I Could Have Done More
Just back from an exciting finance meeting of the Vine Trust. Yes finance meeting can be really interesting. The truth is if you want a forward looking organisation make sure the people in control of the finances are forward looking. There are just so many wonderful things going on and its great being the Chairman with a "can do organisation like the Vine Trust". So many fantastic opportunities. Picking up on the opportunities is another challenge. I am so thankful...
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You know what? i think we all need a bit of a shake up. And maybe a wee bit seasoning. I often wonder if we as church leaders being educated and trained in secular universities have allowed modernity to shape our church and ministries. Could we have placed reason at the centre of our thinking and omitted live out the importance of the life of faith? At the core of an effective church there must be a desire for worship and mission. Abd I believe that caomes...
Are we preparing for a funeral or a celebration? Don't be deceived by the black boxes. They may look like coffins but they are towers on which will hang lots of information about our various programmes during our Church Without Walls Open week.
Listening to some people you'd think the church was ready to be buried. I assure you if you visit during our CWW week you be surprised at the stories people will tell of resurrection and new life. Talking about burying...
There is a great deal of discussion in the national church at the moment about the best way to use the gifts of "The People of God." I've noticed though that a number of my fellow ministers feel quite threatened by the idea that lesser theologically trained individuals might end up being used to do what has been traditionally the job of a minister. I do think that it is important that we keep standards high in the church but what to me is more important, is that we who...
We had really good feed back on the Sanctuary First service last night. the theme Giard the Good seemed to strike a chord with anumber of people who attended. The thing that seemed to get people talking was the Scarecrow Cross. I think there is quite a bit of reflection needed on the whhole idea of the cross and the scarecrow. It seems to me that this image reminds me that God was in christ redeeming the world. Defeating evil. I guess this is the Christus Victor theory...