Nehemiah provides us with a model for expansion. He not only strengthened the walls but extended them, and with them the size of the city. There is much to be gleaned for mission and God’s Kingdom advance from this perspective.
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Change can create a deep sense of disequilibrium, but it also present tremendous opportunities for innovative solutions to emerge. Rather than tangle our nets as we go about our mission, let’s cast them afresh for a new day.
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We are too easily tempted to “save” what we get it in case we run out. This is a poverty mentality. The Polynesian people have an abundance mentality that informs their values of hospitality. The kumara makes for a great metaphor for the gospel.
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There is a Maori saying that if you’re going to bow or submit to anything, make sure it is a lofty mountain (i.e. worthy of your honour and respect). Unity is the high ideal that we should aim to summit for the sake of Christ.
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