initiate
verb (used with object)
to begin, set going, or originate.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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One of the Mars Hill ex-pastors who has been initiating mediation with the church, Kyle Firstenberg, had this reaction to Acts 29′s announcement.
From Time ● Aug. 8, 2014