A blog for pioneers & church planters.
The Greenhouse Effect is a ministry of Freshhope, an initiative of the Churches of Christ in NSW.
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Thinking like a church planter.
Not everyone is called to plant a church – but there’s some things we can all learn from church plants. Brandon Levering has an excellent post over at the Gospel Coalition about this. Check it out, and tell us what you think! Matt
Read moreEverything in its right place (?)
”I just want it to be perfect. It’s simple really – we just do X, Y, and Z, and then we have done our job”. We often launch ministries and projects with a great deal of enthusiasm and let’s face it – idealism. We are clear on our vision, our mission and our projected outcomes, [...]
Read moreLoving Mercy
By Matt Destry Lately I’ve been meditating on the story of Jesus healing the demon-possessed man (specifically Mark 5:1-20). There are so many striking things about this passage: the condition of the man, his society’s response to his condition, Jesus response to him, the drowning of the pigs, and also Jesus commissioning of the now-whole [...]
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