Pete Greig: I sense a new move of God in Australia
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Pete Greig2023-10-26T08:28:00
In our aggressively secular age, there are many reasons to believe the Church is on the back-foot, but when Pete Greig recently visited Melbourne to help launch 24-7 Prayer Australia, he sensed God on the move in a fresh way
Look, I realise it seems like a ridiculous question. Smacks of naivety. Whiffs of hype.
But as I reflect on our recent time in Melbourne (helping launch 24-7 Prayer Australia), and then on #TheGoldCoast (at the inaugural Exponential Australia church planting conference) I’m surprised to find myself wondering if revival might indeed be stirring Down Under.
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