GlocalNet

I just got back from Manila where I spoke at the men’s “Lion’s Roar” conference Paul Cole puts on.  It was at David Sobrapena’s church - Word of Hope - there in Manila.  It was a powerful time.  Prior to the meeting several of us who lead significant church planting endeavors globally came together to share what we were learning and where we saw things heading.  One of the things that really stood out in my mind was how we are so reversed in how we related to one another in the West.  In the West, we see the ministry, we hear the idea, and we try to do it.  In the East, they first build the relationship with the pastor or the church, they observe it, they then critique it to their context and they implement it.  We look for leaders to implement things - they look for relationships to build ministry alliances with.  Sounds kind of like Acts to me.  Unless it’s on a city level - I simply see no way pastors can engage in deep relationships that benefit either them or their churches.