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Archive: March 2004

An experience of a lifetime!Feature

Issue published March 2004 Author Jenny Baker

People of all ages are giving weeks and months to short term mission. But how can we be sure that the time we give is of benefit to us and those we serve and that we remember the experience for the right reasons. Jenny Baker asks mission agencies and volunteers what we can do before we sign up.

Carré on FumingFeature

Issue published March 2004 Author Mark Greene

Mark Greene finds the King of cold war fiction turning the heat on America.

Getting heard in post modern britainFeature

Issue published March 2004 Author Laurence Singlehurst

Most people in Britain don’t understand what Christians would regard as basic vocabulary surrounding faith. Laurence Singlehurst looks at the way the church has adapted in the past and suggests a new vocabulary for reaching post moderns today.

Grace paintingFeature

Issue published March 2004 Author Ruth Dearnley

If pictures can speak louder than words, Ruth Dearnley considers; ‘What does grace mean for the church?’ She concludes that at its best – it is a masterpiece.

Jumping ship ... another perspectiveFeature

Issue published March 2004 Author Jim Thomas

Many ‘Christians’ in the UK choose not to attend a church. Why do they leave? And are they able to maintain a faith without fellowship? Jim Thomas talks to church leavers and digs deeper.

Social capitalFeature

Issue published March 2004 Author Steve Chalke

"Postmodern society produces its members first and foremost as consumers - and the poor are singularly unfit for that role" Zygmunt Bauman

Support them or lose themFeature

Issue published March 2004 Author Ian Matthews

Despite some difficult trading conditions most UK towns and cities house a Christian bookshop. In a changing retail environment Ian Matthews considers whether they will continue to feature on our High Streets.

Surplus or Significant? - retirees and the response of the churchFeature

Issue published March 2004 Author * Unknown author

Retirees cannot be ignored. In 20 years their number will have increased by 44%, estimates suggest. While the Government sweats over pensions, the church must wake up to its older members, look beyond the stereotypes and begin utilising this silent but significant majority, argues Brian Adams.