Christian Selvaratnam

Bishop Mike Hill, who incidentily I believe is the first Church of England blogging Bishop, has some great posts on his blog about the Emmerging Church.

His most recent post is challanging the assumption that a new venture needs paid workers from the beginning.

Here’s a quote …

When we think about beginning a new project, we set out from the foundational belief – almost credal – that you have to have paid staff from day one. I’ve been told by a leading C of E thinker on fresh expressions that, to pioneer a new project successfully, you need two full-time paid staff …

But does this need to be the case? …

… the apostle Paul didn’t seem to set out with this assumption either.

My concern is this: that by paying pioneers (generally with the condition that they pay us back within a limited time period), we hold them back in their mission rather than enable them to fulfil it …