Emerging Tree

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Seeking to enable the emergence of Church - a community of people who meet with Jesus and intend to become like him. Here this means people who live in a small, multiply deprived urban community in a provincial town. Mostly stories and reflection on the journey of a group of older women as they emerge into an intentional community meeting with and serving Jesus.

Lonely hero or band of sisters - Decisions and Faith


Sometimes I wonder if I should have begun pioneered alone, rather than attempting to pioneer with the women as a group. I could have unveilled a new Church environment quickly and this may have been very successful. However, something made me choose otherwise. I saw Jesus in the eyes of these women and saw them as part of the future. I had respect for their commitment and believed God was calling them to something new.

The path I have taken means that I have had an eye to modelling change and mentoring a couple of the women in mission and leadership. It takes longer to travel as a group, but I continue to believe the group,  are significant to the mission of God in this neighbourhood. I have a complete sense of personal inadequacy to the task, but that is the point. It is God who is (more than) adequate to the task.  Together we are discovering that power of God released in us by our faith, which grows as we work together. His power is always sufficient for the task!

2 comments:

Moira Biggins said...

They say if you want to travel fast, travel alone. If you want to travel a long distance, travel with others. Does that help?

tree said...

Thanks Moira....

Some people have suggested I should have begun something completely new, but I think these women are amazing and have such great gifts as a group. I pray that what we are doing together will be sustained.

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