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Linda and I are still in New York City teaching Presence-Driven Leadership to our beautiful friends at Faith Bible Church and Faith Bible Seminary.
When I preach at Redeemer in Monroe this coming Sunday on "In Revival There Is An Outpouring of the Father's Love" I will have some stories to share about what God has been doing with us in NYC.
In addition, we are doing four evening seminars. Tonight at Hope Center in Flushing I will teach on Why I Believe the Bible Is From God, 7:30 PM.
This is from my book Leading the Presence-Driven Church.
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In our presence-driven church I constantly speak words like:
- Abiding
- Presence
- Listening
- Hearing
- Following
- Obedience
- Leading by being led
- Discerning Together
- Testifying
- Experiencing
- Formation
- Transformation
- Jesus-follower
- Worshiper
- Spirit-empowered
- Praying
These, and others, form a core vocabulary which shapes expectations. As Ruth Haley Barton writes:
“Transforming community begins to emerge as we establish shared understanding about what spiritual transformation is, develop shared language for talking about and encouraging one another in the process, and embrace a shared commitment to arranging our lives for spiritual transformation.”
