A week on from Assembly, I've finally fished out my notes to recall what it was Chris Duffett said.

Here's a very brief summary...

• We have a big-hearted God
• Church exists for people who are battered, bruised and broken

Four things he observed...

1. Churches are like sex-shops or betting-shops... (hopefully that's self explanatory) we need to /be church differently
2. We need to show our big-hearted God via our own big-hearted joy
3. We need to love people
4. We need to do new things not just the same old, same old.

None of this is rocket science... but our corporate reluctance to do it might lead one to deduce otherwise!

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Over the summer I am due to lead a set of three united evening services, and my thought is to explore some different styles or genres of Christian spirituality.  Suffice it to say there are as many variations on this theme as there are writers on it, and I have more books than enough to play with.  However, nothing that uses a three-fold pattern (typically five or more are identified).

So, I am looking for any ideas that might fit any of the following broad areas of spirituality ...

• British and/or Scottish...
• Baptist and/or (Scottish) Presbyterian...
• Urban and/or city...

Answers on a postcard, blog comment or any other way you know of reaching me would be fantastic.