Together in Faith – an Intergenerational Invitation

I’ve just re-read Hamish Galloway’s 2013 sabbatical report “Empowering the next generation – young adults and the church”. I felt compelled to return to this report in the hope that it would add a local perspective to my bulging “kite” of research on intergenerational church . I want

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Welcoming all God’s Children – Disability and our church

Being “Kids Friendly” means extending a warm welcome to all God’s children of all ages and abilities. To help our churches reflect on how effectively they welcome children (and adults) with disabilities, we asked Antonia Hay, mother of Max, to describe her experience of church and to

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Weekly Feast or Daily Bread? by Cheryl Harray

Weekly Feast or Daily Bread?  by Cheryl Harray

The act of becoming a Christian is the actual practicing of being Christian over and over again,” says Ivy Beckwith.   This can happen to some extent at church in a weekly ‘feast’, but is far more effective when practised in homes, every day of the week (daily bread).

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Hands On 23: The Kids Friendly Way

Hands On 23: The Kids Friendly Way

The early followers of Jesus Christ were called the people of “the Way.” They were known for the way they lived, not only for what they believed. Christians were associated with a discernible way of living and relating that grew out of their faith and gave testimony

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