Add to Multiply
We come to the final step in the process. This step, if not taken, will put stress on all the other steps. But if taken,… Read More »Add to Multiply
The Wide Margin
Short to Long
This step, I believe, is one of the most difficult to get your head around. This, at first glance, seems to run against the grain… Read More »Short to Long
Monologue to Dialogue
The church needs to realise that the Western world has dramatically shifted. It has gone from a Central Culture to a Wide Margin Culture. This… Read More »Monologue to Dialogue
Few to Many
For small independent house churches the inevitable question keeps coming up : Who is running the church? What about Pastors? Won’t it all fall apart?… Read More »Few to Many
Gathering to Scattering
At the end of last session we were left looking at the church as a A Small gathering (10-20), Meeting in homes.But that just leaves… Read More »Gathering to Scattering
Halls to Homes
We have seen that the western world has changed dramatically. It has become much like a Wild West, where many cultures have exploded into one… Read More »Halls to Homes
Big to Small
We have seen that the cultural field has changed from a Central field to a Margin field. The problem is that much of how we… Read More »Big to Small
Create a Space
The world has changed. The map is different. But the church will continue. Christ is still king. In this new Wide Margin World the church… Read More »Create a Space
Central Wolves
Even though the Western world has no more “centre” that doesn’t mean there are no more “central entities”. What do these entities want? They want… Read More »Central Wolves
The Cultural Shift
The world has dramatically changed. There is no longer one culture, but many cultures in the same area. What does this mean? There is no… Read More »The Cultural Shift
The 2 Parts of Culture
Jesus told Christians to be “in the world”. We cannot leave it to its own devices. But at the same time, we are not to… Read More »The 2 Parts of Culture