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Greetings, Here we are again, bringing the news of the revolution! We have been pressing forward and there are some exciting things happening! Please check our articles and for all you East Coasters - don't miss out on the invitation to our First Annual Praxis Ministry Celebration!  Tom Johnston & Mike Perkinson
by Tom Johnston I don't know about you, but I don't go to Starbucks for the paper cup. I go for the coffee. For me, it's all about the contents of that cup, not the 10% recycled cup or the 30% recycled sleeve. I will not buy more Starbucks if they make the cup more cool looking. In fact, by taking a minimalistic approach to the packaging of their product, Starbucks actually is making a bold marking statement: our product is so good you will pay way too much for our really good coffee in this simple paper cup. And they are right. In a society that focuses on the externals of life, the appearance of things, they have masterfully highlighted the quality of the content by the use of a simple package.
by Mike Perkinson There are so many assessment tools for us to consider as leaders. The majority of these tools are good and helpful and we applaud any leader that desires to purify and enhance their ministry effectiveness. Like any tool that is created for our use there are underlying presuppositions that frame the creation of the tool. The tool measures what it believes is important or vital for growth. For example, if you are interested in simple numerical growth, then seeing growth in one's attendance and tithe quantifies the success of our ministry.
Henderson, NV Still time for you to sign up for InFusion in Henderson, NV on April 25 & 26. Join us and learn how to use the InFusion tool to impart the spiritual DNA of the New Testament into your church or denomination.
That's right, total pledges and contributions to date have allowed us to purchase all the books for the 12 apprentice pastors. THANK YOU SO MUCH for your support! And these missionary church planters just couldn't wait to get started: 10 of the 12 have already planted a church, prior to completing their course of study!
For all of you living on the USA East Coast, join us for the First Annual Praxis Ministry Celebration coming up on May 8th. Learn about the ministry of Praxis from Tom Johnston, Mike Perkinson and our Board of Directors and celebrate what God is doing through Praxis. Great food and more. Go here for more information. (Our West Coast USA celebration will be in Phoenix in October. More info to come!)
For all our friends, prayer partners and supporters, our First Quarter Ministry Update is available to you for your review. The Lord has given us a first quarter of incredible effectives and impact. To read more about it, as well as to see our current prayer needs, you can download it here in PDF.
80 pastors attended the first two Solutions workshops on Evangelism and Discipleship with Rev. Dr. David Midwood, President of Vision New England and Rev. Tom Johnston, Executive Director of Praxis. There are four more opportunities to participate in Solutions this year. Check out dates and locations on the Vision New England site.
To put it simply, God is doing so much through Praxis, we can't keep up! So we are going to have to push back the training for our VISTA Pastoral Assessment. Beta version files are available through the Trilogy Resource Stream, and we will get the thing launched - really!
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