Hello to all our readers!
Firstly you may have noticed a slow down in the posts over the last couple of weeks…sorry about this! Hopefully as this academic year draws to a close you will be able to look back over the past few months and see what God has been doing in you and amongst your Missional Communities and your church. We would love to hear some of your stories and testimonies. If you have any you would like to share please comment below!
Secondly, we will be taking the whole of July to look at the topic of ‘abiding’. John 15 speaks really clearly about the importance of ‘remaining’ or ‘abiding’ in Jesus the true vine, and that it is only in doing so that we can ‘bear much fruit’ in the season to come. The summer is usually (although not for everyone) a time when things slow down a little and we can adjust our rhythms to spend more time resting, giving thanks for what’s gone before and abiding in Jesus. We hope that the next few posts will help you to be able to do this as an individual, with your community, and using relaxed missional opportunities to connect with others who need to know Jesus too.
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Sounds great. One question: any ideas for some Christian reading we can suggest our group might undertake together during our summer break? Something short enough not be daunting for those who aren’t avid readers, but with enough content to help them grow in their Christian walk?
Hi Richard, thanks for the comment, depends what kind of exploring you might want to do with them. For something on Missional Communities they could look at Breakout by Mark Stibbe, Something on the bible – perhaps Mike Breen’s covenant and kingdom. Bill Johnson books are great just to help people get an new idea about signs and wonders. Did you have have any thoughts about what kind of study you wanted to encourage people to do?
Something like Rob Bell’s ‘Velvet Elvis’ is good, or perhaps one of Philip Yancey’s books?