“Alan Hirsch’s seminal work, “The Forgotten Ways,” is a book that demands to be read by anyone trying to make sense of mission in the post Christendom world.” I wrote that first paragraph some months ago, filed the post away in the draft folder, and forgot about it. Having now completed the book and come [...]
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“LYFE isn’t a magic formula, or technique you can pick up and drop at will. It’s about an attitude, a posture towards the Bible, requiring a deep hunger for God and transformation.” (www.lyfe.org.uk) One of the more interesting finds at the Christian Resources Exhibition last week was the Bible Society‘s LYFE toolset. Initially, I was [...]
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Last night Lynley and I met with our discipleship group leaders as prepare to relaunch small groups here at Failsworth. The corps has a chequered history in this area. Having followed a fairly rigid cell church model a couple of years ago, but maybe not having bought everyone into the idea, there are some people [...]
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