The Lord has clearly been preparing your heart for reading The Growing Gathering of Jesus. The themes that we discussed together in the first section of the book were not new to you. You have been aware of the failures of the Western Church for quite some time and you deeply desire to become more fruitful as a disciple-maker. We are so glad that you found this book.

We would love to ask you:

How far are you willing to go with your answers to these questions? If you are a church leader, how willing would you be to disrupt your church so that it becomes obedient to the instructions of Jesus for his Great Commission? If you are not a church leader, how willing are you to be misunderstood and criticised by others in your congregation?

What are the biggest questions that you have for the Lord as you move into the second section of the book? Lay them out before him and ask him to give you answers.

Who else do you know who might be willing to read this book alongside you so that you can discuss what you sense the Lord saying to you together?

As you read the next section of The Growing Gathering of Jesus, we would encourage you to lay hold of the promise that God makes to you in James 1:5-8.

“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.”