Wise Words for Today

“There is a basic difference in strategy for God’s people of the Old Testament and His people of the New. Rather than the come and see of the Old, it is now, go to and live among. It is as critical now as it was in Old Testament times that we live holy lives. Ungodly [...]

An Effective Church: Consecrateted, Gathered, Synoptic

Mick Turner
Richard Foster, author of that landmark book on the classical spiritual disciplines, entitled, Celebration of Discipline, shares how he was honored with the opportunity and privilege to go about teaching and sharing his knowledge of the spiritual disciplines. In a subsequent article entitled, “A Renewed People for Our Time” Foster describes some of the [...]

Wise Words for Today

We all feel like we have to offer a church much like the Wal-Mart Supercenter down the street. People want a vast array of inexpensive products, convenient times and locations, and a smooth checkout, so we structure our churches the same way. The problem with this, obviously, is that nothing in Wal-Mart transcends the ordinary. [...]

Wise Words for Today

There is a basic difference in strategy for God’s people of the Old Testament and His people of the New. Rather than the come and see of the Old, it is now, go to and live among. It is as critical now as it was in Old Testament times to live holy lives. Ungodly living [...]

InterSpirit Faith Alliance

LifeBrook International is please to announce that we have a new blog up and running here on WordPress. The site is associated with our newest and most active ministry project.
 InterSpirit Faith Alliance is a non-denominational ministry committed to providing programs and materials designed to help the Church Universal, in all its manifestations, better navigate the [...]

Wise Words for Today

…..our primary goal is not converting people to Christianity. Let me explain what I mean. It is unquestionably important that people make a decision to follow Christ; that they turn to him, invite him into their lives, and experience his forgiveness and cleansing for their sin. But I see this “turning” as a result, not [...]

Back To Jerusalem: A Mission of Passion and Purpose

*** A significant number of readers have asked that we again publish this article on the Back To Jerusalem movement, a missionary effort of the Chinese Church. We are more than happy to do so as we at LifeBrook both support and engage in continuing prayer for the safety and success of those involved.
Mick Turner
The [...]

Fresh Wineskins: From Kingdom to the Dance of God

Mick Turner
Many sincere Christians within all denominational groups, as well as those in non-denominational churches, are aware that something significant is missing in their walk with Christ. These Christ-followers have this gnawing and nagging sense that the way in which they have been taught to approach their daily practice of Christianity is in some way [...]

Barriers to Our Kingdom Calling

Mick Turner
As individual members of the Body of Christ, it is our duty to share the kingdom message at every opportunity. In doing so, however, we must take care to present Jesus’ kingdom manifesto in ways that are relative to today’s world. The concept of “kingdom” has little meaning to most people, especially in the [...]

Thoughts on the Chinese Church – (continued)

Mick Turner
As the 2008 Beijing Olympics are underway, I have been reflecting on some of the legal aspects of practicing Christianity in China, specifically as such practice applies to Chinese citizens. I suspect that most American Christians are generally unaware of how the legal system works in China in relation to religious practice.
 
In addition, [...]