leadership in ministry
Over the next few weeks for the first time there will be some guest posts appearing here on StewartCutler.com. Why? Well, because sometimes a change of voice, a different perspective and some interesting insights help us to get our heads around a problem or an issue. I think my guests will bring some great words Read More …
Today Philip Green reported that the Government could save a fortune by having better purchasing systems, using its buildings more efficiently and generally being smarter about how they commission projects. It got me thinking, not for the first time, does the church offer value for money? That might seem like a strange question but each Read More …
A Safe Place? When: Saturday 16th October 2010, 10am – 4pm Where: The Atholl Centre, Pitlochry Tickets: £12.50 (£9 concession) – including lunch How can the church be a nurturing community for people with mental health problems? This day seminar is for anyone who wants to explore openly the issues facing those with mental health Read More …
Who knew that reading was so… enlightening! I’m in the final (hopefully) throws of the dissertation and I’m battering away at a couple of sections before editing my findings. The parts getting attention just now are about ‘the Church and social capital’ and ‘youth work strategy’. The social capital discussion has been really interesting. I Read More …
I’m writing a bit about the institutional church for my dissertation. Everything I’ve read says that the institutional church is: a) declining and b) increasingly irrelevant So, I have two questions. Am I just reading one side of the argument, and if so can you point me in the other direction? If I’m not, and Read More …
I spent the afternoon with the nice people at Lanark St Nicholas yesterday thinking about communication. Here’s what we talked about, sort of: What do you want to say? Have you noticed that in Churches, or in any group really, people have different priorities and different ideas about why church is important to them, why Read More …
Are there certain features or practices that make church ‘church’? Recently I’ve heard people say things like ‘That’s church for them’ and ‘They don’t do the sacraments so they’re not a proper church’. So, what makes a church a church? And I don’t mean the building…