Master list producer Thom Rainer provides seven reasons some church members don’t want their churches to grow. It’s important to know that people who love Jesus as Lord and Saviour and who want others to be saved can fall into these patterns. They need to be sensitively identified and addressed from the perspective of finding …
This week’s article for the Border Watch, our local paper, has been given the title ‘Roads Untravelled’, which is pretty good. Those of you who know Melbourne probably are aware that Collins Street is a prestige address for businesses. Addresses on other streets that cross over Collins Street, like Russell Street, may only be a …
With all the sensitivity that can be mustered, it has to be said on a regular basis that it’s so important for folk who are part of a local church to want to engage visitors and newcomers before and after the service. Spending thirty or forty minutes talking to exactly the same person each week …
Tradition and nostalgia both seek to bring the past to bear on present and future practice. Tradition will do so in a way that encourages a view that looks forward with optimism, thankful for the past. Nostalgia will do so in a way that nurtures a view that looks forward with pessimism, longing to return …
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