Prague Spring? 9th-11th April 2010
After the winter we have had, both in the UK and the Czech Republic, I am hesitant about that title! At the same time, I trust that what God has planned for the latter will also have a profound effect. It is the next weekend of Potenciál, the third occasion the school has come together. We have...
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Wings Over Europe
Or putting it another way – another invasion of the Czech Republic! We have the next instalment of Potenciál on Saturday, 6 March 2010. The feedback from the first weekend has been very positive and will help us fine tune the rest of the course. This time it is just the day and will be quite...
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Countdown to Launch Weekend
The New Year has come, the snow keeps falling and we are one week away from the launch of Potenciál. As weather conditions in the Czech Republic are similar to those in UK we are beginning to wonder what kind of journey we shall have. Wasn’t there something about a Czech King who took his page into the deep snow to give a peasant a nice Christmas? (Wenceslas of course!)
It may be a bit early to worry, but our prayer is that we, and all the students, will get there safely and on time!
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Another Busy Weekend!
Sue and I flew from Luton on Friday 27th November (why Luton? Well it’s getting harder to get flights these days. Many have stopped and now go from places we find awkward or on the wrong days. It’s good for the planet, but a problem for those of us who commute to Prague! Anyway, Sue liked Luton Airport!). We spent the afternoon and much of the next day planning and praying with Jakub Limr about the Potenciál course which starts in only a month! See the Potenciál section [czechout.org.uk/potencial/good-shepherds/] for further information [and a very nice photo].
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Good Shepherds
The first Potenciál weekend is only a month away! Sue and I spent the last weekend in November planning and praying with Jakub Limr, pastor in Hradec Kralove. Pray that we will be good shepherds who in God’s strength ‘will tend the sheep in a good pasture’. Pray that we will lead our “flock” to ‘lie down in good grazing land where they will feed in a rich pasture’ [Ezekiel 34v14].
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What is the thinking behind Potencial?
For more than twenty years of association with the Church in the Czech Republic, I have had two burdens: to be an encourager and to help to develop leaders. I think both came out of many years working as a church leader in the UK. One of the things I found was that some of our best people, who also do...
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Potencial- I am excited
I feel excited about Potencial. More importantly, we serve an exciting God. Any father who promises all that God has promised us and does for us must be exciting! You never know what’s coming next and sometimes he lets you work with him in the planning department. That’s how I feel about Potencial. I get this sense every few weeks that we are pioneering something new. I am sure that some of the new ideas we have had are revelations from God.
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What Will be Emphasised in Potencial?
During the year long Potencial course we plan to emphasise and develop each person's potential, individual gifting, ability to work in teams and love and knowledge of the Bible. Developing Potential: We seriously believe that there is a great deal of potential or indeed spiritual gifts in most of the...
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Who is Potencial for?
Potencial is for people who do alot of work in their church, have a desire to to know and serve God better, but who would probably have little chance of training or developing their potential within 'normal' church life. Students are being recruited from all around the Czech Republic during the latter...
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What is Potencial?
'Potencial', is a year long course designed to release and develop the gifts and ministry that many an 'average believer in the pew' needs. This course is being developed by Dennis Bavister and Jakub Limr, pastor from Hradec Kralove, in conjunction with church leaders. We believe it will facilitate the...
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