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Archive: August 2004

Community strategyFeature

Issue published August 2004 Author Steve Chalke

What sets the agenda for your community involvement? How can you be sure you don’t waste your time on dead-end projects? Many churches are finding that the local council’s Community Strategy gives them a head start on engaging with where the needs are. And lives are quite literally changed around.

Fast-Track : emerging churchFeature

Issue published August 2004 Author Michael Moynagh

Michael Moynagh wants churches to switch significant resources into the development of Emerging Church. He claims the future vitality of the UK church depends on fast-tracking money and people now into new expressions of church. Extracted from Moynagh’s new book emergingchurch.intro which is published next month - this is the last in our series of 10 articles on Emerging Church.

Long distance commuterFeature

Issue published August 2004 Author Jeff Lucas

Known nationwide for his winsome, insightful application of Christian truth from the platform and in print, Jeff Lucas divides his time between the USA and the UK. Andy Peck asks him about his call to the US, unusual insights on church growth in a charismatic seeker-friendly church and an extraordinary build-up of frequent flyer miles.

Rich Christian in a world of needFeature

Issue published August 2004 Author Mark Greene

Mark Greene meets Kim Tan, a business man with a mission.

Safe SurfingFeature

Issue published August 2004 Author Alun Graves

It’s fast, it’s tempting and it’s in your home! Alun Graves asks how Christian parents can protect their children from the dangers presented by the Internet.

Sturge speaks outFeature

Issue published August 2004 Author Sophia Mwangi

In a frank and wide-ranging interview Mark Sturge tells Sophia Mwangi that ‘money’ triggered his resignation from the post of general director of the African and Caribbean Evangelical Alliance. He also unpacks what he considers makes most UK Black Majority Churches so dynamic.

Ways to GiveFeature

Issue published August 2004 Author Redina Kolaneci

Practical help for Christians who want to give, but don’t know how to give in the most tax efficient manner. Redina Kolaneci explains how Gift Aid can help increase the money a church or charity receives from regular and one-off donations.