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Welcoming – how not to do it!
This has landed in my inbox from Brian Donaldson, and Neil has also posted it. But for completeness, here it is on this blog. I found myself cringing, as I recognised how excruciating is can be for people who are … Continue reading
Welcoming 4 – Drawn in
Another post on Welcoming, as we are exploring what happens when someone comes to our church (community) for the first time. It is a daunting prospect, new people, new language … but how can we help people get drawn into … Continue reading
Welcoming 3 – First impressions
I am winding up for some down (holiday) time, so a distinct lack of blogging. But here is the next post of welcoming. We are thinking about how we can welcome new people into our community: this time looking at … Continue reading
Welcoming 2 – Getting them through the door
This is part 2 of a series on welcoming people into our church community. We are exploring what is working well, and what we can do to improve what we are doing. If you are part of our community, we … Continue reading
Busy Days…
It has been a busy week or so. So no blogging. One of the reasons for being busy last week was a "vision day" we had at church on Sunday. I will blog about that in a day or two … Continue reading
Welcoming 1 – Mystery shopper, mystery worshipper
This starts a series on welcoming people into our church community. We are exploring what is working well, and what we can do to improve what we are doing. If you are part of our community, we would love your … Continue reading
Lakeland and Toronto – Part 3
Following my last couple of posts (1 & 2), reflecting on the Lakeland Outpouring, and trying to learn some lessons by contrasting to the Toronto "blessing". This post I move on to the role of the media… Media Toronto, … Continue reading
Lakeland and Toronto – Part 2
I am exploring the differences between the Lakeland Outpouring and The Toronto Blessing. I am hoping that we can learn some lessons, hold on to some of the good things, and to avoid in the future some of mistakes that … Continue reading
Praying for Revival…
This is from Mr. David, from our congregation… Some people pray for revival and imagine that ‘signs and wonders’ will declare that when it happens, but I was rolling around the thought that maybe we are part of a revival … Continue reading
Lakeland and Toronto
A few weeks after the sad news of Todd Bentley marital problems, I have been wanting to write some reflections on Lakeland, and compare some of the differences between "The Lakeland Outpouring" and "The Toronto Blessing". There has been much … Continue reading