Simple small group?

I love my small group. It’s led by a guy who’s not only passionate about Jesus, and a greatly gifted worship leader, he’s also someone who can hold the group together, let the conversation flow and just encourage the right person at the right time.
We have so much fun together, laughing and joking and going [...]

Church is for simple people

Been reading “SiMPLE CHURCH” and it’s fantastic. The initial chapter talked of the importance of having a clear purpose, and being able to articulate that in a way that everyone could grasp. From that could flow your staffing, how you approach numbers, how you do things, how you handle new ideas, what process you use [...]

two lattes and a bible please

Not sure my comrades in the church I belong to are ready for a cafe church…not sure I am either, but it fits with a few notions I have for the cafe/3rd space we’re planning. I’ve been asked to gather some people together to write the business plan for it and have really been encouraged [...]

Non-static logos?

If we’re a dynamic, creative, moving, transforming and lots of other active ‘ing words as a church then should we be constantly refreshing the logo?

We’ve actually just changed ours and it’s awesome IMHO, albeit it’s better in red and white than black and white and I think that’s where it will be when the web [...]

Jesus was and is missional

Jesus left where He was and came to where the people needed Him
Jesus cared for the poor, healed the sick and freed the brokenhearted and the prisoner
Jesus spoke of the kingdom and invited people to join
Jesus was part of a small group of followers and they did life together
Jesus suffered for others, and gave sacrificially. [...]

Chocolate: love it or not love it?

Been buying chocolate recently?

Dis-unity & grace

John 17:21-23May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

Psalm 133How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!

I’ve been thinking through unity over the last few days. I was really struck today that this [...]

New friend?

This is the website of the man I met on the plane this week.

Gutting

Shane Claiborne’s house just burnt down and he lost all his belongings. There is a link for donations on the site.
Updated: link on Christianity Today and comments from other bloggers:- Tall Skinny Kiwi expresses regrets- Philadelphia Inquirer story and here also- Taylor Sloan blogs- Sarah Louise also- What a lovely little church we are covers [...]

Q - Disciples

Rick McKinley said this at Q:
We need deeply transformed disciples. Stop talking about church and starttalking about a movement. Who has been so transformed by the gospel that we canstart working on crazy dreams with them. Don’t want a church of undiscipleddisciples. Doesn’t transform culture, creates parking problems. Jesus didn’t sayI need 30,000 people before [...]