Guest Post: Why we DO want to plant homogeneous churches

This is a guest post by David Skinner, an elder at Oldham Bethel Church. It was written in response to my recent articles on cultural

Three ways our culturally diverse intent doesn’t match our practice

On Monday, I wrote this article outlining why we do not want to plant homogeneous churches (nor to be one) and why we reject the

Pursue fellowship even when communication is tough

There is no doubt that Babel was a curse indeed. Anybody who has spent even half an hour in the company of somebody who has

Knowing the gospel is the key to welcoming other cultures

Many churches want to be able to welcome different cultures but so few seem capable of actually doing so. We so often fail to realise

Multiculturalism, favouritism and the church

Favouritism is a live issue within the church. Wherever there are needs within the church there will be those who feel some are favoured over

Evangelicalism is not representative, despite what the national average says

Following my comments on Tim Farron’s withdrawal from the Northern Men’s Convention, there was a lot of discussion in different quarters. As discussion unfolded on

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