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Power of Connection

Prayer and Praise

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Champions

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Hi

all!

Its my delight and privilege to welcome you to this inaugural

edition of our AGI Connect eZine. We hope you enjoy it and
more importantly we hope that you come to connect with the AGI family in
a deeper way.

In life, meaningful connection is vitally important.

We see the model of connection in relationships: Husband and wife, Parent

and child, Neighbour and neighbour. And we see the model of connection
in various roles: Teacher and student, Coach and athlete, Manager and staff
etc. etc. In fact, without proper connection, a name or a title is useless. The
title of Pastor means nothing without genuine connection with people. So it
is with us as believers. Without the proper connection to Christ our titles as
Christians is not valid or sincere.v

Assemblies of God Ireland exists for meaningful

connection.

We long to connect people with God; connecting the lost to a saviour and
the broken to a healer. We also seek to connect pastors to pastors, leaders to
leaders, churches to churches and churches to a National movement.

Our movement is all about connection.

Through SALT, the AGI seeks to connect emerging and potential leaders
with great training and with experienced pastors and leaders. Through AGI
NETWORK, we seek to connect leaders and churches with each other, in
their respective regions. At PULSE, we connect our young people with
fellow youth from across the whole island. Watching them encounter God is

Sean Mullarkey
AGI National Leader

a sight to behold! With ENGAGE and DREAM, we gather as a tribe, connecting in great fellowship, loving
encouragement and inspiring teaching. All of this and our seniorLEAD weekend, underline the heart of
connection, which this movement has.

Time to Connect.

God bless you as you labour for the Lord, as you endeavour to advance Gods kingdom through your life and
Church and God bless you as you champion connection in all your spheres of influence. We thank God for
you.

Enjoy the eMag,

Love in Christ.
Sean and Susan Mullarkey

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Daniel Malone
here,Id love to tell
you about Pulse.
Throughout my life,
when I have been to the hospital
no matter what the issue, my
pulse was always the first thing
that was checked. The pulse
is of fundamental importance
because it represents the well
being of your heart.

PULSE reflects the heartbeat

of local youth groups all over
Ireland who are passionate
about Jesus. We exist simply
to point teenagers to Jesus
and to connect and empower
local youth groups all over the
country.

Some thingsIve learnt in my life.

PULSE 15 in July was a week to

remember with over 300 young
people from all over Ireland.
Lives were changed, teenagers
were released into their God
given destiny and the local
church was empowered.

Choices Matter!

MINI PULSE
DATE: 24TH OCTOBER,
TIME: 7PM - 9:30PM
VENUE: DISTRICT 8, 135 - 138
FRANCIS ST, DUBLIN 8.

Relationships are Important!

Friendship is the paved highway the

holy spirit will most often travel on. As
a teenager, you are the mostequipped
person to reach your friends for Jesus,
nobody else!

Whatever you give your time to, you give

your life to. Small decisions have lasting
impact.

Have FUN!

As young Christians, lifedoesnt have to

be boring. Sometimes we can view life
as a set of rules. What God values He
also protects. If there are somethings He
wants to keep you from, its because He
loves you, He wants to protect you and
Hves given you real freedom to enjoy
LIFE!

Daniel Malone
National Youth Director

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school of advanced leadership

STRENGTHENING
THE LOCAL CHURCH

BE EQUIPPED
TO LEAD.

We are passionate about raising leaders. At

SALT, our AGI training programme, we
offer an effective pathway for your personal
leadership development and training for
leading in the local church.
Our nine and eighteen month programmes,
in partnership with associated local
churches, will equip you with the biblical
foundation and practical skills necessary to
lead, build and minister in the local church.

Being actively involved in your local church

is vital to your training and preparation
for ministry in SALT. Our local church
internship strengthens your partnership
and contribution to serving your local
church. All Salt students will create a
personal development plan, focussing
on a personal and an internship growth
goal each term. Students will have access
to leadership coaching to support their
leadership development and growth.

LEADERSHIP & TRAINING

AGI TEAM PLACEMENT

The SALT course content focuses on

Christ centred leadership and teaching in
biblical foundations of faith. All classes
are taught by experienced local church
leaders, currently engaged with changing
the landscape of the Church in Ireland.

All SALT students have the opportunity

to experience ministry beyond their local
content in out AGI team placement. This
mandatory placement allows students to
contribute to AGI national conferences
and key events through out the year. Each
student will function as a team player,
team leader or leader of leaders, widening
their experience in preparation for future
ministry goals.

The academic requirements for AGI

ordination are met through this course.

LOCAL CHURCH INTERNSHIP

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PRAYER AND PRAISE

Prayer

- This is the time of year that church families normally begin regathering as school is starting
again and holidays are over so, its back to the normal routine of life, school, church, work, etc.
please pray for people to come into their Sunday gatherings with joy, hope and expectation of
what God is going to do in this next season.
- Pray for for pastors and leaders to be filled with enthusiasm and a fresh renewing of their
spirits and deeper encounters with Christ Who is head of the Church.
- Pray that Pastors and leaders will know what God would have them do about all the immigrants coming into Ireland and if God would have the their local church minister to these
people who do not know Jesus as their Saviour.
- Pray for Abundant Life Church in Limerick. Even though they have the deal for a larger
building they have not yet received the keys. Pray for God to open the door!
- Pray for Open Arms, the owner of the attached building has received Planning permission
to sell. Please pray for the final resources to come in so Open Arms can take possession of the
building.
Sam Buckerfield is a service producer at Hillsong Church in Sydney for some special
events & is part of the writers guild. Check out what he has to share in terms of
Writers on Creative Teams for Church & how to kick start your writing gift as he
shares from his life and experience.

