A counterintuitive strategy that works. One of my strengths is sometimes a weakness. I want everyone to like me. But what do you do when personalities clash? I learned to give gifts, to give people space, and to be nice. Now I am learning to engage in difficult conversations, to listen actively, to speak assertively, … How to Turn an Enemy (or a Stranger) Into a Friend
Discovery Group Introduction Training A few weeks ago Clenildo told me, “Let’s start teaching about this in a bunch of different places and let’s see what happens.” I remembered Jesus story about the Farmer Sowing the Seeds in Matthew 13. This week we are in Manaus, teaching about Discovery Groups. We plan to come back to do … Manaus
Açai grows wild, in huge clusters on a type of palm tree. Locals fill sacks and containers, and bring this fruit to the city. Powered by WPeMatico
Me with My Visa Hi everyone, This is Ronã I’m so happy to share with you the good news about the visa. That’s right! After one year of the disappointing denial, we tried again and my visa was accepted. Praise the Lord! The time for me to meet you is closer. But while we … I Got My Visa!
Ways to Plant Churches In 2002 our family discovered Halo. Anni, Via, Emma, and Bella were all in online school, so they had PCs. We got several Halo discs and spent part of many Family Days learning the various hideouts and ammunition caches in all the different worlds. I remember the delight we had in … Church Planting Lessons from Halo
A Request for Help An urban legend describes church leaders discussing how many angels can simultaneously stand on the head of a pin as the black plague was breaking out in Europe. In Bible School I was told that these early theologians agreed on the number 10,000. While I do not know if this an … Relevant?
Ladies Lunch Date We buy these tambaqui fingerlings for about 5 cents each, feed them a dollar’s worth of food or so, and then we can sell or eat them. Ricardo Ricardo’s little brother, Gustavo. Deanna invited the ladies over for a fish lunch. Dentist Outreach João, Lincoln, and Daide, stopped by this week on … Fish Dinner
The Joy of Fruit Trees That great satisfaction of having your own trees producing fruit. Tomato plants and a banana leave in the morning sun. Powered by WPeMatico
Request for Prayers I am working with several potential People of Peace. None of these have started their own Discovery Groups yet. In some cases they are going through some real struggles since they have become more interested in serving God. I have heard people say that before they were Christians their lives were fairly … Discovery Groups Update
How do we stay relevant? I am thinking about organizational change this week because we extended our time together in Altamira as an opportunity to have some organizational meetings. Igreja da Vinha churches have been planting other churches since their inception. The mission has been helping them in every way we know how. The whole … Organizational Change
