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This is the second in a series of posts on a model for administering independent churches. My previous post described the problem that independent churches face in their governance structures. Briefly, we want financial management, etc., to be the responsibility of deacons, but under many current structures for administering churches, the responsibility must be taken […]
This is the first in a series of posts on a model for administering independent churches. Before we go on describing what the model is like, I will need to explain what I mean by an independent church, and why a different model may be useful. What is an independent church? By independent church I […]
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here. That’s because I had, until now, nothing much useful to say. (Plus the fact I was writing reports and Board papers at work all the time, which diminished my enthusiasm for writing.) Anyway, I’ve been mulling over the idea of a model for administering independent churches […]
About half an hour ago I had a fascinating and pleasant conversation with two Mormons, who were apparently visiting someone from their church. I think we had about a 10 minute conversation about our beliefs. A few dot points from things that struck me: We use the same jargon to mean different things. To them, […]
Earlier this week Joe Hockey made a speech to the Sydney Institute titled In Defence of God. In the speech he called for, at the risk of oversimplification, a more liberal theology of God. Today’s letters page in the Sydney Morning Herald has a section devoted to this topic. It’s good to see that biblical […]
At the SCCCA training workshop a few Wednesdays ago, Tom Tokura led a really useful workshop on evangelism. He has kindly shared a copy of the presentation. Hopefully you will find it as useful as I have.
What’s worse than rotting in hell? Well, in hell, but not rotting.
Our congregation has an “unofficial” policy of vetting the lyrics of songs before admitting them for use in services. In general, we look at almost every song, regardless of source, and assess each on its own merits. I thought it would be useful to share the things I think about when I am asked to […]
Here is a godly example of how to deal with suffering (Warning: 165 MB video file).
For some reason, whenever I talk to people about ministry, the discussion often ventures into “ministry platforms”. I think I have been saying the same thing enough times for me put it down in writing, so that hopefully I don’t have to repeat myself as much. So, here is a FAQ. Nothing here is particularly […]