What will church look like when we gather as the People of God? What, in essence, are we about at such times and in places of gathering? What should we start - or stop doing? What is essential to continue and what - not so much.

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Stuart Murray is Oasis Director of Church Planting and Evangelism and Lecturer, Spurgeon's College, London, England. He quotes Lesslie Newbigin who in his book 'The Gospel in a Pluralist Society,' insisted that contemporary society is a pagan soci ... [read full post]

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We have entered upon a new day when so much has changed and where local churches and denominations struggle to make sense of their role and place. The People of God, however, have ‘been here before.’ Although we do not know fully what ... [read full post]

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Ninety per cent of Mission is showing up (incarnational presence) and, perhaps, another 8% is about our noting what Jesus is already doing; and then listening and discerning where it is He wants us to make our relatively tiny yet necessary contrib ... [read full post]

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