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Rethinking Church (Finale): Movements Must Move.
Hi everyone. Rob here. One of the things that is changing rapidly in church life is the role of denominations. In many ways a denomination is like a multi-national corporation that oversees regional areas and a multitude of smaller companies. … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, church, God, jesus, kingdom of God, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged change, church, denominations, Jesus, mission, movement, reform
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Rethinking Church: Movements
Hi everyone. Rob here. Let’s start today’s post by putting together some of the thoughts in the last few posts. Let’s be small and nimble, rather than large and fixed. Part of that is to not own buildings. Let’s meet … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, church, community, God, kingdom of God, Leadership, Spirituality, Uncategorized, worship
Tagged body of Christ, church, community, denominations, movements
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Rethinking Church: Get Radical
Hi everyone. Rob here again. In the last blog I introduced the idea of 12 step recovery groups being a potential model for a new way of doing church. They travel light, stay committed to their message and every member … Continue reading
Posted in change, Christ, Christianity, church, God, Holy Spirit, kingdom of God, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged change, Christ, church, dependence, Honesty, Jesus, surrender
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Rethinking Church: The Meeting Serves the Message
Hi everyone. Rob here. Last week I started a discussion on the future of church, particularly in the Western World. The church is the body of Christ whose purpose is to reflect the head; Jesus Christ. I asked the question: … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, church, faith, God, kingdom of God, Spirituality, Uncategorized, worship
Tagged Christ, church, cross, Gospel, Jesus, recovery, spirituality
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Rethinking Church
Greetings everyone. Rob here. One of the things I’ve been thinking about over this time is the future of church. I sometimes think we forget that the church is the embodiment of the Gospel – the good news about Jesus … Continue reading
Posted in Body, Christ, Christianity, church, God, Spirituality, Uncategorized, worship
Tagged body of Christ, change, church, Gospel, kingdom of God, small church
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The Need to Re-Connect
Hi everyone. Rob here. Last week I wrote about how the past never stays in the past. On Sunday I saw a beautiful example of how the holy in the past can come through to the present as well. I … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, Eucharist, God, redemption, Spirituality, story, Uncategorized
Tagged church, communion, connection, history, liturgy, redemption
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Better Together
Hi everyone. Rob here. Last week I got called up for jury service and ended up being on a jury for a 6 day trial. One of the things that the judge kept insisting on was that our collective common … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, community, God, Holy Spirit, relationships, renewal, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged church, community, God, growth, Holy Spirit
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You Are Not Alone
Kia Ora everyone. Rob here. Last week I was at our annual Pastor’s retreat for our movement. The great benefit of the retreat is being with others who understand your world, speak the same language, share the same frustrations and … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, community, God, relationships, Spirituality, the cross, trust, Uncategorized
Tagged Christ, church, community, hope, isolation, loneliness
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One Body
Hi, Rob here. I’m the pastor of a mid-sized, evangelical church here in Hamilton, New Zealand. We love Jesus, care for people, preach the word and enjoy a really good laugh. We’ve done some great things, some dumb things and a … Continue reading
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