"If Christians cannot communicate as thinking beings, they are reduced to encountering one another only at the shallow level of gossip and small talk. Hence the perhaps peculiarly modern problem - the loneliness of the thinking Christian." Harry Blamires, The Christian Mind

The Apostle Paul warned that "the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths." (II Tim. 4:3-4). So I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise... Read More...

I'm still thinking through the implications of what is involved in cultivating a stronger missional emphasis in our fellowship. I just read a terrific set of questions on the Blind Beggar blog that I'll be pondering on for quite a while. . . wow!, very insightful.

Maintenance or Missional
1. In measuring its effectiveness, the maintenance congregation asks, “How many visitors have we attracted?” The missional congregation asks, “How many members have we sent? Read More...