When I first got into fundraising, I executed campaigns without worrying too much about donors or spending a lot of time thinking about why or how they responded to particular strategies or appeals. Eventually, I realized that if development professionalsRead more…
Homosexuality and the Church: Why the Church Must Speak Into the Lives of Those Impacted by Homosexuality
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Mike Goeke as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Sexuality: Creation, Brokenness, Truth and Grace.” Responses to this paper through theRead more…
What comes first – belief, behaviour, or belonging?
Traditionally, church membership has been contingent on 1) Believing correctly 2) Behaving correctly 3) Belonging to the community But what happens if we invert this process: 1) Belonging unconditionally, where love and grace are the key drivers. 2) Behaving differentlyRead more…