A lot of things at Hilton Church feel "up in the air" at the moment with many new initiatives being prayerfully considered - a re-vamping of our evening worship, a new morning service, a new Monday night cafe/club aimed at young people in the community, a mentoring programme for our own youth, to name but a few. The teams which were established one year ago are clearly gathering momentum. These initiatives all need to be considered very carefully, and to that end I have been doing a lot of reading together with many hours on the blogs and websites of churches doing similar things. The Internet is a wonderful tool for gaining an insight into the way that different congregations across the world work. Some of the most creative congregations are to be found in Australia and New Zealand. More about that in a future blog.
I am still chewing over The Shaping of Things to Come. One of the authors, Michael Frost is a really gritty Aussie. He writes and speaks in a way which is often deliberately provocative! If you would like to hear him in action, I have found a series of his talks which can be downloaded here.
I am still chewing over The Shaping of Things to Come. One of the authors, Michael Frost is a really gritty Aussie. He writes and speaks in a way which is often deliberately provocative! If you would like to hear him in action, I have found a series of his talks which can be downloaded here.
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