Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
CITY ON A HILL
in the warehouse next to ours. We’ve now appointed executives
to manage Goodness Foods, Skaino and TBS more efficiently.’
‘Do you pay them differently?’ asked Henk.
‘Oh no,’ said Mike, ‘We pay the same level of wage to everyone.’
‘Then where goes this wage’? Anneke chipped in.
Mike smiled.
‘Well, we put it into our house’s common purse.’
‘And how many work for the community?’ said Henk.
‘About 150 are in kingdom businesses now.’
‘Kingdom businesses?’
‘Well, it’s all part of kingdom life. It was inevitable that the
vision of being a ‘kingdom people’ would affect our everyday
work-life. Businesses support our ministries and provide an
atmosphere of discipleship.’
‘Yes, it’s all one, isn’t it?’ I chipped in. ‘Praying or cooking;
evangelising or mucking out the pigs! We’re God’s people.
That’s what counts — living for him and displaying his righteousness
and love. People may not see the invisible God, but
maybe they’ll see his city on a hill.’
‘That’s right, chaps!’ said Pete, slapping Henk on the back.
‘Apart from which — it’s time for lunch!’
As the summer of 1983 approached, everyone was looking
outwards. The central ground had been strengthened and
many desired to reach out and plant elsewhere. Church
growth was vital and we were inspired by Yonggi Cho’s
500,000-strong church in Korea. His input of faith, vision and
prayer targets came at the right time.
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