mobilizing Resources (6) Communication Plan (7) Developing Leaders (8) Problem Solving (9) Ministry... »
a leader’s prayer
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 72 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Give your love of justice to the king, O God, and righteousness to the king’s son. Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly. May the mountains yield prosperity for all, and may the hills be fruitful. Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the... »
hard passages!?
You are building a relationship with a non-christian, one that is genuinely reading the bible to understand better what you believe. Things have been going well, they are getting a positive sense of God's love and Jesus' mission. But then they happen along 1 Samuel 15, and crash into the opening words: Samuel said to Saul, "I am the one the... »
more prayer walking
This past Sunday a group of us walked and prayed around Bolton C. Falby Public School. I have been enjoying it on my own, by it was an even greater blessing to do so as a group. I thought about the people of Israel marching around Jericho, but was not praying that the school walls would come crumbling to the ground. But there... »
no mere man
"I know men and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creation of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded His empire upon love; and at... »
our world belongs to God
As followers of Jesus Christ, living in this world— which some seek to control, and others view with despair— we declare with joy and trust: Our world belongs to God! These are the opening words of the Contemporary Testimony, a expression of faith adopted by the Christian Reformed Church. I recently used some sections of this Testimony in a gathering, and had... »