Helping individuals walk with Christ
“Don’t pray for the ministry. Prayer is the ministry.” –Lorne Sanny I find that the above statement of Lorne’s never ceases to challenge me in the area of prayer. I immediately think of all the times that I simply regard prayer as a part of the ministry rather than the ministry itself. Why is it …
” The only Ability that God requires is our Availability” I have heard this phrase from a number of sources over the years. It embodies significant truths in two areas. The first and most obvious is this: We need not be wise by the world’s standards, nor do we need to be educated, refined, wealthy, …
Start where you are, With what you have, And do what you can. (Lorne Sanny) Most of us have felt at some time that our spiritual ministry was hindered because of our location. We see God doing great things in other cities, states or countries and we might wish to be a part of that …
Several years ago, one of the men I was discipling asked me to write down some principles of public teaching/preaching. He had traveled with me on several occasions over the years and was interested in how to prepare some thoughts to share with others. The following list was for him, but as I review the …
Jim Morris initiated the Kansas Navigator Ministry in the 1960’s. I was privileged to meet him in l972, and subsequently to learn some principles of ministry from him until 1992, at which time he retired as director of the Kansas Navigators. I have chosen two of his most frequently repeated comments about ministry for …
About three and one half years ago, I was having a conversation with our Navigator fall conference speaker, Mike Treneer. In between sessions, we had driven to McDonald’s to get away and just visit over a cup of coffee. During our conversation he brought to mind a friend, Lorne Sanny, a former president of the …