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OC Ministry Update - May 2021
2021 is off to a good start and it has been a busy quarter for us at the OC office and your missionaries working hard from home. This bullet point update highlights what God has been doing and the&...
Four Components of Disciple Making Movements
How can a disciple-making group lead to more groups and, perhaps, even to a disciple-making movement in our culture?
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How the Church can make Disciples...even in a Pandemic
Disciple-Making Groups can be trained to function as small churches and can reproduce themselves more easily than large churches. Here's a simple template for how to run a Disciple-Making Grou...
Stop Training People
Stop training.
You are probably wasting your time and that of those you are training! Seriously!
I say that as a trainer of church planters, church leaders, an...
What's Next? Hope Amidst the Mess
As we move into this next season, let’s not be surprised when things are messy or challenging. We need God! Let’s lean into him, as we navigate this new normal.
Wherever we may be...
Living in Hope
We are clinging to any sign of hope. Yet, it does not take long before we realize that these hopes are on shaky ground. Circumstances change and suddenly we are afloat, looking for another lifebuoy...
The Relationship between Prayer & Witness
What is the role of prayer as we look to share our faith with others?
I confess my tendency when presented with the opportunity to speak out as a witness, is to immediately consider ...
Prompting of the Holy Spirit in the Early Church & our Neighbourhoods
The early believers experienced the full scope of the Spirit’s working and speaking. This sensitivity to the Spirit was made possible through their steady commitment to worship and listening ...
The Prince & The Queen
Must-see TV! Maybe not. CBS sure promoted the Oprah interview with Harry and Meghan as if it were the event of the decade. Why not? For millions of us COVID-19 captives, lurking in our houses, tire...
Mobilizing Movements: Leadership Insights for Discipling Whole Nations
How can a critical mass of disciple-makers bring a nation to a tipping-point from which obedience to the Great Commission can be completed? Mobilizing Movements is a scala...
7 Characteristics of Effective Witnesses
Some of the most effective witnesses I've seen have surprised me. They don't look like what I imagine. They aren't necessarily well-educated, or financially stable, or well-established in society.<...