Class Reflection 13

Listening is huge. Over the past few weeks, a theme I've heard repeated throughout some of my classes is the importance of listening before starting a new ministry or planting a church in a foreign or new culture. I think this has significant ramifications for missions, and also for a new children's pastor, a new youth pastor, worship leader within a church. It also seems like a common theme is that leaders who believe in this and live it will experience significant push back from the established church - both Todd Hunter and John Wimber experienced it. Hand in hand with this concept is the idea that we have to work from rest, not rest from work.