Church

The gospel says

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” The gospel says, "Go," but our church buildings say, "Stay." The gospel says, "Seek the lost," but our

Most clergy are sensitive introverts

From The Times Online: A survey of Anglican, Baptist and Methodist clergy by the Right Rev Michael Whinney, retired Bishop of Southwell, showed that most were sensitive introverts who lacked the characteristics to

The Christmas Sunday debate

In case you missed it, some American megachurches have cancelled Sunday gatherings on Christmas Day. There’s been a lot of reaction, most of it negative: “This is a consumer mentality at work:

If Those Who Reach Could Touch

One of my favorite book titles is If Those Who Reach Could Touch by Gordon and Gail MacDonald. It’s about our need for relationships, and our inability to enjoy the type of

The scandal of the church

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” Sermon preached by the Archbishop of York at his Inauguration: The scandal of the church is that the Christ-event is no longer life-