Again, some things that I have been reading on the blogsphere, along with some quotable quotes I’ve collected. Hope they’re helpful:
- Moving On From Group-Think – Turning small groups into disciple making teams
- ???, Discipleship, Mission – Is there a missing element?
- Do pay increases undermine Missional leaders? Challenging thought for all working whether in churches or secular organisations.
- How did we get here? – From the ChurchPlanting.com blog with questions for all not just those planting new churches
- Keep moving folks. No stopping. There’s nothing to see here. By Alan Hirsch
Quotable Quotes:
- What if the CofE became a planet of the APEs? A landscape full of apostles, prophets and evangelists? Instead of a haven for pastor/teachers!
- ‘Do not be afraid’ appears in the bible 366 times – once for every day of 2012.
- You are not controlled by your circumstances. You are controlled by the experience of God you’re having within them.
- Prayer is not a “spare wheel” that you pull out when in trouble, but it is a “steering wheel” that directs the right path throughout.
- A Car’s WINDSHIELD is so large & the Rear view Mirror is so small? Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE. So, Look Ahead and Move on.
- Friendship is like a BOOK. It takes few seconds to burn, but it takes years to write.
- All things in life are temporary. If going well, enjoy it, they will not last forever. If going wrong, don’t worry, they can’t last long either.
- Old Friends are Gold! New Friends are Diamond! If you get a Diamond, don’t forget the Gold! Because to hold a Diamond, you always need a Base of Gold!
- Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, GOD smiles from above and says, “Relax, sweetheart, it’s just a bend, not the end!
- When GOD solves your problems, you have faith in HIS abilities; when GOD doesn’t solve your problems HE has faith in your abilities.
- A blind person asked St. Anthony: “Can there be anything worse than losing eye sight?” He replied: “Yes, losing your vision!”
- When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them, and sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you.
- WORRYING does not take away tomorrow’s TROUBLES, it takes away today’s PEACE.