Norfolk: ‘Every time we feel like giving up - something happens’
Lydia Houghton
Six years into its existence, a Norfolk Christian fellowship in an area “lacking” in gospel churches has tripled in size.
Briston Christian Fellowship (BCF) – in the village of Briston near Holt in North Norfolk – began with four individuals meeting in a house and now consists of 12 regulars who meet in a community room.
Revitalising a dying church: what's the secret?
Of making many strategies there is no end, and many training sessions weary the body.
As I have re-entered the Presbyterian ministry in a small church, Scots Kirk in Newcastle, New South Wales, I have been reflecting on my two previous ministries and on answering the question: how do you revitalise a traditional church, which is nearing the end of its life? It’s a situation I have faced before.