By Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service 03-30-2016 Church closings are nothing new in the United Kingdom. In the past six years, 168 Church of England churches have closed, along with 500 Methodist and 100 Roman […]
Month: March 2016
6 Things We Can Learn From NETFLIX
We can’t ignore the popularity of Netflix. It’s a mixture of clever marketing, excellent deployment and being in the right place at the right time. In a move similar to what iTunes did in the music industry […]
Where is God in The Darkness and Chaos
Yesterday I posted about the Cross, that was Good Friday. Today is Easter Saturday and the question is “Where is God in the Darkness and the Chaos?” After all the disciples must have felt like […]
THE CROSS
The cross has stood as the central theme of the Christian faith for over 2000 years but it’s relevance isn’t always appreciated. The Apostle Paul said that Christ crucified was, “A stumbling block to the […]
7 Ways To Think Bigger As A Church
Churches can experience significant growth but still think like small churches think. Here are 7 ways to stop that and think like a church larger than your current size. 1) Not every individual should speak into […]
We don’t like Change – Even When It’s Good For Us
I really Enjoyed this article about change on the London Underground. On 4 December last year, the London Underground ingested 4,821,000 passengers and spat them out at their destinations, and in doing so set a new […]
The Commoditisation of Relationships
A few years ago I went to visit a young church leader whose church and ministry was expanding really rapidly. I was excited about our conversation and thrilled to hear of another church in the […]
Working With Volunteers – Observe the John Cusack Rule
Observe the John Cusack rule. When Inside the Actor’s Studio interviewed actor John Cusack about his work as a producer, he said that he felt his primary job was to “keep the set free of […]
A Front Row Culture and Why it Matters
The front row culture – from Seth Godin The group files into the theater, buzzing. People hustle to get to the front row, sitting side by side, no empty seats. The event starts on time, the […]
4 Ways To Be A Better Learner
“I’m in my early 50s, and I’m afraid that the next time I want to change jobs, people will see me as irrelevant. I’ve seen it happen to plenty of others. How do I stay […]
Paul Benger 