Author Archives: XM

Training Leaders of Communities (TLC)

There are three distinct phases to church life. 1. Birth: How do groups of people start meeting together as a church?2. Growth: How do churches stay relevant and alive year after year?3. Transition: How do we pass over our churches to the next generation? Each phase has its own set of challenges and best practices.

Bible Studies That Encourage Transformation

Personal Transformation with Group Accountability Discovery Groups have four very important “dna” identifiers. What does the Bible say? What is the Holy Spirit saying to me about this text? What can I do differently this week to line my life up with God’s Word to me? Who can I tell? If each individual in a

Prayer

“Oh God. Just show me clearly Your will for my whole life, and I will do it. I want to follow You. I will complete Your plan for my whole life if you will just show me.  Most of us would complete God’s plan for our whole lives if God would clearly spell it out

Ruthlessly Eliminate Hurry

Two months ago I was speaking at a conference. As I spoke I realized my time was almost up. I mentally considered skipping to the end of my speech but the Powerpoint slides were all lined up and I couldn’t skip them. I decided to hurry through my next point about margins. I told the

How To Help People

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View this email in your browser Thank you to all of you who read, encourage, support and pray for us we can’t do this without you! Na Mesa Do Pai (At the Father’s Table) From the beginning of this ministry with the women we dreamed of one day being able to hold a larger event

🚀 Ruthlessly Eliminate Hurry 🎠

Dallas Willard was quiet before he thoughtfully responded. “You need to ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.” Ruthlessly Eliminate Hurry Two months ago I was speaking at a conference. As I spoke I realized my time was almost up. I mentally considered skipping to the end of my speech but the Powerpoint slides were all

Jail Story

When I went to the jail this week I was surprised to see that the cell was packed. Thirty-one guys are crowded into a room with a closet and an open bathroom. After the guards locked me in through the last double gate and walked away, I looked around. The prisoners were all new. No

Prophecy about Brazil.

Catherine Brown from Scotland shares this prophecy about Brazil. Catherine Brown prophecy, September 1, 2018. Elijah List newsletter. To read the full article, click here. ——————————————– As I was in prayer for the nation of Brazil, I heard the Spirit of the Lord say, “It is time for Heaven’s judicial intervention for Brazil.” The Angel of

Cristoval 2016 Pacaja

Cyndi and I had the privilege of traveling to Pacaja on Monday to teach at their Cristoval ( a retreat that the Church hás during Carnival so that families can get away and do fun things together instead of being in their neighbourhoods with a lot of ‘binge partying’). I spoke  3 times in 2