Sitting around the table discussing stories from one of his biographies is a great way of leading people to discover Jesus; who he is and what it means to follow him. We were confronted with a problem. We had a bunch of people open to exploring who Jesus was. They were keen to gather with us around the table our…
We are delighted that we have 2 great church leadership workshops coming up soon. Let’s face it, many in church leadership are tired of the routine of doing church, rarely seeming to make headway into their local community. It’s easy to get bogged down in programs that maintain the status quo and then find that we are no longer making the main thing,…
Tailrace Community will again be offering you the chance to grow with the Ministry Internship Program in 2018. Our Ministry Internship Program has been designed with maximum flexibility so that no matter whether you are working a normal work week, are a full time student or are taking a gap year, you’ll be able to fit in the Ministry Internship…
Are you ready to start the journey to plant a church; a new work to be a shining light in your community? Australia needs more churches; healthy, life giving churches like the church we read about in Acts 2. That was a church where we are told that people were passionate about their faith, and this flowed out to infect…
Many church leaders would love to see their church have the DNA of a Disciple Making Church, but are faced with huge questions like “what does this look like?” and “how can this be achieved?”. The heart of the great commission Jesus gave us was to make disciples who would make disciples. But for many leaders it seems more like…
Plant a church? Why would you ever want top do that? That was the thought that ran through my mind as we spoke to Norman. He was an older man who devoted his life to the cause of Christ in this world, and at our first meeting he raised it as an option for us to consider.He was an older…
“Definitely!! I think more teams should come with their leader. Attending this Intensive has been a defining moment for our team.” That’s how one senior church leader responded when asked whether he would recommend the DNA of an Acts 2 Church Leaders and Teams Intensive. Another responded that he wished that he had learnt 30 years ago what we covered in…
Whether you are in an existing church or intend to plant a new one, the workshops we will be running over the next few months will help to equip you and your church to be more missionally effective. The DNA of a Disciple Making Church, which will be held from 12 noon Thursday 23 August to 1pm Saturday 25 August 2018. This workshop…
Faith involves both risk and adventure. Probably no one experiences this more than leaders. But leaders, don’t worry, others have experienced the highs and lows of leadership before you, and there is much that we can learn from them. Here’s my journalling (SOAPing) today from the leadership adventures of Moses in Numbers 14. Scripture So they said to one another,…
Give us courage was the cry of the disciples! In the heady days of Acts, their was much opposition to the followers of Jesus and the message that they brought. And so they prayed. They didn’t pray for protection or for the threats to come to nothing. Instead they prayed for courage; for boldness. And that’s what God gave them….