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[STORY/RESOURCES] 11.05
Asking, not answering
PAUL HUTCHINSON
Ikon : Belfast : Northern Ireland

A moving mix of soundscapes, poetry, beats and song combine in this unique collection of twelve tracks from Belfast based Ikon alternative worship group. We interview Paul, one half of 'Stray', the duo behind the CD from 'an emerging community, becoming Christian'.

...we need to move away from quantitative methods for determining "success" to something more qualitative...

Mark Van Steenwyk starts to suggest how to define a 'successful' church in post-modern culture, this month's PICK OF THE BLOGS

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