musings on leadership in ministry
I preached in a church to a congregation of 6 people not that long ago. Apparently that’s not unusual for them. 10 would be a bumper day. It feels like it’s done, over, dead. Should that church be closed? I know of another church with 6 people. It is far from done. It’s alive, vibrant Read More …
Today my colleague Jan and I ventured over to Wishaw URC to experiment with Cafe Church. Jan had been to visit the elders and the Girls’ Brigade last week to explain a little of what would happen. Because this was their first experience of something different from a traditional church service on a Sunday morning Read More …
In December Brian McLaren spoke to various groups of Christians in Scotland. I blogged about it here and here. I found this podcast of his talk at Vertigo, Strathclyde University. Chris discovered this short video of some of what he said!
ASBO Jesus hits a nerve…
There is a gathering of emerging church peeps this Saturday at 2pm in the Starbucks in Borders at The Fort. Chris Goan is making it happen. Unfortunately, due to being in Kidderminster at FURY Assembly I won’t make it… but don’t let that put you off! There is a Facebook invite if you are on Read More …
I’ve just finished reading Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell. I know it’s taken me a while to get round to this but I’m kind of glad I waited because I think I’m probably in a place now where it makes more sense to me that it might have when it came out a couple of Read More …
Church can be an odd place, full of odd people. What sometimes makes it odder is that these odd people think that other people are odd. Despite Jesus’ ‘great commandment’ to love each other as He loved us we shy away from strangers, we are fearful of difference and we gravitate towards people who are Read More …