The great CT Studd, one of The Cambridge Seven The term “missional” has become elastic. Mike Frost lamented as much in his excellent “The Road to Missional”. The newly minted funky term was losing its shine through over-use; first adopted by any and every group, movement and church, then adapted to mean what they would […]
Month: September 2012
The Queensberry Rule Promo
With The Queensberry Rule nearing completion my writing partner Dave Cornford and I thought that we would put a bit of a promo together. We’re looking at a mid-Nov launch date.
631 “Likes” and Counting
In response to the news story in The West Australian a few days ago (see my previous post) a Facebook page called Help Scarborough Baptist Church Protect Freedom of Religious Practice has now been set up. 631 “Likes” and counting.! Well I’m gonna be the fly in the ointment and say that this has the potential to […]
Comply With Me, Comply, Comply Away
So it made a bit of a splash the last few days in Perth – the West Australian newspaper’s coverage of Scarborough Baptist Church’s non-compliance with local government rules pertaining to use of their building. If you want to see what all the fuss was about read about it here. Two comments from the article […]
Interview With a Planter: Simon Elliott and The Big Table
Simon Elliott leads The Big Table, a church plant in South Perth. Simon is a man of many talents, one of which is running. The run club he operates – The BT Run Club – is jam packed with runners of all shapes, sizes and stations. It’s also a great place for Christians to spend […]
The Queensberry Rule: Chapter three
If you are following the novel that I am writing with Sydney writer Dave Cornford, here is the next free instalment: The Queensberry Rule Chapter 3 The winter dipped into its darkest moments, hanging on too, despite the march of the sun. Jason healed quickly – physically – but even as he did so, […]
Biff Tannen and the Resurrection of Judgement
This is Biff Tannen. Remember Biff? He’s the nemesis of Marty McFly in the Back to the Future series from the 80s. There’s something disturbing about the alternative universe in Back to The Future II in which Biff has gotten his hands onto the future sports almanac that gives all of the sporting results still to […]
The Search For Australia’s Hottest Dad.
Relax, competition’s over, and it wasn’t you. But I still find The Cheesecake Shop’s recent Father’s Day promo kinda creepy. Since when are dads supposed to be hot? Since when are kids supposed to think their dads are hot? Since when did dads need their kids to think they are hot? (Since when did hot […]
Church Planting With Generation Exhausted: #3 – Putting it to Bed
Sorry for the delay, I was catching up on some much needed sleep. Anyway, the discussions I have had around the topic of how we deal with young children have been instructive/enlightening/torrid/confused/angry/frustrated/ecstatic. So, in light of the range of opinions, here is a list of suggestions about how Generation Xhausted can proceed with church planting […]
