Inspiration

Welcome to the Inspiration section of the Activate website. Here we hope to provide you with useful stories, articles, videos, etc., to inspire you and share with you ideas from other Activate readers.


  • 29th April 2013
  • By Rhiannon 0102
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“Too early to tell…”

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Leonard Sweet in his book I am a Follower tells the story of an old man who lived in a small village. He was the poorest man in the village, but he owned the most beautiful white stallion. And the King had offered a small fortune for it. After a terrible harsh winter, during which Read more

  • 20th April 2013
  • By Rhiannon 0102
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Growth can be risky

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 Thomas traditionally has received something of a bad rap over the years, ‘doubting Thomas’ he has ignobly been categorized, not a label any of us would wish on our own eulogy. The name Didymus was a word meaning ‘two-fold’ or ‘twice’, and was used in reference to his lineage, Thomas being a twin, but it Read more

  • 18th April 2013
  • By Rhiannon 0102
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NOT just for Easter…

EASTER FUN Easter is not only a fun time of year for me and my family, it’s also a prime opportunity to connect to people outside of church. In addition to the good stuff we had going on throughout the Easter period at our church, I wanted to do something specific to connect to the Read more

  • 12th April 2013
  • By Sarah
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Why I don’t witness to people on airplanes

This is a great post by Rachel Held Evans discussing 2 approaches to evangelism; direct questions to strangers requiring a direct response, verses planting seeds in peoples lives and journeying with them.  I love her quote: Maybe “witnessing” is about the choice we have to plant seeds of unkindness, hurry, hate, and greed in one Read more

  • 25th March 2013
  • By Mandy Catto
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He Is Risen Indeed

The story is told of a rally held by the communist party during the height  of the Soviet republic in a large Russian city. The crowd of thousands listened in silence as the Comminist party official spoke for more than an hour on the death of religion- opium of the masses,  the rise of atheism, Read more

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