Opening lines
By Stanley Mehta Welcome to the launch of the new e-magazine, “Momentum – Looking Beyond” from the GMI family of churches & ministries. For a long time, it was in my heart to start a magazine for GMI members. My main goal was that everyone, right from the pastor to the person at the grass […]
Editorial
By Mohan Varghese Times are changing. We live in an era faced with many new challenges. World views, beliefs, relationships, established practices are all changing or eroding and the very foundations of society are also being threatened. Things that were once thought sacred or considered taboo a few decades back are now forgotten in the […]
Discipleship: A biblical Mandate
By Stanley Mehta One of the core values of Gateway Ministries is that of Discipleship. But is it Biblical? Is it something that comes from the Indian history of ‘Guru-shishya’ system? Did Jesus practice it? Did his followers embrace it? Is it only for the days of the NT in the first Century or is […]
Learning to open up
By Anand Mahadevan Discipleship was an alien concept to us when we first came to Mumbai and became a part of Bombay Baptist Church, about seven years ago. In my walk with Jesus Christ earlier, I had received wonderful advice from many pastors, elders, cell leaders, brothers and sisters. But I had never opened myself […]
Five things I have learnt
By David Selvan A young man was going galloping on a horse. An elderly man stopped him and asked where he was going. Replied the young man, “Sir don’t stop me. My heart is brave, my horse is fast, my sword is sharp and I am going for the war”. Again the elderly man, enquired. […]
Discipling Couples
By Joemon Joseph Sunitha and I got married when we both were 24. The factor of romance was high, but the maturity factor was low. Each week was filled with inter-personal conflicts which we found difficult to resolve. Very soon we found ourselves meeting our pastor every week after the Sunday service. It worked! My […]
Excellence At The Work Place
By Mobis Philipose Growing up as a typical Indian boy who loved his cricket, I often thought to myself, ‘If only I didn’t have to take these periodic breaks to do my homework and study. If only Adam and Eve hadn’t eaten that fruit and sinned, life would have been so perfect. I could have […]
Views On Discipleship
By Daniel Theophilus A young lad that I was – 10 years ago, I was very passionate about drumming, and also had all the foundations and biblical principals intact since I was from a very good Christian family. When I happened to meet this man (Ps.David Selvan) in my school, I found him quite interesting, […]
Sahaara: Gifting Dreams
Sahaara Charitable Society has been gifting dreams to various underprivileged sections in the city of Mumbai since 1994. Project Prakash has been working with the visually challenged population. We are pleased to share two “dreams” gifted through the activities of Project Prakash. By Arthur Thangiah Imagine that you are blindfolded and you have […]
FAQs On Discipleship
1. What attitudes will slow down the process of discipleship? Prejudices (traditional thoughts or bias towards a routine way of thinking – the Pharisees fitted wonderfully into this category, thereby excluding themselves from understanding Jesus’ teaching). Preconceived ideas (that lead to responses like “I already know that”, thereby excluding us from the learning or discipleship […]