Nov2019
It’s about finding your gifts
Matt’s the extrovert; he’s great at conversation and drawing people in. I’m the introvert; I love hospitality, cooking and creating a space where people feel comfortable. We’re really looking forward to creating a missional community. You just have to find the place that God’s been calling you to.
Nov2019
Friendships with no agendas
Make friendships for friendship’s sake, not with an evangelism target in mind. Just live your life, and wait for God to open up opportunities to share the good news if people ask the question. And that’s all there is to it.
Nov2019
The missing piece of the puzzle
We Lutherans often miss the fact that in our baptism the Spirit of God comes to live in us. We need to change our thinking from ‘I need to share my faith’ to ‘How can I participate with the Spirit who lives in me?’
Nov2019
We’re how God gets stuff done
Pastor Nathan is an evangelist. You probably aren’t. But you do have a job in the body of Christ. Do you know what it is?
Oct2019
It’s not about me
Jennifer Cruz (Wyndham missional community, Vic) has always struggled with sharing her faith. Now she’s learning that relational ministry is not about how well she knows the Bible or what she does for God. It’s about what God is doing through her.
Oct2019
God will show up
Sometimes church planter Chris Podlich (Beyond Church, Qld) still feels the weight of responsibility. But these days he’s more likely to remember, ‘If Jesus has called to it, he’s going to get you through it’.
Oct2019
The water is for the flowers
What if prayer meant saying less … and listening more. What if prayer meant being quiet and still … and waiting. What if prayer didn’t change things … but changed you.
Oct2019
What is this fasting thing?
Fasting? Huh? Throughout the history of God’s people, fasting has been a common spiritual discipline. Fasting is giving up something good in order to pursue something better. Fasting can help us find open space and time for prayer.
Oct2019
The harvest is plentiful
Our towns, suburbs, neighbourhoods and social clubs are golden fields of shimmering wheat. But where are the workers?
Sep2019
Love – in dangerous places
South Sudan, Burundi and Somalia are some of the toughest and most dangerous places on earth for an aid agency to work. Yet, through ALWS, our Australian and New Zealand Lutheran family is there.