The Australian Federal Government, as part of its commitment to extend funding for the National School Chaplaincy Program (in both duration and scope) until December 2014 undertook to a process of national consultation to review the program. The discussion paper for the review has just been released and submissions about the program are open until …
Dave Dorr challenges consumer attitudes being applied to church. He suggests a few “attitudes that show we are relating to our church as consumers”: 1. Consistently dwelling on the thought, “Is this church the right fit for me?” 2. Having an attitude that says, “If the leadership would just do ______________ better, then I would …
I’ve been posting quotes from Craig Barnes’ book ‘The Pastor As Minor Poet’ (Eerdmans, 2009) lately. Barnes also has a blog at Shadyside Presbyterian’s website. Here he muses on what seem to be contradictory quotes: “Whoever is not against us is for us.” (Mark 9:40) “Whoever is not with me is against me.” (Matthew 12:30) …
King’s Cross is: “Timothy Keller’s revelatory look at the life of Christ as told in the Gospel of Mark. In it, Keller shows how the story of Jesus is at once cosmic, historical, and personal, calling each of us to look anew at our relationship with God. Like Keller’s other books, it speaks to skeptics …
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