Neil Cole - part 4 of 4 Gleaning Life from the 5 Journeys of Paul
In this fourth and final podcast built on the Neil Cole interview we watch Paul as he matures over five journeys—this is about spiritual formation and missional results.
While the first missionary journey finds him leaving churches without much leadership, the second reflects the importance of raising leaders from the harvest.
On the third trip, he explodes with effectiveness as he stays in one place, teaching daily in the school of Tyrannus—archaeology reveals 20 churches in Asia Minor that could trace roots to Paul in Ephesus.
Few recognize the fourth journey as a missionary outing, but it was in chains that he spoke to men and women of great influence. He changed the course of human history through his efforts under house arrest in Rome.
The fifth journey is after the first imprisonment and at its conclusion in death.
Apparently, just prior to execution, he wrote to Timothy, “You then, my son in faith, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.”
While we treasure those words, we seldom think of arrest and final imprisonment as an afterglow to a life well lived.
We talked about how spiritual formation can be simultaneously jarring and positive. This was an apt conclusion to a great interview.
Neil is accessible and willing to connect. You could hookup via social media or neilcole@aol.com.
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