Sunday, August 08, 2004
Lazy Sunday Afternoon
Today we didn't finish up at church until 12 (after arriving late) and then we came home to share lunch with some friends from church. They have 3 boys aged 6, 5 and 3 so lots in common.
We discussed the emerging church and how our church fits into that (it doesn't really, but bits of it do).
Our home group ministries (they run one at someone else's house) and the youth group (he is the leader) are on the cutting edge of suburban church. Meeting peoples' needs where they are.
We got onto tougher topics, like how do you manage the churn (backdoor from which poeople leave church) and other like thoughts. Great to spend time with someone on the same page.
Great also to share some of the stuff I've picked up from Hamo and Darren
From there we played some slot cars with the kids and then I snoozed in front of footy and car racing while the kids played (mostly) nicely.
Finally I finished transferring the test web site for church to the live server. Check it out and let me know what you think!
We discussed the emerging church and how our church fits into that (it doesn't really, but bits of it do).
Our home group ministries (they run one at someone else's house) and the youth group (he is the leader) are on the cutting edge of suburban church. Meeting peoples' needs where they are.
We got onto tougher topics, like how do you manage the churn (backdoor from which poeople leave church) and other like thoughts. Great to spend time with someone on the same page.
Great also to share some of the stuff I've picked up from Hamo and Darren
From there we played some slot cars with the kids and then I snoozed in front of footy and car racing while the kids played (mostly) nicely.
Finally I finished transferring the test web site for church to the live server. Check it out and let me know what you think!
