Why we still need Youth Pastors in 2016

In the 1980’s and 1990’s a lot of churches hired Youth Pastors, often with pure and great motives, but also with underlying hopes that this Youth Pastor would be their “saviour” – growing the church, pleasing parents, and attracting a younger generation.I’m sad to see...

Get out! 7 steps

Get out! – 7 steps to get into the right harvest field This blog is a follow-up to the guest post from Dan Pyke last week “What if we’re not harvesting the right field?” Also mixing into my thoughts for this post are the Simpson Lectures happening this week. Anna...

What if we’re not harvesting the right field?

Dan Pyke is a friend of mine. He’s got a heart and life that overflows with Jesus, I wanted you to meet him. Dan, like so many of us, is wrestling with what it actually means to be the Church today and how we help each other live on mission with God, not just on...

Abuse – Pull Back the Carpet

It can’t happen here, they said, we all know each other.It can’t happen here, they said, we’re all Christians. It can’t happen here, they said, we’re a small church. It can’t happen here, they said, we’re like family. It can’t happen here, they said, we’ve got a...