musings on leadership in ministry
Seth Godin talks more about Tribes and how they work. This screams against all the ways that we talk about church. It’s for everyone. Of course your welcome. We’re for everyone. The thing is YOUR Church isn’t for everyone. Is it? We have denominations. We have types. We have styles. He have different structures and Read More …
Sorry for the lack of blogging lately. I’ve been busy writing essays and working away from home. I’ve also been a little uninspired so haven’t had an awful lot to say. However… I’ve just spent a really interesting couple of days with my colleagues talking about work and faith. We spent some time considering culture Read More …
It’s Friday so the latest Something Beautiful Podcast is out. This week we chat with aaron aiken and discuss ideas on how we can rethink our finances to live simpler, be a better steward of your money and break the bondage of debt. aaron and his wife lindsay, run the where you are now website Read More …
‘Emerging’ Church The first thing to say is that McLaren doesn’t like the term Emerging for all kinds of reasons. But with no other word to replace it I’ll use it as a catch all definition of new developments on the fringe of church. He spent some time unpacking where we are and where we Read More …
Last night I went to hear author and pastor Brian McLaren speak at Vertigo in Strathclyde Uni’s Student Union. These are my notes and some attempt to make some sense of them. Jesus didn’t come to start a religion. He came to start something else which he called the ‘Kingdom of God’. But would Jesus Read More …
Stuck for ideas for gifts? Want to buy your loved one an iPod but feeling a little bit guilty? Want to help make the world a better place? could be the answer. There are a growing list of great (RED) products available. You buy the (RED) product and money goes to AIDS work in Africa. Read More …
Peter Johnston and Scott Rennie have the first part of a fascinating conversation about the book ‘Why Liberal Churches Are Growing’. Listen HERE to their discussion about the challenges facing the ‘progressive’ church, creating community, the church and young people and much more.