Gospel Cocktails (2): the layers
The task of mission in our time is to say something true about the nature of God and what it is to be a disciple of Jesus. That’s what I think, anyway, at the moment. Gospel cocktails allow people to…
Who are we becoming
Discernming the people, the communities and the church we are called to be at this time and place
Who are we becoming
Discernming the people, the communities and the church we are called to be at this time and place
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Gospel Cocktails Part 1: inside-out metaphor
I am zinging with the success of our church-run cocktail bar. It’s fair to say cocktails have never been part of church culture. But why not claim them as such? They are, after all, intended as an appetiser… a drink…
Barn-raising
Does it matter how people hear the gospel? Someone asked me recently why I don’t simply come straight out with a presentation of the Christian faith to the people I meet, describing an occasion when he’d done just that. Out…
Sequel to the prequel
Thought I’d better just say a few words about compost! It surprises me how little the church needs to do in fact to soften the soil.Just being nice can be enough. No, really. Friendliness, openness, humility. Being involved in the…
The Parable of the Sower: the prequel
What happened before the sower went out to sow? I could make pots out of the soil in my garden. It’s clay. There’s no other description for it – it just needs to be moulded and fired, and I could…