Here’s a great quote from Thompson’s Parish and Parish Church (1948 ) concerning the flexibility of the old parish principle to the modern urban context. While it was written from within the milieu of the established Church of Scotland, I would suggest that the idea carries over:
“The problem which faces the Church, therefore, is mainly [...]
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The Flexibility of the Parish Principle
Posted in Parish Theory & Practice, Parish in Perspective (Qualifications) on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Parochial Vision: A Review
Posted in Establishments, Parish Theory & Practice, Parish in Perspective (Qualifications) on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In Parochial Vision: The Future of the English Parish System (2004), Nick Spenser offers a very intriguing argument for the reimplementation of the ‘minster’ church model of England’s early medieval period. His main argument is that parish system of the Church of England is in major decline due to demographic shifts, the disappearing of [...]
Gospel dissemination
Posted in Missiology, Parish Theory & Practice, Parish in Perspective (Qualifications) on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The labor of the Gospel is the labor of sowing seed. The seed is the imperishable doctrine of Christ, and His ministers are privileged to share in this service. We scatter the Word. For many who hear it, there is no lasting benefit. For others, there is. And when it does, it bears fruit – thirty, sixty, or a [...]
Balancing the now & not yet
Posted in Eschatology, Parish in Perspective (Qualifications), Thomas Chalmers on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Being a huge Chalmers fan, one of the things I love the most about him is his vision, his idealism. He longed for the Christianization of Scotland. He wanted the Lord’s will done on earth as it is in heaven. And he worked for it, being a wise and faithful steward.
He had reason to be hopeful. [...]
