Category: Church Matters

In his book Building Small Groups, the Australian church consultant John Mallison argues that twelve is the upper limit for

With retirement looming – for on 14 March 2014 I will be celebrating my 70th birthday – I thought I

A few Sundays ago in the context of an evening service I presented a paper (rather than ‘preached a sermon’)

Every term in our church we have a Hospitality Sunday – and the good news is that more and more

I vividly remember the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2nd June 1953 – if my maths is correct, I

Last night I was onto my second glass of champagne at a pre-dinner reception when I was asked to say

Caroline and Susannah have just returned from a mother-daughter weekend-away in New York. They had a great time. They walked

Traditionally most ministers take off the week after Easter – and understandably so after the busy build-up to Easter Sunday.

In the late 1970s, with the help of Alan Wilkinson, I conducted a detailed questionnaire survey of over 350 Baptist

The other day I was with four other ministers when one of them raised the issue of professionalization in ministry.