tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182901450002295069.post1740133958012798884..comments2023-04-15T21:28:01.038+12:00Comments on Dave Mullan: More on the Hospice ChurchDave Mullanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08917897267774799644noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182901450002295069.post-53404279898916169452014-04-06T07:00:58.253+12:002014-04-06T07:00:58.253+12:00Yes, Val, “Ecclesion” was entirely about a way of ...Yes, Val, “Ecclesion” was entirely about a way of being for small churches and was deliberately written around the strengths of the small church. I had developed a list in in “The Trinity Fortune Affair”, 1982. “Fresh New Ways” was a book of a conference about strategies for mission for all congregations. I liked Inglis & Reid and the focus on mission.<br />“Calling us by Name” by the JBCE in Australia (apparently out of print?) is the book of a tightly focussed Conference for members of small churches in the 1990s. I also produced a study video of that event. It was a seminal and inspiring few days for everyone.<br />As you imply, the view that small churches are “different” is not some very new insight. But in our Church I sense there are still important “small church” issues for the jurisdiction such as (i) what numbers are we talking about? (ii) do we actually believe the small church has a significant place? And, if so, (iii) what are we doing about it? <br />Dave Mullanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08917897267774799644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182901450002295069.post-90705144285612338722014-04-05T19:18:58.117+13:002014-04-05T19:18:58.117+13:00Dave, do your publications "Ecclesion: the Sm...Dave, do your publications "Ecclesion: the Small Church with a Vision" (1990) ; and "Fresh New Ways" (1998)spell out what is different about small churches (other than their numbers). I also have a publication by Christian Research Association of Aotearoa New Zealand "Small Church - Big Mission" David Inglis and Margaret Reid Martin 1996. I guess its still 20 years agoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com