I wonder if cakes were dropped in an attempt to move away from the twee image the church has acquired, images of a victoria sponge with green teapcups spring to mind. There’s nothing wrong with moving with the times – indeed the GUBC4L campaign is to encourage churches to do that by serving decent fresh coffee – but don’t overlook the power of a cake in generating some coversation and fellowship.
Tag: GUBC4L
Let us entertain them
Whatever it is called the idea here is that people coming into God’s house (for whatever reason) should be treated as if they were coming into our own
Gospel hospitality
This is a follow-up post to the one on [Give up bad coffee for lent](https://crimperman.org/2011/03/10/give-up-bad-coffee-for-lent/) (which increasingly becoming a misnomer). It’s been good to see support for churches showing their best in their service. I’ve heard reports of churches experiencing increased activity and participation in their post-service refreshments time (or whatever you call the time […]
Give up bad coffee for lent!
So if you haven’t heard I seemed to have gotten involved in the start of a movement. Okay that’s probably a little over-dramatic but following a rather frantic twitter conversation the other day there has begun a genuine call for change in the Church (particularly the UK). It’s called ‘Give Up Bad Coffee For Lent’ […]