What is discipleship all about? How do we reach out to the lost, help people come to faith, encourage spiritual growth, and equip followers of Jesus to disciple others? People gathered in Campbelltown CRC to explore what it means to make true disciples.(see more photos) There were senior members who had a real concern to pass on their faith to their children and grandchildren. There were uni students exploring what they might do to engage fellow...
Sometimes one feels all alone! There might be hundreds of people around, if not more, but you still feel alone! That’s how I felt as I made my way to Victoria this week to catch up with pastors, church leaders, and then move on to Adelaide for several speaking engagements on the weekend. Perhaps it was leaving my wife and home, knowing that many days will pass before I return. I do sense the distance from...
David Cook was recently asked, "Do you have any deep convictions about developing the future leaders of the church?" You would think that David Cook has a view ideas about this question. He is the Moderator-General of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the former principal of Sydney Missionary and Bible College, where he served for 26 years. David Cook is also the featured speaker at the upcoming Preaching Conference at the Reformed Theological College in Geelong (more...
Peter van der Schoor and I, Jack De Vries, have just returned from a week in Solomon Islands. We met with the leaders of the local churches including the Archbishop of Honiara Adrian Smith (pictured here with Peter van der Schoor and Eric Maefonea). The clear message from the partner churches and agencies in Solomon Islands is that the ministry of SWIM (the CRCA mission in Solomon Islands) is needed, is valued, and the partnership we share in the gospel...
I sat down with a senior manager of an international company and I asked him, “What insight have you gained about management in the past year?” He thought it was an interesting question, but that was why I asked it. He then shared with me the insight he had gained. This was the insight: you need to set high goals for the people you manage. He then went on to give me an example. In the...
