Category: Church Matters

What attracts people to church? What are the key factors? Three American surveys I have come across give a variety

Some years ago, when I was celebrating the 25th anniversary of my ordination to Christian ministry I made a list

Although tithing is mentioned in many places in the Old Testament, the passage that is most often quoted by preachers

Last month I was present at a very lively and enthusiastic Sunday morning service in Beirut. The church was packed

‘Real meaning of Christmas lost on today’s children as nearly quarter believe 25th December is Simon Cowell’s birthday’. So read

There are friendships and friendships. With this in mind we began our 2014 Christmas letter with these words: “‘There comes

The origins of kissing are uncertain. Some argue that it is simply instinctive; others that it originates from so-called ‘kiss

Last night we had a great AGM – we had done all the ‘business’, if business be the word, by

In a Baptist context baptismal services are normally wonderfully exciting occasions. But when I was at Cambridge as a student,

If the local paper is to be believed, most people in Chelmsford do not approve of the Council’s recent decision