Little Kingdom’s Part Two

NiallSeptember 1, 2008

I hope you had a chance to read my rant about the different welfare agencies working in the immediate area and the ineffectiveness that this can cause in helping those who need it the most.

I met with a mate today and some of his tribe that he is travelling with today for lunch. It was a wonderful time, two of the folks were actually interns in the training program that they have initiated. It is quite exciting and lots happening. It was also encouraging to hear that a number of the churches in the area are co-operating and working together not just in welfare issues, but identifying that they share the same purposes and mission afterall, as well as are part of the same Kingdom and serve the same King!

We shared that we both are aiming to unify more of the churches to work together too. Not just the big churches but the emerging ones, the Forge inspired ones! If anything they may be working, but they seem to all be working in almost isolation and silence apart from their immediate team! How wonderful it would be to hear of the stories of others and share our own, how great it would be to shed a tear of joy or sadness with others travelling similar paths! We just have to make an effort!

I will be writing more on this as I think about it, as well as the church plant we’re undertaking in the area - but it’s not a church plant at the moment, more a church seed, and it’s not a plant we believe should grow, but a movement! More on that soon too.

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Grassroots Resources

NiallMay 20, 2008

My mates, Warwick and Dave run idearipple and Lampstand Productions, working with organisations such as Forge to share the resources from the conferences on their website. They have just finished the Forge Grassroots Mission Festival DVD sets.

You can order the DVD’s and audio CD’s from their website, idearipple.

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One Dollar at a Time

NiallNovember 2, 2007

A mate of mine, Darren Altclass from Forge Victoria and Third Place Community is part of a movement that Third Place Communities just launched called One Hit Wonder.

The idea is to get you and I to donate just $1 to the poor. Australia has 20 Million people and if we all just gave $1 - you do the maths. One Hit Wonder will then distribute the funds 90% overseas and 10% local. Check out their website for details.

Please, spread the word, and get behind this effort. If you can, donate the $1 or more.

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