The International Herald Tribune tells the story on Dec. 12, of three German brothers who succeeded as entrepreneurs. The article quotes Professor Ann-Kristin Achleitner of the Technical University of Munich: "Germans are risk-averse, and there really is a stigma attached to being entrepreneurial" (p.11-12).
From my own experience, this is even more true in Austria -and even the Germans will say this is. I face this same reality as I think about how to help refugees take hold of what God has brought them to on the refugee highway. Working with refugees in Europe is entrepreneurial. It is pioneer.
Whether it is for a refugee to meet Christ, and be transformed by the Gospel or whether it is to have a vision for building God's Church in Europe, Our refugee work is a huge opportunity, full of risk, adventure, sadness, disappointment and opportunity.
What makes our work often the hardest is when the church around does not embrace what God may be doing through this person or the other. How do we move forward with ministry plans and dreams when the body around you is unwilling and uncertain? The Samwer brothers exercised what they called, "aggressive curiosity" in order to figure out what would work best in a German environment.
A lot of my work is figuring out what will work best in order to help God's people walk into the future.
From my own experience, this is even more true in Austria -and even the Germans will say this is. I face this same reality as I think about how to help refugees take hold of what God has brought them to on the refugee highway. Working with refugees in Europe is entrepreneurial. It is pioneer.
Whether it is for a refugee to meet Christ, and be transformed by the Gospel or whether it is to have a vision for building God's Church in Europe, Our refugee work is a huge opportunity, full of risk, adventure, sadness, disappointment and opportunity.
What makes our work often the hardest is when the church around does not embrace what God may be doing through this person or the other. How do we move forward with ministry plans and dreams when the body around you is unwilling and uncertain? The Samwer brothers exercised what they called, "aggressive curiosity" in order to figure out what would work best in a German environment.
A lot of my work is figuring out what will work best in order to help God's people walk into the future.
posted by Paul at
10:34 AM
2 Comments:
paul, you've nailed a big challenge. i thank God for your perseverance as you seek to inspire and challenge the church to step out onto the water and follow...
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Tom, at 6:10 AM
Hi Paul! FINALLY visiting your blog, and enjoying your written words. Yes, how long to pull along a reluctant church and when to cut lose and run trusting you will provoke a desire to join the race.
God bless you and Reinhild and the kids today.
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