We just finished up two days here in London at the National Office. Great meetings with two of our international leaders, Mike Shamy and Alan Ch'ng.

 

The subject was City Coaches, or, to use a term used by our international work, Mobile Alongsiders.

 

This is the fourth of four roles used to talk about opening up, developing and sustaining Navigator Ministries around the world. Pioneers, Insiders, Local Leaders, and Mobile Alongsiders.

 

Great Scriptures to study on this dynamic and powerful role are following:

• Acts 11:22 - 26
• Acts 15:36
• I Thessalonians 3:1 - 6
• Philippians 2:19 - 24
• Colossians 4:7,8
• Titus 1:5, 2:1 - 7, 3:12, 13

 

Digging in to these Scriptures allows us to come up with a delightful list of activities these Mobile Alongsiders engaged in! We easily came up with 10 functions that we saw Barnabas, Paul, Timothy, Titus, and Tychicus engaged in! Maybe you will come up with more.

 

What we concluded we want to see active between the Mobile Alongsider and those s/he visits are the following:

• The gift of being present and fully engaged with those you are visiting
• Listening for information, heart, meaning, purpose and direction.
• Careful questions that look for the Grace of God, Dedication, Focus, Faith and Resilience
• Genuine concern that will result in well-being, attention and needed adjustments and recognition
• Resources that will allow us to thrive and see generations of labourers living and Discipling Among the Lost!!

We seek to provide this for all of our overseas staff. We want to grow in our ability to do this! And we want to provide this for all of our in-country staff and our Navigator Family.


One great concept if we think about building the Kingdom of God is that of a buttress. It does not form the actual structure of the building. Rather it supports, stabilizes and ensures the structural integrity of the walls.




Pray for us as we seek to implement and grow this wonderful function and see the Kingdom of God move forward and thrive!