In my travels I have the tremendous opportunity to meet people who are not only embracing the transformation message but are practically out working it in both the business and political arena. One such man is Tim Schindel. Please read this article by him and be inspired!

Have you ever had God give you a word that was so big, so intimidating, and so audacious you wondered if you were truly hearing things right? I did, and it’s led me on a journey I could have never imagined, praying for, and with, our political leaders and their staff right across Canada. This is only something our God could do, and 15 years ago when I got the call, I was stunned.

Ian Green has been a valued friend of Pais for many years. His passion and wisdom for learning, growing and developing rival many leaders of our generation and his enthusiasm for the Kingdom of God and how we can effectively advance it together brings people out of the shadows and into the light of desiring to be all they were created to be.

When a church truly adopts Community Transformation as its primary focus then how the church is run and the full time positions of the leaders will look quite different.One such church which is seeking to go down this road is Lighthouse in Wollongong, an hour south of Sydney.
It was very interesting to observe close up last month what it means to truly embrace this new model of church.

Ian & his wife Judith were a huge blessing to lighthouse over the past weekend. Ian’s message has a great edge, that many at lighthouse gravitated towards as it is has a great synergy with what we are trying to build here at a lighthouse.  

Back in the early nineties was the first time that I met Albert Durko. He had come to one of the training programmes that I ran for emerging leaders. It is only recently that I have had the privilege to reconnect with him again and to be introduced to the Hungarian Gypsy Mission that he oversees. What an incredible organisation! What an incredible vision!

The ‘Flourish Project’ is a Proton Foundation programme and is created as a vehicle to build relationship with educational institutions, churches and youth organisations, with the intention that through positive connections, networks and influence, change will take place in the wider community.