Church ahead

Is church like a public bus with a clapped out engine?
This is the 3rd of 3 analogies of church decline. 
Does your faith get you through the journey of life or have you broken down?
Why does Rev L want to be called a dysfunctional theologian?

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Church is like a house with a few building problems.
There is no shortage of builders wanting to sort it out.  
Harold Heritage of Conserving Churches offers one approach. 
Louise Liberal from Modern House offers the opposite view.
And Demolition Dave from Raging Radicals can't be bothered with any of it...
How big are the cracks in your church?
Is the roof leaking?
Is the electrical wiring safe?
Episode 9 is the 2nd of 3 analogies of church decline.
Which reform movement offers church the best hope for the future?

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Is your church like a restaurant that serves food people no longer want?
We are starting to warm up to the theme of church decline with 3 analogies of church decline.  Restaurant is the 1st of 3 analogies.
People are  hungry and they need to eat.  But they don't have to come to our restaurant!

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What have you got out of church?
Quite a lot if your experience is like Rev L.
"So many good things have come my way through church".
Don't be like Ali G.
But some people have a terrible experience...
Fed up of hearing Rev talk about himself?  Good - this is the last autobiographical introductory episode.

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How wrong I was about the biggest church issue of the day.
Why did I get it so badly wrong?
What does it feel like to be on the wrong side of history?
Will Rev L ever finish introducing himself?  Yes actually - nearly there!

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Turning away - leaving active ordained ministry.
3rd of 3 turning points in Rev L's life,
this time away from the heat of the church kitchen.
Ever felt called away from church?
Where can you find the best vantage point to look at church?  In the middle, on the edge or outside?

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2nd biggest turning point in my life ;
Falling out with a school teacher,
Becoming a theologian,
What do you need to say something worth hearing about Christian faith?

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The biggest turning point in Rev L's life
What does sin have to do with it?
Why did you become a Christian?

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Meet LS Lowry  - England's artist of industrial and church decline.
What happened to Rev L's childhood church?

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Meet Rev L through the first vinyl record he ever bought
What century do you live in?
What would Jesus say to your church?

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