Mooloolaba is a beautiful beach strip of cafes and restaurants on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland Australia.
It also happens to be where God has placed us to build a great church called “The Kings House.”
I am forever grateful to God for allowing me to be planted in such a glorious part of the world.
And perhaps my greatest joy in life is to have brekky at Mooloolaba with the many friends and associates who call Kings their spiritual home.
I am about to head off for another breakfast at Mooloolaba, and realised how important this practise is to my weekly schedule.
Today I will spend time with one of my team outside of the office sharing about life etc . rather than discussing the work of the church.
I love it. I get to see how my team are growing as individuals in their marriages and in the ministry and in life itself.
I also love the fact that Jesus spent a great part of His ministry meeting with people over a meal.
There is something disarming about eating together. People relax more with a mouthful of food or a cup of coffee.
I propose that more of our time should be spent meeting up with people over a meal or a cup of coffee.
We are also trying to destructure our KNECT cell groups to become even more relational and life focussed.
We call it, “Jesus in the real world,” and I know for me it works far more effectively than sitting in church meetings all the time.
I suggest that you try to meet with people in “one on ones,” and actually talk about your lives etc. rather than just meeting in groups trying to complete a study.
Maybe they both should work together – the group applying God’s word, and then as individuals helping each other grow through the challenges of life we all face.
I personally love the “one on one” stuff that happens over a nice breakfast at Mooloolaba.
Cheers SJP
