Leadership
Contextual awareness crucial to church planting success
by Matthew Davies ENS 051804-1 Tuesday, May 18, 2004 [Episcopal News Service] Understanding the ‘unchurched’ and cultivating the ability to communicate in broad contexts are essential for the Episcopal Church to achieve its objectives to take seriously Jesus’ command to “build my church” and to “spread the Gospel.” That was the message that 170 participants […]
Covenants
From a netfriend: The church of which I was a member prior to migrating from the UK 30 years ago, had the following: I am no longer my own, but Yours. Put me to what You will, rank me with whom You will; put me to doing, put me to suffering; let me be employed […]
Biblical Principles For Financial Support
1.GOD WILL PROVIDE SO LET US TRUST HIM. (Matthew 6: 25-34). 2.BUT FAITH AND PRAYER AND WORK ALL GO TOGETHER (Epistle of James). 3.TELL GOD’S PEOPLE. In almost all of Paul’s letters he mentions the ‘offering for the poor’ or financial support for himself (see e.g. 2 Corinthians 8:8-15). 4.FORM A SUPPORT GROUP who will […]
Boring Church Services
“Mark and Bev Tindall” wrote in message . Part 1 A SPIRITUAL AUDIT (for John Mark Ministries retreatants). Some quick answers ….. 7. CHURCH: Am I a regular contributing member of a worshipping/missional community? No. Not the slightest desire to ever belong to an instutional church ever again. I am repelled by most church services. […]
Losing the sense of ‘call’ to pastoral ministry
A friend (David) who is a denominational official in Australia wrote a rough draft of an article, to which I have added some notes. My responses preceded by === === First check the articles on ‘Call’ on our websites (JMM and Priscillasfriends) “Losing Your Sense Of Call” and “When No Church Invites” Due to the […]
Are You Burning Out?
Pastor Am I Burning Out? Pastors don’t have to be convinced that they are in a very stress-filled vocation. There are many reasons why a pastor begins to question his call to ministry: the disparity between idealistic expectations and hard reality; workaholism; feeling undertrained and overwhelmed; dealing with problems and conflict on a regular basis; […]
Service of Healing and Hope
Note: GECCC is a small Baptist congregation – about 70 people – which went through a hard time a couple of years ago, when their two pastors resigned, and about 10-12 individuals/couples/families left, including many leaders. My task as Intentional Interim pastor has been to try to help the ‘remnant’ come to terms with their […]
Church in a caf
Praise be April 9, 2004 Not quite a religious experience, but the big breakfast is just heavenly, writes Kendall Hill. Circle Cafe, 344 Darling Street, Balmain, Weekdays 7am-5pm, Saturday 8am-4pm. United by their faith in the glory of brunch, it’s an ecumenical crowd that attends the weekend service at Circle Cafe. Food service, that is, […]
Why go to Church?
A Churchgoer wrote a letter to the editor of the newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. “I’ve gone for 30 years now,” he wrote, “and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can’t remember a single one […]
How the churches could become relevant again
April 5, 2004 The backlash against individualism provides an opportunity for the churches, writes Lindsay Tanner. The crisis of the established churches should be a matter of great concern to all of us. Irrespective of our beliefs, the guidance of religious organisations is a fundamentally important part of our national life. The broader moral framework […]
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