tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13254577.post116104260644375346..comments2023-11-01T01:03:28.646+10:30Comments on stephen clark: Same, same...once again!Stephan Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11194782441138561354noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13254577.post-1161066422016010632006-10-17T15:57:00.000+09:302006-10-17T15:57:00.000+09:30Don't knock the old Bing!Don't knock the old Bing!Stephan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194782441138561354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13254577.post-1161066151915159852006-10-17T15:52:00.000+09:302006-10-17T15:52:00.000+09:30Although the Sydney Diocese will raise the [homo]s...Although the Sydney Diocese will raise the [homo]sexuality issue *again* at Synod, the good Archbishop has chosen to focus in his Presidential Address on outreach and on church growth.<BR/><BR/>I found that many of his points could equally apply to the Uniting Church in Australia.<BR/><BR/>The sexuality issue will be with us (and will continue to divide us) for a long time to come, sadly, as will the question of womens' roles in the church (albeit a much lesser issue in the Uniting Church).<BR/><BR/>But the biggie is growth (or rather shrinkage reduction), and reaching out.<BR/><BR/>Dr Jensen made the comment "Church can become merely a religious club for people who still like the Rolling Stones." I wish the Uniting Church congregations which I know had people who liked the Rolling Stones. The congregations which I know are more like religious clubs for people who still like Bing Crosby!<BR/><BR/>CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com