Leaders’ Planning Retreat

On the 21st and 22nd of October the church leaders met together for planning and prayer. The direction for 2012 was shared and several leaders reported on the past nine months of ministry, their concerns and some ideas going forward. Later different groups were formed and plans were made to streamline with the main thrust [...]

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Planning retreat at Batam (24th to 26th Sep 2009)

It was one of the most important of retreats in the church’s life and we knew it. We had  our consultant, Dr Philip Huang’s analysis, notes and recommendations with us. He has had many meetings with the staff, the board of elders, and with the G20 a name we coined for the group of  20 church [...]

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“Showtime!” No More

Could our church shift from performance to mission? An article by Walt Kallestad, printed in Leadership Journal (Nov 2008) My first Sunday back from some time away, I sat in the worship service and wept. It struck me as such a production, so performance driven. In a word, it was shallow. I couldn’t believe this [...]

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