Leadership
Effective change in the Church
“Lawrence Meckan” wrote in message The same things that apply to corporate leadership should apply to Churches: Transparency of leadership and leadership structure, including when the leadership get it wrong. Community within the group, including allowing voices of dissent. Ownership of the community by all people The ability for the leadership structure to let go […]
Learning from an Unfriendly Church
My chilly reception changed the way we look at visitors. By Joe McKeever The couple came in after the worship service started. They seemed ill at ease, like they were not sure what to do next. The congregation was in the middle of a chorus that was printed inside the worship bulletin they had been […]
Ministry: Priestly or Prophetic?
THE NATURE OF MINISTRY: PRIESTLY OR PROPHETIC? BARRY CHANT In his penetrating volume The Genius of Puritanism, Peter Lewis draws a fascinating distinction between the priestly model and the prophetic model of public worship.[1] This distinction seems to me to be pertinent to the current debate over the nature of ministry. It is obvious we […]
RETUNING THE CHURCH (Music)
RETUNING THE CHURCH A exploratory discussion paper presented by Dr Barry Chant at the annual conference of the Association of Pentecostal and Charismatic Bible Colleges of Australasia on Friday 19 May 2000 It seems to have occurred largely unobserved, but a new trend has fundamentally changed the nature of evangelical and charismatic ministry. It has […]
A Churchless Faith
A Churchless Faith by Alan Jamieson Foreword: Prof James Fowler Faith journeys beyond evangelical, Pentecostal and charismatic churches Publication info ISBN 0-473-07021-9 Published 1 November 2000. What’s on this page? About the book What others say … (to reviews page) Foreword by Prof James Fowler About the author How to order Extracts from the book […]
Signs of a healthy church
· People are constantly expressing disagreement, and they do it right out in the open; · The Rector is always behind in her/his work; · The Vestry can never seem to make ends meet financially, and they are forever giving money away; · New groups keep cropping up and bumping into each other over schedules […]
Revivalist preachers (more)
A netfriend followed up the post by Mark (see http://jmm.org.au/articles/12294.htm ) with these wise words: Having read this site ( http://www.ctyme.com/bwash/bwash.htm#d ) I can’t believe the blatant hatred and hostility that the author demonstrates toward Christianity… nor the level of ignorance he is willing to display concerning that which he attacks. First, ignorance of history. […]
The Only One Pulling
An out-of-towner drove his car into a ditch in a desolated area. Luckily, a local farmer came to help with his big strong horse named Buddy. He hitched Buddy up to the car and yelled, “Pull, Nellie, pull!” Buddy didn’t move. Then the farmer hollered, “Pull, Buster, pull!” Buddy didn’t respond. Once more the farmer […]
How Revivalist Preachers Work
From http://www.ctyme.com/bwash/bwash.htm#d ******************* How Revivalist Preachers Work If you’d like to see a revivalist preacher at work, there are probably several in your city. Go to the church or tent early and sit in the rear, about three-quarters of the way back. Most likely repetitive music will be played while the people come in for […]
A Fishy Story
By Kim Thoday Sometimes it is helpful to ask your people how they picture their Church. What would they want it to look like in 5 years or 10 years? This can make a useful and interesting small groups activity. Recently we held another Vision Dinner. Church was done caf © style and I presented some […]
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