According to the BBC, the number of priests is in serious decline in the UK. The Cardinal of Westminster has seen numbers of priest in his diocese slump from 850 in 1990 to 600 this year. The number is expected to decline to 470 over the next decade.
But we have a solution.
The Church is launching [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2005
Beer mat ads to recruit priests
30 May, 2005 – 10:02 AM
Good looking models
26 May, 2005 – 10:36 AM
When I can’t sleep I like to mark papers. Marked one the other night. The student was wrestling with his call to church planting. The whole paper was about analyzing various church planting models and case studies in order to select the right one.
The equation? Right model = success.
A well written paper. Unfortunately it was [...]
newchurches.com
26 May, 2005 – 1:00 AM
Ed Stetzer and the folks at newchurches.com have done an impressive job of putting together some great church planting resources. Worth a visit.
Breakfast with John
25 May, 2005 – 8:54 AM
Sat down with John for breakfast yesterday at Mocha Jo’s. He’s planting a church. I think it’s his second. It’s delicately poised at the moment. They’ve gathered a team and have begun connecting with people in the community. I’ve planted churches and I’ve been around planters for a long time. Not everybody makes it through [...]
The Missionary Reports
24 May, 2005 – 5:15 PM
Study this painting long enough and you’ll work out why movements move into decline.
Closing down sale
23 May, 2005 – 11:07 AM
Collins Books are in trouble. They’re selling off or closing down stores in an effort to survive. The reason? Competition from Amazon and newcomers to the Australian market like Borders.
Collins had a secure place in the world of bookselling. But the world changed. Collins has been left behind. It happens all the time. Proud businesses [...]
Either you’re crazy or ……
17 May, 2005 – 9:27 AM
When I first met Ashley he was twenty-four years old. I was used to church planters seeking me out for coaching but Ashley was different. He didn’t want to just start a church. He wanted to start a missionary movement that would multiply churches among the poor in Australia and throughout Asia. As Ashley shared [...]
Movements and Money
10 May, 2005 – 1:35 PM
“Wherever riches have increased, the essence of religion has decreased in the same proportion. Therefore, I do not see how it is possible, in the nature of things, for any revival of religion to continue long. For religion must necessarily produce both industry and frugality and these cannot but produce riches. But as riches increase, [...]
