by andrewiturner | Aug 1, 2020 | Books, Church, Church Revitalization, Culture, Discipleship, Leadership, Spiritual Formation
The Korean pastor handed his business card to me, and immediately two words jumped out from his vision statement: Powerful church. I found myself recoiling, the words grated on me. ‘How arrogant!’ I thought, judging before even thinking. “You will receive power when...
by andrewiturner | May 18, 2020 | Church, Church Revitalization, Culture, Discipleship, Leadership, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
We’re becoming familiar with confinement – in one way or another all of our worlds have become smaller. Our wings have been clipped, options limited, movement restricted and circles tightened. Most of us long to be beyond this, past the labour pains of this...
by andrewiturner | Apr 1, 2020 | Church Revitalization, Culture, Leadership, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
Often the life of a sacred agent is simply ‘a long obedience in the same direction.’ (Eugene Peterson) There’s much to be said for faithful perseverance. But what about when the world gets turned on its head? What do good representatives of Christ do in times of...
by andrewiturner | Sep 1, 2019 | Church, Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Discipleship, Leadership, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
We should measure spirituality by flow, not volume. It’s not “How much of the Holy Spirit do you have?” but rather “How much of you does He have?” Scripture speaks of God’s Spirit blowing like the wind, or pouring like water. He moves, he flows, he doesn’t merely...
by andrewiturner | Apr 2, 2018 | Church, Church Revitalization, Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership, Spiritual Formation
Just as the Kerrigans at No.34 were sitting down to dinner, in that moment of silence before saying grace, a knock was heard at the door. Their eyes opened wide in surprise, and they looked to each other. “Did you invite anyone?” “No, were you...
by andrewiturner | Apr 1, 2017 | Church, Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Evangelism, Leadership
Many churches have two mission contexts: A local neighbourhood (mostly strangers who happen to live close to the church building) and a social network (friends, family and connections of church members, most of whom live a long way from the church). In my observation,...
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