Last year I released a book called, Where Rivers Flow. The book was written as a practical guide to help people capture the heart of God and share it across the globe and across the road. It exists to equip you to be the church wherever you live, work, and play. Recently, a young man in … Continue reading Help! I’ve got a heart for the ‘lost’ but all my friends are saved!
Why Kingdom Minded Churches Just Don’t Make Sense
Today I spoke at one of the most amazing Kingdom minded churches I have ever experienced. And to many, what occurred in that church would make no sense. The topic- the church gatherings that we are looking at starting down the road from this church. That's right, I was invited by a church to share … Continue reading Why Kingdom Minded Churches Just Don’t Make Sense
The View from Down Under: An Australian’s View of the American Church
The View from Down Under: An Australian’s View of the American Church 9/23/15 in Missiology Conversations By Andrew Scarborough, MAGL Student Heart surgery is an interesting thing: painful, invasive, and yet crucial when a heart is not functioning properly. I’ve never heard of someone screaming at her surgeon after successful heart surgery. Yet if she … Continue reading The View from Down Under: An Australian’s View of the American Church
Reflections from a dying man…
(Our family has just spent a week in Colorado Springs for my (Andrews) Masters program with Fuller Theological Seminary. It was a two week intensive that rocked my world, and so... I thought I'd share some thoughts I've had as a result, with you. I'll divide these thoughts into two sections, one for each week … Continue reading Reflections from a dying man…
When seasons change…
What do you do when everything you know and knew, suddenly goes out the door, and your season changes? For over three and a half years now I have been responsible for the discipleship of hundreds of young adults, as the Young Adults Pastor at Discovery Church. It has been one of the most challenging … Continue reading When seasons change…
Sabbath, Sin, and Salvation- Day 5 and 6
Day 5 back in the USA consisted of food, friendship and a sense of sadness mixed with excitement. Have you ever had a day where you go from high to low to high to low again? (Story of my life)... Day 5 was like that. It started with a lunch with an amazingly generous individual … Continue reading Sabbath, Sin, and Salvation- Day 5 and 6
All alone in a sea of people- Day 4
Have you ever seen someone standing or sitting in the middle of a crowd, who looks so alone? The person in the crowded coffee shop, sitting all alone, gazing at their cup, and looking like they wish it would gaze back at them. Wishing anyone, anything, would gaze back at them. So surrounded, yet so … Continue reading All alone in a sea of people- Day 4
A family I didn’t know I had- DAY 1
Day 1 Have you ever met someone for the first time and had an instant connection with them? Have you ever sat next to someone and known straight away that they can be trusted? Have you ever experienced the opposite, where you meet someone and you just know that you are not welcome? Yesterday I … Continue reading A family I didn’t know I had- DAY 1
A few things I’ve learnt about ministry to Young Adults in 3 years.
I recently celebrated 3 years on staff at Discovery Church as the Young Adults Pastor and have been asked a few times lately, what have I learnt from my time on staff. Having seen the ministry nearly triple in the last 3 years in terms of engagement in LifeGroups from 80 to 200+ and leaders … Continue reading A few things I’ve learnt about ministry to Young Adults in 3 years.
Why a Conference?
With the internet, podcasts, DVDs, and books, I have to ask the question, why am I sitting in an airport lounge going to another Conference? When podcasts are free and you can pause them to take a call, when I am guaranteed to get my favourite speaker by searching their name on google, and when … Continue reading Why a Conference?
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