If Christian community is supposed to suck, why is it so often compelling?

A while ago, I wrote a post titled ‘If Christian community is supposed to be compelling, why does it so often suck?‘ The article was

If Christian community is supposed to be compelling, why does it often suck?

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.

When networks don’t work

I have occasionally wondered how I would get on in the corporate world. Before falling into a brief career in teaching, I remember going for

Can we please stop over-resourcing “successful” larger churches? Or: on sending resources where they’re needed

One of the difficulties of running a church in an undesirable area is the problem of partnership. I have noted some of these issues here,

Real need requires real partnership

As I have mentioned here and here, ours is a small church in an area that many would consider insalubrious. We do not have lots

The problem with our fellowship and four ways to improve it

If there is a song that sums up visiting certain churches, Pop Song 89 by REM does a pretty good job. It’s a sort of

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