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Mikey Lynch recently gave these two talks at the In The Chute VIC conference.

1. Am I a planter?

2. Lessons from 10 years of planting in Tassie

Further audio from the conference can be found on The Geneva Push website

Below is an excerpt from Brians 2009 Chairman's Report:

Whilst we have much to be thankful for as the network grows and new churches are being planted, we must not become complacent, expecting things to continue without prayerful and careful thought and effort. Some of the dangers we will need to negotiate as we move forward are as follows:

1. Keeping the network strong, gospel-focussed and united

As the network grows there will be a tendency for new leaders, not aware of the history and vision to take a different course. A retreat into denominationalism is always a strong tendency, which must be resisted by good networking and leadership.

2. Losing the evangelistic edge

I may be wrong, but I detect a loss of urgency for the evangelistic endeavour in our churches. We are not as expectant as we once were, and we are too easily satisfied when we see growth happening through transfers. The excitement and urgency of the young people in Launceston should encourage us to stay keen and active in evangelism.

3. Prayer is the work

Although our prayer meetings continue, there has been a drop off in attendance. The call to prayer must continue to be a clear and loud call from Vision 100 to each of its member churches. We need to look for fresh ways to do this.

4. Bolder church planting endeavours

So far we have done the easy work, by staying relatively close to home and planting with groups from existing churches. We need to develop strategies to be bolder in our church planting across the state. How can we get behind opportunities further afield. We need to look seriously at how we can implement the ‘Pauline Team’ approach in Tasmania.

5. Balancing National & Local work

The development of the Geneva Push national church-planting network is exciting and positive in so far as it seeks to create a ethos of church planting across the nations, but it may also create distraction. We need to make sure that the local work receives our best efforts, for it is only through local work that churches are planted and established.

I look forward to another year of working with you all for the growth of Christ’s Kingdom here in Tasmania to the glory of God.

Crossroads Church partner Bron Bultman has recently become a member of the Vision 100 Committee and the editor of our quarterly newsletter. Welcome Bron!

Senior pastor, Murray Campbell, extends an invitation on his blog.

Phil was formerly a ministry apprentice at Crossroads Presbyterian and graduated from SMBC last year.