Day 5 Getting on with things
While the wife’s away, as quiet as it is and no matter how much I miss her, I still need to get on with things.
There are so many things to be done as a pastor besides preparing sermons and Bible studies. One is planning for church development.
I have been very motivated lately to plan for the church to expand here beyond my home town Tauranga, the only place we have a branch of the Church of God 7th Day (COG7) here in NZ. I realized it is difficult to have local members who are equipped to choose to move to start a church in a new town.
I therefore had the idea of finding suitable COG7 members from overseas who can come on work visas leading to permanent residence, live and work in our town, be trained as leaders, support the much needed growth of our local congregation and then a few years later when they are able move to a nearby city start another branch of the church with the help of others who have signed up for the same plan.
It’s a huge step for anyone to make such a move to a foreign country, so anyone interested really needs to seriously count the cost. Feel free to contact me for more information if moving countries for the gospel’s sake has been on your mind. New Zealand certainly needs more committed evangelists because, sadly, so many of our population don’t even believe God exists!
Hebrews 11:6 says, But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Oh may we all believe and diligently seek our kind and merciful God through Jesus Christ who sacrificed Himself for us!
*picture of our area below
