Dean Kevin Martin was responsible for church planting in the Diocese of Texas under Bishop Claude Payne. He is now Dean of St. Mathew’s Cathedral in Dallas, Texas. He was recently in Toronto, speaking and leading seminars. Assistant Editor Elin Goulden interviewed him for good idea!
GI: Kevin, why do you consider Church Planting so important?
KM: The [...]

Ancient-Future Faith: Rethinking Evangelicalism for a Postmodern World by Robert Webber (Grand Rapids: Baker Books 1999)
Robert Webber argues that the church is best equipped to meet the challenges of the postmodern era by recovering the resources of the ancient Christian tradition. 
Webber sketches the shift from modernity to postmodernity in science, philosophy and culture and describes [...]

EG:  In your opinion, what attracts people to SMM?
HN: Well, there are a number of things. The neighbourhood has changed in recent years, so we have people who are simply seeking out a church. Usually one of the partners is an Anglican, and so they search out SMM.  One group of people comes once a [...]