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Terry Virgo’s favorite preachers

November 16, 2010

In this installment of Terry’s video series, his son asks him which preachers have influenced him and that he listens to. His answers (with reasons) were as follows: His first Baptist pastor Lloyd-Jones “a man obviously of the word, but also a man of the Spirit.” Mark Driscolll “I am fascinated by his mind. He [...]

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Terry Virgo: Speak with confidence about the central things

November 4, 2010

Terry Virgo is continuing to share his series of video interviews with his son. Today I share here another video which addresses Terry’s view of the Bible. Here is an extract from his words about things we must preach boldly and clearly: Present God in his person and character. Present Jesus without any disguise. We [...]

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Prophecy Q and A from two American prophetically gifted men

October 22, 2010

I have met and respect greatly Sam Poe, Keith Hazel and Brian Mowrey. This Q and A on prophecy will be of much interest to many of my readers. The full video is here: The following specific questions are asked. Watch the Confluence Blog for the specific videos What is prophecy? What’s the difference between [...]

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6 Steps to handling church email wisely

October 19, 2010

Who is answering your church email? That question is perhaps the most important one you will consider today if you are a church leader. If you are not a church leader, you might want to forward this post to your leader. There are of course many other more important questions you will answer on different [...]

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Terry Virgo: restoring churches to New Testament model must lead to evangelism

October 18, 2010

In this the third of a series of videos from Terry Virgo, he speaks about how in the early days Newfrontiers was so much about restoring the church we almost forgot evangelism. Then God spoke to us. Terry went on to explain that in his view people do not always get converted having heard a [...]

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Barnabas: The Prophetic Gift of Encouragement Part One

October 11, 2010

I have not forgotten my series on Feelings and Faith and will be returning to it shortly. But in the meantime, I want to share with you a sermon I preached over the summer. Video is available to watch online here or you can download both video and audio. But thanks to the work of [...]

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What makes Terry Virgo tick? Relational, evangelistically relevant churches

October 2, 2010

Terry Virgo has posted the first of a series of videos looking at the seventeen values that have helped to shape his ministry over the years. They are expressed as what kind of churches he has been trying to plant and establish. The goal is therefore that a Newfrontiers church will reflect each of these [...]

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Confluence Reformed Charismatic Blog launches today

October 1, 2010

Today is a big day. An exciting brand new blog has been born. Confluence aims to be a meeting place where the reformed, charismatic, and missional streams coalesce. If like me you, “want it all” then this blog should immediately be added to your reading list. You can subscribe to it today by RSS or [...]

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Ed Stetzer’s research on Transformational Churches

September 12, 2010

If, like me, you are fascinated by the work that has gone into Ed Stetzer and Thom Rainer’s latest book Transformational Church then the following video will give you a relaxed, longish presentation on just what they have been getting up to:

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How can you tell if you are in a movement rather than an institution?

September 9, 2010

This article by Tim Keller explains the following characteristics of a movement. According to Keller it is: A vital, dynamic human organization Marked by an attractive, clear, unifying vision for the future Has a strong set of values or beliefs This unifying vision is so compelling that it takes pride of place. Generous flexibility The [...]

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Boys lacking men to inspire them to mature

September 7, 2010

Every now and then you read an article that says it right. This Guardian article is one such article and describes boys as follows: “A lazy youth becomes a burden to those parents, whom he ought to comfort, if not support. But you can no more rouse them, with all of their fine arguments, than [...]

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Mbonisi Malaba interview by Brian Mowrey

September 4, 2010

I really enjoy watching Brian Mowrey’s video interviews. This one with “Bones” is no exception. Watch and enjoy! This reminded me of when I interviewed Mbonisi myself.

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TOAM10 – Interview on Church planting in Australia

August 18, 2010

Pete Brooks leads the Pacific Rim team of Newfrontiers and Grace City Church in Sydney. He speaks in this video about the challenges and rewards of planting on the opposite side of the world, even though Australia was where he was born and raised. Pete was a great person to interview and I am sure [...]

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8 Reasons Some Churches Do Not Grow

August 11, 2010

Perry Noble explains 8 Reasons Some Churches Do Not Grow. Here are the headlines, visit the site for the details. #1 – The Vision Is Not Clear #2 – The Focus Is On Trying To Please Everyone . #3 – Passionless Leadership #4 – Manufacturing Energy #5 – Lack of Prayer #6 – Unwillingness To [...]

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Ed Stetzer interviews me on unpaid Christian leadership

August 2, 2010

A friend of mine recently turned the tables on me and interviewed me in a post entitled Ed Stetzer – My Interview with Adrian Warnock: Why We Need Non-Paid Christian Leaders. If I am quite honest, until recently I never really thought of myself as a Christian leader at all. Ed seems to be talking [...]

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Terry Virgo: “apostolic” vs. “missional”

July 29, 2010

Today’s video may challenge some of your preconceptions. In it Terry Virgo is asked if there is a difference between being apostolic and missional. In it he argues that the main task of apostles was not to write Scripture, and says that most Evangelicals today have only been taught to obey the Bible as individuals [...]

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Terry Virgo: Being Reformed and Charismatic

July 28, 2010

It seems these days that being Reformed and Charismatic is all the rage these days. I have recently posted video from Matt Chandler on this theme, as well as Sam Storms, and Wayne Grudem. Here is a great short interview with Terry Virgo on this subject. Watch on Vimeo.

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Terry Virgo on who has influenced him

July 26, 2010

During my holiday this week, these videos will be published on autopilot. The interviewer is my friend Brian Mowrey, make sure you go subscribe to his blog, as well as Terry Virgo‘s right away! These videos were mentioned at the recent TOAM event and complement much of what was said there very well. Watch on [...]

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PJ Smyth on How to cry well when facing cancer

July 18, 2010

This year, news of PJ Smyth’s lymphoma was the sandwich in between which the rest of the event was the filling. If you were at TOAM you could not miss it, and it brought the urgency of everything else into sharp focus. In the first session we were told he had a lump in his [...]

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Why your church doesn’t feel like family

June 18, 2010

Mark Driscoll is at his very best in the following clip. Ever wondered how family and mission entwine, especially in a growing church where you don’t know anyone? Ever wished for more intimacy and a greater relational feel in your church? Ever felt neglected and rejected in your church? Ever felt like your church was [...]

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