By Pastor Jon Have you thought about what the relative lack of church planting in New Zealand communicates? I have. Let me suggest this affirms a lack of true realised love and responsible care for this nation’s humanity in the call of the Gospel; a lack of trust in the provision of Jesus, coupled with …
By Pastor Jon This article is a boom-rocket. It deals with many of the skeptical questions, cynical assumptions, dismissive attitudes, and the not-quite-sure, which people have toward the idea of planting a church, and starting a movement. I say this from personal experience in the process of RELOVUTIONARY. As I was reading, I was thinking, …
By Pastor Dan Just like any other believer, I have many passages of the Bible that are significant to me for different reasons. The Word of God is undoubtedly a treasure-chest filled with promises more precious than gold! However, out of all of the passages that are significant to me, there is still one that …
By Pastor Jon That is essentially Paul’s argument in 1 Corinthians 15:19. “If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.” You may hear skeptics seek to positively claim that if Christianity pragmatically works for you; helps you sleep at night; or even, makes you …
By Pastor Jon Before we begin, can I encourage you to peruse a previous piece that introduces this imitation concept? And I just did! These words will follow that first serve. The impetus for this piece is through the real-time example of a well-known person’s vocational ministry journey, and the impact, thereof. Many will be …
By Pastor Jon Would you sign-me-up? I’d be asking for a refund. No, let’s be more biblical about a lifetime contract. I’d be ripping-that-expectation-up like it had a six-pack, and demand the real intent of a covenant. Imagine then; just once a week; you get to spend quality time together. Maybe, it is only once-in-a-while. …
By Pastor Jon And not only of flattery! You can describe this as the ultimate test. Paul could say, “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1). Can we say this of ourselves? This was seemingly one of the easier arguments to understand from the Apostle (2 Peter 3:16): “For to …
By Pastor Dan There are three specific strands of our RELOVUTIONARY DNA that excite me most right now. These are: Gospel-centredness, All of life as Missional, and a Church that Plants Churches. As a Celtics fan, I’ve considered calling them, ‘the Big 3’, maybe at least in an unofficial sense? Now, because I’m writing this …
By Pastor Jon It is 9:12am as I start to write this piece. So far this Morning, I have dropped my wife and our kids to school, then returned, before repeating, because one of these beauties did not have everything. Last night, I did not have as much sleep as required, but that was my …
By Pastor Jon Don’t you just love it when someone validates what has been spoken or offered because “they really spoke from the heart!” I almost have to blow my nose, I become so situationally overcome. Okay, there is a little bit of sarcasm to start, but don’t worry, it is all downhill from here. …