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Colossians 4:5–6 “Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” The Heart of Our Vision When we planted Merri Creek Anglican, one of the first things we did was write a vision . It’s probably better to think of it less as a “vision statement” and more as a kind of rule of life —a picture of the kind of community we hope to be, muc

In the earliest days of Merri Creek (2013), before the weekly services had launched, our planting team gathered every Friday morning for breakfast at Andrea’s house to dream about what kind of church we wanted. We were developing a vision for the church.  Most church vision statements, even those written with prayer and sincerity, end up borrowing from the corporate weasel-words playbook. They involve measurable outcomes, inspiring slogans, and forward-looking plans clothed i

Many years ago, I read an essay from a Year 10 student who had visited my church for a religious studies assignment. The first thing he commented on was how strange it felt having everyone staring up at a screen the whole time. He said it felt a bit like karaoke. His honest reflection was a good reminder that what feels normal to us as Christians can sometimes be quite strange to others. It made us think: have we become so used to screens everywhere that we've stopped noticin