About A2A - Acts 2 Alliance

"My passion for reaching people with the gospel through the Arts has been a controversial one in some Christian circles. A2A has not only celebrated the initiatives we have developed in this area but encouraged me to share them and help others facilitate this form of outreach. The culture of this movement is open and inclusive of new ideas whilst retaining a wise and solid center around the truth of the Gospel. I love the fact that A2A churches look so different from each other but there is a unifying ethos which makes us family."

"Innovation is born out of necessity and desperation. It begins to arrive when the leader faces the reality he cannot and maybe should not build the vision he has in his heart. At which time he must go back to the new covenant teaching and search to catch a glimpse of the movement Jesus started. Once he sees it, he must then be willing to empty himself of all Ideas and practices attached to the old model of the temple and allow the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus' new model clearly." Innovation is challenging, it’s difficult, it’s elusive and multifaceted which is why you need other Spirit Led creative thinkers to connect with. This is where our diverse movement A2A has something to offer everyone who is willing to ReThink Church and rediscover the movement Jesus began. We must allow the Holy Spirit to make the church irresistible once again.

"In late 2006 my wife Alice and I planted Coast and Vines Church in Willunga SA. In planting the church we really had very little knowledge in how to go about this. We did however know that God had called us to it and that we had a great passion to see it come about. After the difficult early years of the church plant, in 2012 coast and vines church became a part of the Acts 2 Alliance. Since this time we have journeyed from a relatively low base of knowledge skills and help to being able to flourish as a local church, and to flourish also in our own leadership. Over these ensuing years Alice and I and our teams have discovered just how focused the A2A movement is on equipping leaders to go further in their leadership, and in their building of relevant vibrant disciple making communities. Through the A2A mentoring program Alice and I have grown in our own emotional well-being as well as in our confidence as leaders. This heart and practice of A2A to see leaders being healthy in all areas of their lives is in my view both profound and highly effective."