Why shifting your service (or cancelling it altogether) is not the evangelistic opportunity some insist it is

In the aftermath of the women’s world cup – having written before the final so that I wasn’t pointing fingers at any particular individuals –

If you’re having a carol service, remember it is evangelistic

Are you planning a carol service this year? We are. It is one of those extra-church things that we do, that we don’t particularly have

Six reasons to have a free book box outside your church

Yesterday, I wrote about why we give away free books in our church service. You can read that here. Despite ours not really being a

Why we probably won’t do much for Christmas (but we will do something)

I know you’re all probably gearing up for your church Christmas programmes. You’re no doubt thinking about how to make the best opportunity of your

Not everything needs a gospel talk

I have said before, if you’re not at some point sharing the gospel with people, using actual words to convey the actual message of salvation

The both-and debate continues – a rejoinder

Dave Williams has been blogging lately about a ‘both-and’ approach to utilising our resources. He has been broadly arguing in favour of recognising certain things