A helpful post by Michael Kruger about what may seem a mundane subject: chairing effective meetings. Pitched to meeting leaders, everyone who attends meetings (and hopefully they’re being led by someone) would benefit from knowing what effective meetings are working towards and how effective leadership can increase their productivity while minimising the amount of time …
Michael Kelly writes about why the church should pay careful attention to the lyrics of the songs that it sings. One of those reasons is that the words we sing become truths that remain in our minds. Songs help us learn. They always have. They helped us learn the ABCs, the days of the week …
Churches can have all sorts of assumptions about what the people who visit or regularly attend them want, and then tailor themselves to meet that felt need. And then share the Gospel. Sort of a Jesus ‘bait and switch.’ This post doesn’t take issue with excellence, but makes a heartfelt observation about what is important. …
Borrowing an analogy from baseball, Daniel Darling writes about ordinary preachers and their week-to-week preaching ministry. Having an expectation that the exceptional should be the ordinary experience creates a type of Christian life that is neither sustainable or recognisable from a biblical or historic framework. From Darling: This is not an excuse for mediocrity. It’s …
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