By Danny Bell “Tell me what the world is saying today, and I’ll tell you what the church will be saying in 7 years”. – Francis Schaeffer The Left When I first moved to Tasmania in 2013, I inquisitively attended a protest on the streets of Hobart organised by a patriot group Reclaim Australia. They […]
9 Surefire ways to Slow your Conference Growth Down to a Crawl
By Danny Bell Want slow to zero conference growth? Follow these 9 points and you’ll be well on your way to enjoying total irrelevance and a revolving back door in all your churches. Just imagine having your conference look busy from the outside with nothing happening from the inside. Lets begin shall we? 1. Create […]
10 Ways Pastors can Reduce Congregational Confidence
By Danny Bell It’s no secret, and it’s becoming very popular for churches to fail massively both numerically and spiritually. If your church is experiencing healthy growth, you may be out of touch with what the world church is doing right now in the west. But don’t fear … help is here! Below are an […]
Race-based Adventist Churches: Why They Don’t Work
By Danny Bell You move to Africa with your family and settle in a village. You attend the local SDA church and you’re the only white English speaking people bar one other family who invite you home for lunch. During lunch they tell you how hard it is to sit through services being translated all […]
Pioneering Adventist Men’s Ministry in Australia: A Red Pill Journey
by Danny Bell “Let a young woman accept as a life companion only one who possesses pure, manly traits of character, one who is diligent, aspiring, and honest, one who loves and fears God” (Adventist Home, p. 47). There’s some home truths about Adventist men we need to understand and own, and while this is […]