Qik Stream
A splash at a pool may be quickly applauded and get some oohs and aaahs out of the people watching, but the ripples it makes and the ripples someone makes just swimming, or even just sticking their toes into the water are often quickly the same size. The splash itself is quickly gone. Spiritually as [...]
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Making Ripples
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Jan Horak in Churches making a difference, Learning from others, Pitching in to change the world0
I had the opportunity to speak with Phil Dooley, formerly Student ministry pastor of Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. The youth work is called Hillsong United and has become well known for it’s praise team, which he mentored and toured with. He was the worship director for the church for a year and on staff as one of the teaching pastors. Yet God called him to a new work. And he and his family felt and responded to the call. Now he is the lead pastor of the new church plant of Hillsong in Cape Town, South Africa. Hearing that he and his family left such a good work and a comfortable life in Sydney I thought it would be interesting to hear how that transition was for them.
In this interview you will hear him speak of the move and about overcoming giants in our lives. Phil had just finished speaking on David and Goliath. It was a wonderful message about David’s focus on God and how in light of who God is, everything else seems to pale, even if it is a giant … it isn’t in comparison to God’s greatness.
