A great deal has been heard of late about the use of vaccine mandates to control who can and cannot work in various organisations, from hospitals to schools, and who will or will not be allowed to attend concerts and sporting fixtures. In the midst of what can be a confusing scene, the leaders of Read more
On Monday the prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced that beginning Friday up to 100 may gather in places of worship. Following the prime minister’s announcement Mass – restricted to 100 people – is able to resume from this Friday at noon. On Monday night Steve Lowe, Bishop of Hamilton and New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Conference Read more
If your church has one service at 11:00 am on Sunday mornings, it is likely in the minority. In a recent reader survey we conducted with 1,649 responses, slightly over half of the congregations had only one worship service on Sunday morning, and the times of that single service varied. The “sacred hour” of 11:00 Read more
Shorter church services on Sunday are an important consideration if churches are going to attract prospective non-regular church-goers according to Church of England Bishop of Lichfield, Johnathan Gledhill. “Clergy should aim to keep the time of worship to no more than 50 minutes,” Gledhill said, opining that worship has become “too complicated, leaving people who are Read more