A thought about the nations
“Go and make disciples of all nations…”
A command (Great Commission nogal!) well-known, well-quoted, well-memorized and… well… missed (= well-missed!) by most of us!
I grew up in a home where…
Entries by Gerhard Venter
A Crazy Idea!
Reflecting on my Tour of Hope experience
I told people before the tour that, in a moment of weakness, I agreed to do this thing. This “thing” involves three days of sitting in a saddle (eina boude…
Teaching Discipleship in Ukraine
I spent a week in Odessa at the Seaside Mission Training Centre, operated by International Messengers, the organization with which Rosebank Union’s missionaries, Arkadiy and Anneke Naydenov, are…
Moving to the Right
What’s this heading all about? Are we getting involved in politics?!
Are these dance movements?
Well, no…. read on and find out what it means to “move to the right”.
Every person is on a…
Sabbatical Report
I started my ministry as Pastor of Discipleship at RUC in January 2007. After 5 years of ministry I was privileged (as allowed in my contract) to take some time off for rest, enrichment and input…
Belonging
Join the Family of DiscipleshipJesus knew the importance of living in community. He was born into a family, with parents and siblings. And when he launched into ministry, he called people to be his…
When our Sports Teams let us down!
What a disappointment. Losing to the Australians is EINA! And then we go and to it twice – both in rugby and cricket. I was considering switching to become a soccer fan, but then realise that not…
Liquorice Allsorts… and A Trip to Israel
I love Liquorice Allsorts (mmmmmmmm!) I like the colours, variety, shapes, sizes and, of course, the taste. And it’s the sweets (candy) variety I am talking about. But having just returned from…
Gautvol
Allen Godard from “A Rocha” spoke at a Rosebank Bible College Saturday School last weekend. On his way to RUC he saw some newspaper headlines saying “Gautol – how much you will pay”. However, what he…
A Taai Experience
I just came back from a short-term mission trip to Thailand. We visited Rosebank missionaries Nick & Trish Bekker and Mandisa Makasi in the city of Lampang, in the northern parts of the country….