A local church exists for ministry and mission. It doesn’t exist to sustain programs or groupings that began with ministry and mission in mind, but which are no longer capable of achieving that purpose. As 2013 comes to a conclusion and our thoughts turn to 2014 our planning for next year is not simply to …

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These two reports turned up in my rss reader last week. One is about Kevin Kelley, a US high school football coach whose team never punts. (along with a couple of other unusual play characteristics) Even if you don’t understand US football, this is about challenging conventional wisdom by seeing whether statistics back up the …

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