A journey of a thousand kilometres begins with the first step.   Whether you travel by foot, or car, or plane – it all begins with the first step. Moving that one foot in front of the other. Starting that engine in your Toyota Camry. Booking an airline ticket with Flight Centre. It all begins with the first step. All CRCA pastors are being encouraged to establish a coaching relationship for themselves to move ever...

You got to love hinges!   What would we do without them?   Every time we walk through a door way hinges are our best friend.  While some doors slide on rollers, most doors move on hinges.   You pull or push a door and you move from one place to another. I'm sitting today at RTC Melbourne listening to a number of talks on the Biblical book of Ezekiel.   What do you do...

As Christ followers "we know that we cannot make a difference if we are not taking action."    That comment from Steve Saccone' s book  Protege  really hits the mark when we think about being a church on mission.   He goes on to write:  "We spend lots of time thinking about mission.  We may even feel guilty for not doing it well enough, if we even do it at all.  The reality is the...

"There is one who scatters, yet increases more. And there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty." Proverbs 11:24 Overflowing We need to remember, all we have belongs rightly to God. Give with a generous spirit as you place your dependence on Him. We gain the right perspective on our earthly possessions... When we learn to give back a portion to God! God blesses those who give freely what...

The theme was 'URGENT' - establishing a gospel priority for your church. Over 25 CRCA pastors, church members, and leaders gathered at the Geneva Push Multiply conference in Melbourne 14-16 May. The main speakers were Greg Lee, lead pastor at Hunter Bible Church, and Sam Chan from the City Bible Forum Sydney. There were people from over 100 churches in Australia, including many CRCA churches. As a denomination we recognise the urgency of evangelism and...