Church on Fire

by Geoff Waugh, Barry Chant, Rowland Croucher

Church on FireReports and testimonies by leaders of all denominations concerning renewal and revival in Australian churches. The 27 chapters are arranged in these Aboriginal renewal, Personal renewal, Church renewal - examples, Church renewal - observations.Author & Editor - Geoff Renewal 1. Pentecost in Arnhem Land - Djiniyini Gondarra 2. Fire of God among Aborigines - John BlacketPersonal Renewal 3. Pilgrimage in renewal - John-Charles Vockler 4. A testimony of renewal - Owen Dowling 5. The disquieting presence of the Spirit - Charles Ringma 6. A different view - Dorothy Harris 7. Ingredients for unity - Gregory Blaxland 8. New dimensions - David Todd 9. Renewal in the Holy Spirit - Barry Manuel10. Love song - Ruth Lord Church examples11. Renewal in a country parish - Barry Schofield12. Renewal in a diocese - John Lewis13. Renewal in a city prayer meeting - Vincent Hobbs; Phil Audemard14. Renewal in a regional centre - Brian Francis; David Blackmore15. Renewal in a small assembly - Bob Dakers16. Renewal in a large congregation - Geoff WaughChurch observations17. Building with God - Barry Chant18. The cost of renewal - Hamish Jamieson19. Charismatic renewal in the Roman Catholic Church - Tom White20. An Orthodox comment on renewal - Lazarus Moore21. A Lutheran perspective - Glen Heidenreich22. Charismatic myths and realities - Rowland Croucher23. Charismatic pastoral issues - Arthur Jackson24. Ministering in renewal - Don Drury25. God's new work - Don Evans26. Future directions for charismatic renewal - Peter Moonie27. Get your surfboard ready - Dan Armstrong

196 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Geoff, born in 1937, is the eldest of his minister father's nine children and began teaching at 19 with a great class of 43 boys. He then completed theological college and taught in schools and Bible Schools in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, living mostly in bamboo and grass roof houses, sometimes in villages. He married Meg, also a teacher, and their first child was born in the remote mission hospital. They returned to Australia, where two more children were born, and they lived mainly in Brisbane in an extended family community home linked with other community homes involved in renewal. Geoff taught on renewal and revival at Bible College, Trinity Theological College, and Christian Heritage College.

Eight grandchildren enrich his life. Geoff lives in a large extended family home, designed and built by his son to accommodate two families plus a granny flat, and many visitors. They have hosted mission teams, overseas church leaders, and refugees. Three generations of them, father, adult children, and grandchildren have been on mission overseas together.

Geoff enjoys travel. Their family explored Israel for two months, based in Jerusalem and Tiberius on Galilee, and visited the Sinai and Egypt. Geoff and Meg toured Europe including visiting Oberammergau for the Passion Play and led mission teams to many countries. Geoff enjoys cross-cultural mission and taught on revival to church leaders in Africa, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines, China, and the South Pacific nations of Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji.

Geoff's books focus on renewal and revival. They include Flashpoints of Revival, Revival Fires, South Pacific Revivals, The Lion of Judah series, Discovering Aslan series, Living in the Spirit, Fruit and Gifts of the Spirit, Kingdom Life study books (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John), and his autobiographical adventures, God's Surpises, and Journey into Ministry and Mission.

Reviews

[Geoffrey Waugh · Rating 5 out of 5]

A useful collection of articles about renewal and revival in Australian churches.