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 | Dec 1, 2019 | Culture, Discipleship, Leadership, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
It’s the question no man should ever ask! But the season of Advent just sidles up and drops the question shamelessly. Sacred agents, are you expecting? Me: What? Who? Me? No. Of course not. Gabriel: Why not? Me: How did you get into this conversation, Gabriel?...
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 | Jun 1, 2019 | Church, Discipleship, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
They must have been difficult words for the Messiah to hear: “Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?” They imply, “We thought you were The Answer To All Our Problems – but now we have more. We thought you’d blow away our enemies – but...
by andrewiturner | Dec 1, 2018 | Discipleship, Evangelism, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
“In the unlikely event of an emergency, oxygen masks will fall from the ceiling.” If you’ve flown before, you know the drill. And the next part of the safety message: “Be sure to fit your own mask correctly before assisting others.” It makes sense, doesn’t it? The...
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