I like practical ideas that can bring more theoretical concepts to life.

In 2013 and 2014, Church in a Circle blog by Kath from Western Australia described how she and her husband tried many different ways to make church more active than passive, more sharing than monologue, and hence more interesting and effective.

Unfortunately the blog was hacked, and no longer exists – except courtesy of the Wayback Machine. So here, with Kath’s permission, I have resurrected some of the pages.

• 10 principles which could transform your church practices – permanently
• 7 ways to turn your passive church service into an active learning experience
• 10 reasons to stop sermons and use other learning tools
• Flip the classroom, flip the church
• Let your congregation preach the sermon next Sunday
• Transition ideas for churches
• The results are in – people prefer short sermons followed by discussion
• Efficient or effective? Rows vs circles in church
• If form follows function, perhaps we need to redesign our churches
• Open Space – harnessing the power of circles
• Hidden messages in pulpits and pews
• Stop bringing people to church, and start sending God’s church to the people
• Troublemakers in the church? Or just people asking the right questions?

There’s more to come, when I get time.