A day late this week, but I enclose now chapter 2 of the ebook I am beginning to put together. This chapter looks at the ‘basic shape’ for transformation. There are two signs that are vital: supernatural and social. There is the inbreaking of heaven’s reality in ways that indicate the future is arriving (healings, [...]
Many of you will know of Gordon Fee (‘How to Read the Bible for all it’s worth’; ’1 Corinthians’; etc.) and he is due to release a commentary on Revelation this year. There is an interview here with him: http://www.wcg.org/av/_lib/PlayVideoYI.asp?program=YI072 Of course, when a scholar agrees with my personal views s/he is bright, and when [...]
So Zondervan has agreed to the publication of a new series by Tim LaHaye (co-author of Left Behind series). Three years after the last in the LB series, we will now have Edge of Apocalypse, the first book in a new series called The End. What on earth causes such interest in those books. Surely not [...]
(Também em Português) What to choose for this last blog on the book? Seems as if I am just beginning to get into the book, but I need to leave this series after today – go buy the book… Also a book that has influenced Neil is a great buy: The Starfish and the Spider. [...]
Steve Lowton has been developing a broad ranging concept / service known as stories from the street. Part of that is to develop a series of books that tell the very ordinary but real stories that are on the streets of towns and cities. (Movements are fuelled by stories.) At the end of October Stories [...]
(Também em Português) Just two more blogs on OL… I am not planning to make this a total book review and then there is no need to buy the book!! The personal stories in the book are great – educational and self-disclosing. Through them it is clear to see how the author has not simply [...]
(Também em Português) Chapter 5: messed up from top to bottom, challenges the hierarchical structure. Based on Jesus’ words in Matt. 20:25-28 that there is a structure in the world (rulers among the Gentiles) but that this was not to be the way among the Jesus-followers. Why then the fear of the flat structure of [...]
Sunday services: right or wrong? Neil says: I am not asking if a Sunday worship service is right or wrong. I am asking ‘why is it so important to us?’ He suggests that it is not central to the NT, and that the way it is done often works against the exhortation of the many [...]
(Também em Português) The opening chapter (pp. 33-44) is a chapter on being institutionalised (or -ized). I am sure that the words are strong, but the issue is regarding their truth or otherwise. He sees 2 problems that amount to idolatry: the leader who often unwittingly places his/her faith in the institution rather than God. [...]
(Também em Português) Neil Cole wrote a book that I found very impacting: Organic Church, and I think the best summary of that book was in the subtitle ‘Growing faith where life happens‘. (There is a link to his blog that I give in the sidebar of this blog – or you can check it [...]
Much of the material that will be central to these posts will cover perspectives on the 'gates' of society, the places of influence that shape the culture. If transformation is a desired outcome, such aspects as strategic prayer and understanding the redemptive gifts of places will play their part. As prayer opens up space, filling it will be vital, not in a controlling, top-down sense, but with a servant spirit. Finding appropriate terminology is difficult. Maybe 'transformation' is not the right term, perhaps 'transfiguration', where inner qualities burst through.
I have chosen to use the term 'gates' and although they can be defined any number of ways these are the seven ways I have chosen to group them by:
These are in two formats. Epub can be read in many ereaders, such as Ipad, kobo etc.; if using a kindle then the format will be mobi. If there are difficulties in reading the format an internet search should show any peculiarities for your specific ereader
Vol 1.1 Epub format Vol 1.1 Mobi format
Vol 1.2 Epub format Vol 1.2 Mobi format
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Chapter 3
Here is the next chapter of the book… Toward Transformation. Chapter 3 with a look at Leadership, Prayer and the Spheres of the city. Download here: pdf format and epub format.