As a young pastor in his late 20’s I thought my ministry was ‘out there’ and different. One of the hallmarks of my ministry was being a pioneer in new technologies and cutting edge programs. I would sometimes think how different my ministry was compared to my Fathers or Grandfathers had been. In 1998 soon after I had just planted a church, my Grandfather died. He had a long and distinguished ministry starting at the age of 20 and finishing well into his 70’s. My Grandfather had been a Minister in the Presbyterian and congregational churches in England, Wales and New Zealand and seen distinguished service in the 2nd World War in the RAF. While attending the funeral I had the chance to read through some of his papers. I came across a series of typed monthly letters he had written to his congregation members in the late 1950’s. I began to read the first letter and you could have knocked me over with a feather. The content of the letter was virtually the same in content as an email I had sent previously to my church members. The exhortation to press forward was the same; the discussion of programs and the need for volunteers the same. The overriding theme in both his letter and my email was the subtle emphasis on sacrificing now for a vision of tomorrow. As I looked through the rest of his typed monthly letters to his congregation I realised that for all the changes and innovations I had undertaken in my church basically nothing had changed compared to my Grandfathers churches (and that was with me being in a Pentecostal church, compared to a traditional mainline church). The cake was exactly the same only the icing had changed. The reason this bothered me is that if I continue to do what my forefathers have done, I will continue to get the same as what they got. Being honest The Kingdom of God has not been growing in New Zealand since 1950 and is likely decreasing. If I don’t change what I am doing (and I mean more than programs or music in church or changing denominational structures), why should things be any different for my generation? My cry is to see the Kingdom of God to advance in a significant way such as was seen in the book of Acts. To have even a chance of seeing that, I need to make a change.