Ashley Hibbard provides a guest-post at Dashhouse which ponders whether management skill and leadership have supplanted serving as the marker of pastoral leadership in the church. Avoiding polar extremes, the problem identified is whether the motivation to engage with others is for their benefit, or to be noticed. From the post: There are many unhealthy …
Waiting for a flight to take us to Brisbane. I’ve somewhat given up on regional connections and budget carriers. My anxiety levels don’t cope with the stress of arrangements that feel on a par with this. (and this one actually achieved its destination)
In Gospel-Driven Church Jared Wilson offers a critique of church growth that is not confined to a style or a size of congregation: I also want to be clear about what I don’t mean. When I use the word attractional, I am not referring to “contemporary” worship styles or megachurches. Some critics of the attractional …
With Easter and Anzac Day, the AFL are playing for something like nine out of ten days. Which just seems a bit excessive. I lodged my tips when I realized last night’s game was starting. I did my NRL tips as well, and they’ve started this afternoon as well. Anyway… NRL (last round 6/8; season …
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