(This is an introduction that scratches the surface of a big subject) Richard Burgess, 14.06.2020. We are living in critical, complex and strange days. What happens in one part of the world can quickly impact another. What’s important in one part of the world doesn’t make the headlines in another. We think of the Coronavirus … Continue reading Let Justice Flow Like Rivers
Tag: kingdom of God
Building a Kingdom Culture – 2
So what is Kingdom Culture? Maybe we should start by saying a bit more about the nature of a culture. A culture can be defined as the system of beliefs, disciplines, practices, and relational boundaries that reveal how life is lived among a particular people group, for example, as found in different countries or even your … Continue reading Building a Kingdom Culture – 2
Building a Kingdom Culture
What is a Kingdom culture? Anyone who has travelled will have encountered a variety of differing national cultures, and even if we haven't some of them can be found on our doorstep in many of our towns and cities. Then within any national culture there are a whole variety of subcultures, with varying beliefs, emphasis, … Continue reading Building a Kingdom Culture
Conflict Resolution in the Church
‘I’ll sue’ are popular words today, and there are people out there who are ready to help you do it. We are pestered by telesales people who inform us that we have had an accident or some such thing and more than likely we will be able to get some money out of it. Things … Continue reading Conflict Resolution in the Church
Kingdom Realities
Jesus inaugurated the kingdom of God - He said, It's near, It's come, It is within you/among you; and what a Kingdom! Totally unlike the kingdoms of this world, a kingdom of righteousness, peace (Shalom), joy in the Holy Spirit. He is both the King and the Kingdom. Everything he said and did exhibited and … Continue reading Kingdom Realities