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Notable Voices and the Week in Review: June 1, 2019
3 Reasons Your Church’s Mission Doesn’t Have To Be Different To Be Effective — Karl Vaters
There are two equal, but opposite mistakes we make when it comes to discovering a church’s mission. First extreme: find out what the cool churches are doing and copy that. Second extreme: find something no other church is doing and pursue that.
Evangelicals More Likely to Be Found in Fastest-Growing U.S. Cities Than Largest Ones — Facts & Trends
Finding an evangelical in one of America’s largest cities might be rare, but they’re more plentiful in the nation’s fastest-growing cities.
5 Things Every Pastor Needs to Know About the Church Budget — Jamie Dunlop
So often as pastors, we largely dismiss the budget as something quite unrelated to our work. But your budget is probably the best record of what your church really values. More than your website, more than your glossy brochures, more than what you say you value. And that means that moving toward a healthier church will necessarily involve moving toward a healthier church budget.
6 Reasons Pastor Search Teams Don’t Always Work—and What to Do about It — Chuck Lawless
Both churches that called me as their pastor followed the same process: they elected a search team who listened to my sermons, checked some references, interviewed me, and then presented me to the church as their next pastor. In my case, the process worked—but that’s not always the case. Below are some of the issues in searching for a pastor, followed…
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Pastor Raymond Koh’s abduction to be investigated
Home Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin, said a special taskforce will investigate the abduction following a report carried out by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, SUHAKAM (Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia) that concluded that his disappearance was executed by state agents.
The human rights panel in Malaysia was unanimous that Pastor Koh was a victim of an enforced disappearance.
He went missing on 13th February 2017.
In the attack, which was caught on CCTV, at least ten men in black SUVs blocked a major, bundled Raymond out of his car and into another vehicle and abducted him in under a minute. He has not been seen since.
In April 2019, it was announced at a press conference that he was probably taken by police and targeted by religious authorities.
The chair of the panel, Dato’ Mah Weng Kai said: “The direct and circumstantial evidence in Pastor Raymond Koh’s case proves, on a balance of probabilities, that he was abducted by State agents, namely, the Special Branch, Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur.”
The panel also concluded that there had been state involvement in the disappearance of activist Amri Che Mat, who is a Shia Muslim, a branch of Islam banned in Malaysia.
Henrietta Blyth, CEO of the religious freedom charity Open Doors UK and Ireland, said: “The SUHAKAM report was a very significant and bold step forward in pursuit of those who are behind Pastor Koh’s…
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Vicars ride penny farthings in Oxford
On Friday, vicars from around the country came to Oxford to raise awareness of the ‘Ride + Stride for Churches’ event happening in September, where people walk or cycle to raise money for historic churches.
The clergy received lessons on how to ride the 19th century bike by world experts from the Penny Farthing Club in a school car park before many cycled through the streets of Oxford to promote the charity.
Rev Davd Salter from St Mary’s Church in Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire said: “Hopefully, this shows that we are grateful for the support of the public and also that clergy are game for a laugh.
“It was silly and a bit scary at the same time. I will be lobbying for the organisers to hold a more sedate launch event next year.”
Clergy who were interested were urged to sign up and wear their dog collar but “the instructors have expressed concerns about cassocks getting caught in spokes, so it is probably best to leave them at home” says the charity.
An unexpected delight of clergy on Penny Farthings for the people of #Oxford today! pic.twitter.com/xVnRw6q43g
— National Churches Trust (@NatChurchTrust) May 31, 2019
According to the Harrogate Advertiser, Reverend Nick Morgan from Wetherby was the first vicar to sign up.
He said: “I think it is a wonderful way of raising the profile of a fantastic event and a means of demonstrating, if it was…
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