The worship offered to God in most churches on Sunday needs updating. It needs to become more contemporary, but not in the way most people think. When I talk about the need for more contemporary worship in our churches, I am not thinking in terms of bands versus orchestras, or worship teams versus choir, or even throwing out the hymnal. The update has to do with who we worship, not how we worship.
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There are times in life when things can get so bad that running away seems like the best and only solution. That is why each and every day people quit their jobs, file for divorce, leave the ministry, or drop out of school. They have run out of steam and so they run. They envy the very birds that are flying overhead and wish that they too could migrate to another warmer and sunnier place.
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Phillips Brooks, the former New England clergyman, was known for his calm, cool demeanor. So you can guess the surprise of his associates when they found him pacing up and down the floor of his study like a lion in a cage. One of the friends asked, ‘What is the trouble, Dr Brooks?’ He abruptly responded, ‘The trouble is that I am in a hurry, but God isn’t.’
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Who are you and what do you do?
I’m Kate MacKenzie and I’ve had a few job titles at Christian Focus. For a number of years, I worked in the editorial department and am currently working in marketing.
What is your favourite thing about what you do?
It’ll have to be two favourite things as I’ve been in two areas of the publishing world now. When I worked in editing, I took great satisfaction working with authors on their book ideas and projects and helping them see it to the finished product. In m
Who are you and what do you do?
Donnie Morrison, Sales Manager CFP
What is your favourite thing about what you do?
Sometimes my favourite thing is my worst thing, which is all the travelling I do. What I like about it is meeting lots of different people, trying lots of different foods, talking to lots of Christians from different denominations and backgrounds.
What is one thing about you that other people think is unusual?
That I’m 48, because I look so much younger! Non–Christian friends from
As I climbed into the astonishing life of Elaine Townsend, I found myself captivated by the picture of a woman whose insatiable craving for God, delight in people, and vivacity of life challenged all modern notions of stodgy missionary women. Elaine herself would have been glad of this.
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Who are you and what do you do?
Irene Roberts and I am an Editorial Assistant which involves typesetting, proofreading, and administration.
What is your favourite thing about what you do?
Seeing the books when they come back from the printers.
What is one thing about you that other people think is unusual?
I sit on an exercise ball at my desk.
We live in a time when we are caught between competing instincts. On the one hand, the culture around us (sometimes the Christian culture too) urges us to assert ourselves. We need to develop our brand. We need to “put ourselves out there.” We are all marketing ourselves nowadays through social media. We need to think of ourselves as the product that we manage throughout our career. We cannot be passive and expect opportunities to come our way. We live in the age of the celebrity, of reality TV, of
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Who are you and what do you do?
Hi, I am Catherine Mackenzie and I am the Children’s Editor at Christian Focus Publications. I oversee the editorial and illustrations for the children’s books, while also doing some editorial occasionally for the women’s list and biography.
What is your favourite thing about what you do?
I love the freedom this job gives me for creativity. I think one of the best things in life alongside reading a good book is making one.
What is one thing about you that other p