59 A Mandate for the Future Let us be the Reformers of this generation. Let us read each other, write each other, visit each other, attend conferences together, influence each other, learn from each other, work together, hold each other accountable, and, when needed, challenge and correct each other. In other words, let’s be in community. We don’t have to agree on everything to change the world. But, like the Reformers, we too build community. If the only technology the Reformers had available to them was the Guttenberg press, imagine what we can do! Today the Internet and email give us opportunities to connect that were Let us be the Reformers of this generation. Let’s be in community. We don’t have to agree on everything to change the world. unthinkable just 15 years ago. What is the ultimate purpose of technology? It is to complete the Great Commission. One great idea can change the world. If just 10% of the churches in America made 15 new disciples every year, in just 20 years there would be 10,000,000 new disciples in our country. Imagine the impact those 10,000,000 disciples would have on the next 20 years. We will never know unless we try. Would you like to join us in the effort? Go to www.joinmim.org. Edward invited Martyr and Bucer to England to become the Regis professors of theology at Oxford and Cambridge, respectively. Together, they raised up a whole generation of English Protestants. So what were the factors that led to half of Europe’s churches becoming Protestant in just 40 years? And what are the lessons we can learn? As you can see in the account just presented, several human factors contributed to what the Reformers accomplished. Even though they each ministered in their own vineyards, they were: ����Reading each other ����Writing each other ����Visiting each other ����Attending conferences together ����Influencing each other ����Learning from each other ����Working together ����Holding each other accountable ����Challenging each other ����Correcting each other The 16th century Reformation offers us one of the most encouraging examples of what can happen when Christians who agree on the essentials work together in community. The Reformers did not always agree, but they did keep working together to build Christ’s kingdom. As a result, these men did together what none of them could have done alone. It is a good model for leaders today. ■ PATRICK MORLEY The author of 20 books, Patrick Morley, PhD, is best known for writing The Man in the Mirror, with more than three million copies in print. He is Founder and Chairman of Man in the Mirror and has been teaching a weekly Bible Study to thousands of men for over 30 years. Pat and his wife, Patsy, live in Winter Park, Florida. www.maninthemirror.org
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