In relation to my previous post about Mission Shaped Ministry, I was intrigued to read this post.
The more you think about the issue of mission in 21st century Scotland, the more complexities emerge. There is no one size fits all panacea. So much of our efforts as a church centre around forming groups of one kind or another, but...
"........ it was interesting to read the following caution by John Finney, The Four Generations. Finding the Right Model for Mission. (It’s a Grove Book, which I find an increasingly useful resource). He noted that groups attract a certain type of person - more likely the curious, the gregarious, the educated, the articulate, those who have time. And that’s not everyone. “A vast number of people in this country go to work in the morning, come home, watch the television, do a bit of DIY and never go out except for excursions to the shops or on outings or to see other members of the family. They belong to no organization, join no group, seldom go to the pub; they are self-sufficient.”
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