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The challenge of walking with the God who knows me

Names changed throughout except in some cases where the person involved has been or is in ministry.

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Title	Subject	Issue
Leave Work	Invited to join the Navigators.	Trust for money
Call of God	The Lord's call to ministry unexpected twists	Significance of a call
Finances for Servant	God promises to provide with a twist	Surrender all
Bottle of Sweets	A surprising answer to prayer	God's generosity
Approach to Bible	Different approaches to Bible.	Diverse spirituality
Mystery of Creation	New understanding of the timing of creation	Christian culture or Bible
The Mission	Prioritise activity or seeking God?	Priority of Prayer
Finance the squeeze	First challenge to trusting God for finances	Wait on God
Law and Grace	Learning I cannot control people.	Care for young believers
Burden of Ministry	The slavery of trying to be fruitful in ministry	Freedom in Christ
Family Time	Being unavailable to guard family time	Shepherding
Respite	Finding respite without selfishness	Relationships
Hope	What does it mean - my hope is Jesus	Rest in ministry
Let Go Time	Changing priorities in order to serve	Guidance & Hope
Significance	Significance in Jesuse when not valued	Spiritual Leadership
The Model	The discovery of a model for secular thinking	Mission
Confess thoughts	Confession overcomes thoughts	Relationships
Gifts & Grace	Gifts not to be confused with Grace	Spirituality
Cuddly Bear	The loss of what is precious softens heart.	Need for God
Complacency	Activities become a barrier to intimacy.	Focus on Jesus
Shepherding	Asked by God to look after lost students	Spiritual Leadership
Sheep Given	Ministry is God given, so no pressure	Spitiual Leadership
Wayward Sheep	Looking after the lost ones	Value of people
Leaders inConflict	What wisdom is behind conflict	Arrogance
In Conflict	Learning humility in a conflict	Conflict resolution
Reconciliation	Reconciliation with God is first in conflict	Conflict resolution
No Converts	Why no fruitfulness	Everyone has a view
Laodicea	Realisation of false focus of ministry	Methods or Jesus
It's Jesus	Change of emphasis to focus on Jesus	Fruit of Jesus
Poor in Spirit	Feeling inadequate a good place.	Leadership
Simple	It is the simple who can receive from God	Spirituality

This section covers a time between leaving work on transoceanic telephone cables and working with the Navigators in student ministry in Southampton. This was a time of new challenges to faith. Full time ministry always creates an intensity in both life and ministry that throws one upon God in ways that are a bit of a surprise.

Photos - Derek with oldest kids, A meal at the start of a ministry night, Eva with two girls, The Southampton Ministry, Family after our daughter’s birth, Southampton ministry - early stage, Family shot, Ministry night - later stage.

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