6+1 Videos – Part 2
I was hoping to have a new video ever month about the six+one project, but the first one came out on Sept 3. It is now Dec 1st. Wow – how time flies! If you need to know more about six+one, you can read it here. Or watch the opening video here. Read More
6+1 Video Series
We are putting together a series of videos for the people who go to Trinity, to help them participate in the 6+1 project that we started last January. I’m hoping to have a new video at least once a month. You can read more about 6+1 here or watch the introduction video below: Read More
Six+One Kick Off Event
First the details: Saturday, March 21 9am to 3pm Location: Room 539 Drake Centre at University of Manitoba – 181 Freedman Cres. (Get a Map) Leadership: Rev. Glenn Ball – regional staff for the synod of Manitoba & Northwestern Ontario. Lunch is included (and it’s free!) All are encouraged to attend. six+one To carry out the mission of helping people become... Read More
Guest on Presbyterian Podcast
Yes – I had the honour and privilege of being the first ever guest on the Being Presbyterian Podcast. It was a fun conversation. Check it out here Colin Carmichael, secretary of communications for the Presbyterian Church in Canada, is the host of the new podcast and its home is at one of his Blogs: http://beingpresbyterian.ca Read More
Building based on needs?
At Trinity we are currently putting together a building committee. This team will guide the planning process of building a facility for the church. As I type that, I realize what a loaded statement that is. We need to ask questions like – who is the church? if a church has a facility, what is that facility for? What does it mean “for the church”? does that... Read More
Imagine a Place
Forget what you think you know about Church. Forget about pews. Forget about stained-glass Forget about hymn books, pulpits, symbols and banners Forget about projectors, sound systems, guitars and drums Forget about coffee, signs, information tables Forget about guest books Forget about Sunday school Forget even, for the moment, about worship services Think about God: Father,... Read More
This isn’t a Church growth strategy
The 6+1 project is not a Church growth strategy. Do we hope more people join the community at Trinity? Yes. Am I excited about the ministry at Trinity? Yes. But, we have purposely said that 6+1 is about helping people connect into “a” Church, not “our” Church. Really, we believe that people need to connect to Church, as in Jesus’ Church, not... Read More
Jesus and Invitation
A huge part of the 6 + 1 project is invitation. Inviting people to Church, inviting them to an event, to a Care Group, inviting them over for coffee, inviting them to a concert. But invitation is only the beginning. It isn’t enough to just invite someone. Jesus invited people and they followed him. Then, over a number of years, he invested in them. He talked to them,... Read More
6+1 – why Church?
A few days ago, I posted about a vision presented to the congregation that include something called the 6+1 project. The intention of this project is for every family/individual at Trinity to connect 6 families/individuals into a Church in the next 3 years. There will be lots of discussion about this in the coming months, but some questions might come up right off the hop. Why... Read More
