Emerging Church chat is on again this week. Check out side bar for international times. I thought we might discuss the possibility of moving the chat to a monthly frequency. What do you think?
Looking forward to seeing you there.

I have just returned from our church celebration for the occasion of our four year birthday. Wow four years! It seems such a short time in one way, but I also feel like it was a long time ago that I came to Northern.
We celebrated together all of the things that we have achieved together […]

At my recent Masters course module this finding from the latest NCLS data was presented:

Differences between small and large churches

Sense of belonging
little difference

Inspiration
little difference

Involvement in decision making
big difference

Social Action
large church not involved as much

Leadership
big difference

Small group involvement
large church had more people involved

Ministry to youth and children
large church more

Future orientation
large church way in front

Understanding the vision
large […]

I guess I can understand the Howard government’s insistance on a strategy that delivered them the last election. Throwing the truth overboard, and tapping into the vein of racism that is so prominant in the Australian pschic is a time tested way to win elections.
However, in truth overboard II there is a fundemental difference. In […]

The greenman has got fired up about the lack of compassion from the Howard Government.

Insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting a different result
Albert Einstein
As I listen to large Churches’ explanations of the new things I wonder if it is really new. It seems to be the same formula with a few tweaks. It just seems to be a repackaging marketing process.
Are we any different […]

In my course this week, I have been hearing a lot about the role of leadership in large Churches. Visionary, empowering, communicator, strong, assertive, strategic are words thrown around..
But, what leadership attributes do you think is needed for the emerging church? What format and style?

John Howard’s recent post is just gold…
Why is Pauline Hanson getting so much attention all of a sudden? She is so 1996. Ok, so like, she got out of prison. Woo hoo. It’s not like she’s, oh I dunno…. THE BLOODY PRIME MINISTER. Geeze Louise, I run this whole country, and all she does is […]

I commenced my Masters of Arts (Church leadership) yesterday. This subject is on the dynamics of the larger Church in Australia. For those who are reading this blog from the US, it is important to note that in Australia Churches that are over the 500 mark are considered large.
Some of the things that we are […]

A recent survey by the National Church Life Survey has found that many school children are more familiar with the idea of Jesus Christ as a swear word than a messiah.
National Church Life Survey researcher Ruth Powell said this was the remnant of major cultural change in the 1960s, playing itself generation by generation as […]