First Things First: Becoming a Church of Presence | Ps Glenn Bleakney | Neuma Sunshine Coast

Originally recorded on Sunday, 6th April 2025 | 9:30am

First Things First: Becoming a Church of Presence

What’s missing in much of today’s Church?

In this thought-provoking episode of Kingdom Reformation with Glenn Bleakney, we take an honest look at four common types of churches shaping the landscape of modern Christianity—each offering something good, but still falling short of God's ultimate intention:

• The Church of Programs – filled with activity, but often lacking intimacy.

• The Church of Preaching – rich in truth, but missing the power of encounter.

• The Church of Personality – led by charisma, but not always led by Christ.

• The Church of Production – polished and professional, but sometimes spiritually shallow.

Each of these models may attract crowds, but without the manifest Presence of God, they lack the transforming power the Church was designed to carry.

God is calling us back to the foundation—becoming a Church of Presence. Like Moses, we must say, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here” (Exodus 33:15). We are being invited to build ministries not just around good preaching or powerful personalities, but around His Presence—where lives are changed, hearts are healed, and revival ignites.