And so it continues....
Apologies if my last post seemed a bit downbeat - I think that Clergy (and perhaps all Church members) find that we are holding at least two attitudes towards the Church and the Mission of the Church that we undertake within the Missio Dei, the Mission of God. The first attitude is to say that God's Mission carries on, with or without the involvement of any structures or institution we call 'Church' . My constant prayer is that individual Christians are seeking to make a difference in their own lives and in the lives of others through faithfully seeking and serving our living God. In this attitude we can see hope, even in the life of the Church, when there are moments when God is obviously present and inspiring the worship, evangelism, heart and soul of Christians and Church fellowships. The second attitude is slightly less positive ! We can despair at the lack of involvement and engagement so many Christians have firstly with their own faith, a...