Ordinations in the Presbyterian Church of South Australia are rare. Most ministers who serve here have usually been ordained and served in other places before coming here. We’ve been blessed to have hosted three ordinations at MGPC over the last forty years. The latest is my colleague Mark Lewis, ordained and set apart for ministry …
The first of two posts by Steve McAlpine interacting with the basic ideas expressed in the post by Murray Lean I linked to last week called The Creeping Trend Of Church Absenteeism. Two significant points that I liked were firstly; McAlpine’s reservations about motivating people to more frequent attendance through guilt or greater effort. And …
Helpful article about church absenteeism by Murray Lean at Gospel Coalition Australia. It’s most pitched toward leaders, but the content is helpful for everyone concerned about personal and corporate spiritual growth and well-being. Among the accessible content is a list of the downsides that sporadic attendance cultivates: Loss of the “spurring-on effect” of regular interaction …
At Gentle Reformation Jared Olivetti offers a formula that seeks to narrow the gap between communication practice and communication desired outcomes. The formula is: Information + Inclusion = Importance & Involvement +++ So before we start pointing fingers at congregation members for not showing up to work days or not “buying in” to the latest …
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