NewChurchLife

Last Thursday I picked up Wayne Jacobsen and Dave Coleman’s, “So you don’t want to go to church anymore!’ It is a challenging read – but very helpful. The authors get at some critical issues – and, for me, some of their insights and narratives came ‘very close to home’!
One of the great dangers [...]

Milton Adams, coordinator of Simple Churches for the Florida Adventist Conference, has shared with me some very significant research on The State of the American Church. It reveals some startling statistics on the inevitable decline of churches older than 40 years (unless in their 70s – or those local churches established for more than 200 [...]

Some have written asking whether Judy & I are still alive! Since returning to Australia I have been coordinating preparations for three major series of public evangelistic meetings – and these have been happening for the last seven weeks. It has been an all consuming project! The programs began across Melbourne in April, with over [...]

As well as a time to share faith - and celebrate with our communities - this time of the year also gives an opportunity to say THANKS. A couple of weeks ago our Living Waters plant had a worship time entitled In Appreciation - during which we praised God and expressed appreciation for the contributions [...]