Comments on: Are we going wrong?

By: Mark Tiddy

Mark Tiddy — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:45:07 +0000

Thanks again for correcting my errors!!!

I think we need a blend of church-based staff and ones who reach out. As a youth worker I think it’s good to be affiliated with a church at the same time it’s important to make sure you are outside of that place too, whether that be doing detached youth work, working in schools or whatever that may entail.

By: topi

topi — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:32:09 +0000

“I think in order for us to present a gospel like this we need a church and it’s leaders/deacons & youth workers”

Do we?

Do we really NEED a church and leaders etc, to meet with the youth?

Maybe outside the church is the place to be?

(And PS, in what I quoted of yours, you should not have used “it’s”, it should have been “its” !!)

By: Mark Tiddy

Mark Tiddy — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:52:48 +0000

I think it would be interesting to see how our church would cope with persecution however I wouldn’t wish it upon our church, I do think though we’re afraid to say what we mean sometimes and end up wishy washy as ‘not to offend’

By: happyclapper

happyclapper — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:33:02 +0000

Couldn’t agree more Mark.
Spot on.

Best thing that could happen to ‘the church in England’ would be for it to become illegal, then we’d see if we have a radical church that people would live and die for, it would give the church a much needed edge…

The only other thing that I can see truely knocking the church out of it’s sleep (except God sending some Wesley/Whitfield esq revival)would be if people were killed for their faith (i.e blood of the martyrs seed of the gospel stuff). Not saying i’d want that to happen, but i can’t see anything much else really waking people up to the fact we are not in some club that exists for us to all have a nice life and feel good about ourselves…

its just all so bland. Can’t see God being bland.