Praise
- Friday, 18 September, 2015, Discovery Church, Galway had an evening service dedicating
their new church building! The worship team lead in a great worship service and Paul Cullen
spoken on the great love of God! The fellowship meal was so delicious and the ceili was great
craic and several young people performed Irish dancing! Congratulations to Discovery and a
new beginning!
- AGIs School for Advanced Leadership Training (SALT) is beginning its new courses! The
students have been interviewed and are starting classes on 8 October. It will be a great year as
the students prepare with the Holy Spirit for a future in leadership!
- Paul Phillips from Wexford Christian Community Church was ordained 7 September! Congratulations to Paul!
- Cornerstone Church in Derry has taken possession of their new building and is in the process
of preparing the building for use.

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ecently while doing my daily devotion time with the Lord I was reading in the book of
Proverbs and something that I had read before came to life in a new way. As I begun to
read and re-read the verse God illuminated the words on the page in such a way that
brought a fresh perspective of a revelatory nature.

So what does this have to do with that verse in Proverbs you may ask? Well the point I want to make
is simply this:

The verse is found in Proverbs 27:28 and it says;

Our primary role when serving someone else is to use all our best talents, gifts and abilities to help
them achieve their purpose and the vision that God has called them to run with. When we commit
ourselves to protecting our leaders and serving them in this way - then not only will they succeed in
all their initiates, but such an attitude secures blessing and success for us in our ministries.
Simply put as those who lead and are being led we should:

treat others like we ourselves would like to be treated

The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and whoever protects their master will be honoured.

When we protect and serve those who lead us; we get to eat the fruit of what they carry.

So let me give you a couple of potential applications for what this kind of dynamic may look like
in real life:

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1. Ownership

Serving a leader in our lives and serving my leader are two vastly different things. We protect that
which we feel belongs to us or we belong to. The first step is to see that God has given us our leaders
as gifts and we are to be owned (belong to) them and see that they belong to us.

2. Protective

Although we never dust stuff under the carpet in the church or turn a blind eye to immoral or
illegal behaviour, still there is tremendous value in seeing ourselves as protectors to our leaders. We
are called to steward their favour by stewarding their reputation before the world and before each
other. Let be more attentive to how we talk about our leaders and the image we construct of them
to others.
The context here is referring to the role we all play in life and ministry as those who are primarily
under leadership and those who are leading. You see there are many dimensions to the complex
relationships we share with those who lead us and indeed with those we lead. And all of us regardless
of what level we led at still are people under leadership. This is Gods model and Gods plan for
those who lead; to be servants to those we lead and to be great followers of those who lead us.

3. Supportive

We all should lead and be led as we progress in ministry.

So lets pray more for our leaders and believe for Gods very best best for their lives. And lets commit
ourselves to protect the tree which provides the shade we enjoy and steward well the gifts God has
given His church and remember: If we abuse the tree we will lose the fruit.

An fantastic example of this is found in Jesus encounter with the Roman centurion in Luke 7.
Basically the Roman commanders slave was ill and he recognised the authority of Jesus and pleaded
with Him to come and heal his slave. However, something significant happens in v.7-8 where he
says:

But say the word, and my servant will be healed.

For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me.
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In other words - the Roman soldier recognised that authority is always delegated and validated by
those we serve. He as a man of great authority was in fact under authority at the same time. Due
to the centurions faith based on his understanding of Jesuss power and the his own displacement
of leadership; Jesus would go on to commend his faith as being both rare and a great example for
us all.
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When our leader wins - we win every time. So lets make it our priority not simply to gain from
them; but to give our very best to them trying to be as much of a benefit and supportive wherever
possible in the church. Always recognising the needs of our leaders and always intentional about
how we can serve.

Lets be the best leaders we can be; but let us also be the best followers we can be and lets see the
church flourish!

Jamie Corcoran
Lead Pastor,
Lighthouse, Navan
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CHAMPIONS

After four years in the buying and one year in the

redesigning, Cornerstone City Church in Derry/
Londonderry opened Phase One - the Hub - in
their new building on 17 June 2015.
With a mission that is simply to bring love to life
Cornerstone City Churchs efforts will have taken a
great leap forward as their new offices offer plenty
of creative space for earth;y prayers to rise and
heavenly genius to fall.
Situated along a main arterial route into the city
centre and along a main feeder road to many
provincial towns, the building on Duke Street is
highly visible from many parts of the city. Fronting
the River Foyle and adjacent to the citys railway
station and Peace Bridge the people of Cornerstone
are excited about the future God has for their city.
The church believes it belongs to the city and at its
heart seeks to serve the city in Christs name.

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