Quorums, New Members and the Law of Unintended Consequences
It seems like an age ago but a couple of years back we had a discussion at our Church Meetings which seemed to go on forever (the discussion, not the meetings).
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Save Our Church – a Special Meeting (with light lunch!) – Saturday 6th April 2024 at 10.30 a.m.
by Phil Andrews In meeting after meeting we deliberate over how we can reverse the natural decline in the size of our congregations, and of our membership. I say “natural”, because people leave us for all sorts of reasons – moving home, immobility and (sadly but inevitably) even death. And the simple fact is that […]
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by Rev. Antony W. Ball …to all who did receive Him, to those who have yielded Him their allegiance, He gave the right to become children of God… Jn i 12 (NEB) Last Wednesday evening, our Church Meeting asked me to write an article for our newsletter on what it means to be a Church […]
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By Phil Andrews One of the many advantages that a real “live” church meeting has over an assembly held via Zoom is that it enables real debate to take place without the inevitable acoustic issues which arise when more than one person tries to contribute at the same time. Anyone who has tried to actively […]
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