Turning the Tanker (Part Two) – We Must First Build the Bridge for Others to Cross

by Phil Andrews A visitor to our Church building some months ago tried to explain to us a concept which his own Church had had some success in pursuing. The word he used to describe it was “circles”. The idea was a relatively simple one. We on the inside of the Church are few and […]

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Turning the Tanker (Part One) – Decline Doesn’t Have to Be Inevitable

by Phil Andrews Our January Church Meeting attracted the grand total of four people. Three of them were deacons. Even if my tentative suggestion that we reduce the quorum at Church Meetings from eight to six had been put to a vote and carried, we would still have been inquorate in January. February’s showing was […]

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Whom should we “blame” for the Crucifixion?

by Phil Andrews It’s a shame that the relatively impressive turnout for our Easter Sunday morning services would appear to have triggered an outbreak of worship-fatigue just at the wrong moment, leaving our pews all but deserted by the time the evening had come around. Those who agree with me that Antony’s sermons typically range […]

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How to use the Church website to reach out to the world – and to each other

by Phil Andrews It has been many years now since Isleworth Congregational Church first launched its website, but the recent improved version provides us with a whole range of opportunities to reach out into the wider community, as well as to interact with one another at our own leisure, outside of organised Church activities. Just […]

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