by revnick | Aug 18, 2011 | Words to the Church
This month I want to spend a bit of time sharing my thoughts to the church. As a young(ish) clergy person I have some ideas after observing the state of the church over the last 10 years. Frankly, to be honest, if I wasn’t clergy, I’m not sure I’d be...
by revnick | Aug 15, 2011 | Words to the Church
This month I want to spend a bit of time sharing my thoughts to the church. As a young(ish) clergy person I have some ideas after observing the state of the church over the last 10 years. Frankly, to be honest, if I wasn’t clergy, I’m not sure I’d be...
by revnick | Jul 5, 2011 | Church, Words to the Church
Don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere. We have no plans to leave Sydney Mines any time soon. What I’m talking about is strategies around church growth. Everything I hear when people talk about the future of the church is, “What can we do to...
by revnick | Jun 21, 2011 | Church, Words to the Church
“The pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist expects it to change, the realist adjusts the sails” – William Arthur Ward I confess I don’t know very much about sailing, but this I do know: the wind is what pushes you forward, and you need to keep...
by revnick | Feb 16, 2011 | Church, Leadership, Reflections, Words to the Church
There’s no question about it. Our churches are in trouble. Changing demographics of our communities, aging populations, declining membership, financial struggles, increased building maintenance costs, lack of available ministry personnel, lack of interest to...
