Every Friday, I post a few thoughts about being mentally fit, I’ve called it, “The Mind Gym.” When we feel out of shape physically we go to a conventional gym and start to do some […]
Category: culture
How Jewish tradition views leadership: Everyone a leader.
Introduction In many circles, leadership is often associated with positions of power such as CEOs, presidents, and managers. However, in Jewish tradition, this is not the case. The Torah actually emphasizes the potential for everyone […]
8 signs that a “Who’s Next” culture is missing.
As a church we are continually striving to have a “who’s next” culture, to empower the next generation and continually raise up new leaders. Here are 10 signs of that culture being missing. 1. You […]
Bowling Alone: The Rise of Individualism and Its Impact on Community
In his book “Bowling Alone,” Harvard sociologist Robert Putnam notes that while more people in the United States are going ten-pin bowling than ever before, fewer than ever are joining teams. This phenomenon, which he […]
Remote Workers Need Small Talk
At the beginning of this pandemic in March 2020 we decided that Our workers needed Smalltalk as well as needing remote meetings for productivity and planning. So we organised zoom meeting every Tuesday at 11 […]
William J Seymour – Azusa Street Revival
This is an edited transcript of a podcast put out by Bridgetown Church in Portland Oregan, the link to the original podcast site is below. February is Black History Month in the United States. This […]
MY FEAR OF DOGMA
Have you noticed how dogmatic everyone is these daysDogmatic about everythingOpinionated beyond measure”I’m right, you’re wrong.” Settled.We live in the world of division Then there’s the world of feelings’If you feel guilt, it’s wrong.”But what […]
Is This The End of The World As We Know It?
I recently listened to a podcast during which the presenters answered some listener questions – one of the questions that came in was this. “Are we experiencing the end of the world? “ The listener […]
No More of this
This week an evangelical pastor in America, a very well known one suggested that Christians should arm themselves and be willing to engage in civil war. Ridiculous right? Maybe not unless you’re clear on your […]
Normal wasn’t working. Normal was a crisis
In the midst of a pandemic everyone wants to go back to normal and indeed, when it comes to practices, so do I. I want to travel, attend sporting events, I want to not wear […]
Paul Benger 