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My impressions on the leadership of GRN centres

Dave Hughes - Tuesday 28 April 2015

I’ve recently returned from attending the GRN International Council meetings in Thailand. GRN Centre Directors meet every four years to plan, network and make decisions. I was invited to get to know the directors and build a relationship with them that will enable us to serve them better. I also videoed them telling stories about how GRN is impacting individuals and language groups.

I was thrilled to see the quality of leaders GRN has across the world. Many of these leaders are paying a great cost to see God’s Word made known in the languages of their nation. Some were suffering extreme persecution. Many lacked financial resources. But they appeared to be people of integrity and spiritual maturity, and often had a deep sense of calling from the Lord to the work of GRN. I was astounded to hear how much time and focus some of these centres place on prayer.

It was also very encouraging to see that they all seemed excited about and committed to the same vision. There was no sense of different centres having different visions. Rather, they all seemed committed to giving everyone the opportunity to hear the good news of Jesus in their own heart language.

The other area that stood out to me was unity. From the start, the feeling was that of good friends happy to meet together again. There appeared to be considerable trust and respect. One of the highlights of each day was the country reports where Directors shared what was happening in their countries. There was time for questions and then we prayed for them. From their reports I received some ideas for how we can do things better here in Australia.

I came home feeling privileged to serve these centre directors. I’m keen to assist their work however I can from a distance.

My feeling is that it is a united and godly team. If you are considering supporting GRN I believe it's a good place to invest your finances, time and prayers. (Psalm 133)

Feel free to contact me if you want to get my thoughts on anything.