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Ripple Effect

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-013 (Evangelism) THE RIPPLE EFFECT In 1855, A Sunday School teacher, a Mr. Kimball, led a Boston shoe clerk to give his life to Christ. The clerk, Dwight L. Moody, became an evangelist. In England in 1879, Dwight L. Moody awakened evangelistic zeal in the heart of Fredrick B. Meyer, pastor of […]

Can The Church Survive?

30/11/01 Dear Rowland [From a netfriend… Interesting reading.] Your article ‘Does the Australian Church have a Future?’ was e-mailed to me today and I must admit it was interesting reading. Certainly Wilson asked a similar question 20 years ago in his groundbreaking book ‘Can God survive in Australia?’. And I have been asking the same […]

Jesus The Leader Maker

Whenever we discuss the topic of developing Christian leaders, the best place to begin is Jesus. Chua Wee Hian, in his excellent book “Learning To Lead” was right on target when he made this important observation on the subject of leader making: “No study on the theme of spiritual leadership is ever complete without a […]

100 Best Companies To Work For

From Fortune 500 Database (Every executive and pastor should read right through this list!) http://www.fortune.com/fortune/bestcompanies

Your Ministry – Reactionary Or Trusting?

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-008 (Leadership Issues) YOUR MINISTRY – REACTIONARY OR TRUSTING? by Siu Fung Wu Typical issues in ministry ————————– Christian leaders face many challenges today. Some typical ones that weary us are: Slow pace of growth in new Christians; lack of commitment in older Christians; low attendance in worship services; rising occurrences of […]

Letter To Leaders 130103

Dear leaders/colleagues at Glen Eira Christian Community Church, God was with us yesterday. That was the first time I’d heard Danny speak, though I’ve been advocating prayer for him for some time in various parts of the church… Thanks Ramona for doing the groundwork to invite him, and entertain him and his family afterwards. I […]

Church Union In Scotland

From a netfriend: Noting http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/2644331.stm “A proposal to create a “superchurch” in Scotland by merging the four main branches of Protestantism is due to be unveiled. With congregations in sharp decline, supporters of the plan believe a united church is the best way forward. Others are likely to disagree with the Scottish Church Initiative for […]

Financial Accountability In Christian Organizations

Note from Rowland: This arrived in my inbox. I have not had independent verification of its authenticity. However the topic is important enough to post here. If there are correctives to this information from reliable sources I’ll be happy to publish those. ~~~ On Friday night, Dec. 27, 2002, NBC Dateline had an excellent show […]

2002’s Artist And Song Of The Year

THE YEAR THE ROCK ACROSS AUSTRALIA (TRAA) http://www.therockacrossaustralia.com/ Australia – 6 January 2003 MEDIA RELEASE NATIONAL CHRISTIAN MUSIC REPORT NAMES 2002’s ARTIST AND SONG OF THE YEAR Australia’s national Christian music charts, The Rock Across Australia, today named American singer-songwriter Michael W Smith Artist of the Year, and his song Purified – a soothing poem […]

Modes Of Worship

The article below rings true to what I’m hearing and encountering. Am I just hopelessly biased or are others seeing similar signs? Peace and hope, Nathan _____________________________________ Nathan Nettleton from the “Biblical Recorder”, North Carolina Baptist State Convention Friday, Dec. 13, 2002 Emerging church makes ‘contemporary’ obsolete By Norman Jameson LAKE HICKORY – Church leaders […]