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The lost art of English joinery: 'Without it, even the grandest room will be nothing more than a box'
In partnership with Artichoke June 22, 2020
Credit: Artichoke
In the revival of interest in English country houses, beautifully designed joinery is often overlooked. Bruce Hodgson, founder of Artichoke, explains how door casements, shutters, panelling, skirtings, architraves, cornicing and dados can transform a space.
What are the aesthetic benefits of beautiful joinery?
Without it, even the grandest room will be nothing more than a box. Beautifully crafted and conceived joinery can add drama to an interior, employing light and shade to lend depth, as well as framing openings and significant features. It can also play a vital role manipulating proportions.
And the practical benefit?
Architectural joinery is often used to cover joints between plasterwork and timber, as well as to protect the fabric of a building from everyday use. Skirting, for example, forms a bridge between the floor and a dado rail — or chair rail — protects the plaster from wear and tear. Panelling also creates extremely effective insulation. In rooms such as kitchens, libraries, boot rooms, gun rooms and sculleries, joinery has a transformative effect, not just on a room, but also on the daily lives of the owners.
Artichoke's Bruce Hodgson. ©Country Life
What is the role of architectural joinery in the classic English country house?
For centuries, crafted timber has offered an opportunity to express the owner's wealth, style and sophistication. In the 1700s, travellers would return from a grand tour with records of classical styles. London was, from Roman times, a very influential place — a melting pot of different disciplines, crafts and design ideas from around the world.
The purest interpretation of the classical styles of Georgian detailing, for example, are therefore more likely to be found in an abode in Mayfair than in a country house. However, a wealthy squire may have been inspired by a fashionable London style and returned to his seat with pattern books and sketches. These would then be interpreted by the local joiner, resulting often in a loose interpretation of the original pattern.
Which are your favourite examples?
Each generation leaves its mark. It's common to find a Georgian house with perhaps a Victorian extension, with further modifications carried out in the Edwardian era. Houses evolve and their charm derives from the resulting mish mash of confused detail.
A favourite example of this is Folly Farm in Sulhamstead, Berkshire. Originally a pre-Tudor, timber-framed manor house, Sir Edwin Lutyens was commissioned in 1895 to build a classical extension, using brick and flint in the neo-Classical style. The architectural joinery is fascinating — for example, in the entrance hall, Lutyens pulled off an unusual blend of Rococo and chinoiserie mouldings.
Folly Farm.
In 1910, Folly Farm was sold to a new owner, who invited Lutyens back, commissioning a new wing to demonstrate a more contemporary Arts-and-Crafts form that was popular at the time. This part of the house expresses Lutyens's interest in the use of granite, stone and oak, reminiscent of Elizabethan style, but with an Arts-and-Crafts interpretation.
Artichoke was commissioned to create a family kitchen, along with some other rooms. For the kitchen, our designs were based on Lutyens's original domestic furniture, along with an Arts-and-Crafts island with a modern take. It was an honour to be invited to contribute to such an architecturally important house.
How was the tradition of great English joinery lost?
With urbanisation and the rapid rise in the population, the need for housing built in a fast and affordable way has contributed to a reduced interest in architectural joinery. Because mass manufacturers are motivated by profit, they design mouldings that only require a single pass through a machine.
The result is that mouldings have become simplified, homogenised interpretations of the originals. With the increasing influence of modernism, there has been a greater emphasis on engineering and technology, leaving less opportunity to educate architects in the language of classical architecture and design.
Which of your own projects best demonstrate the possibilities of painstakingly made joinery?
In every commission we undertake, our ambition is to create Britain's future heritage by designing and making fitted furniture and cabinets that will be admired and enjoyed by future generations. I'm particularly proud of a striking project we're working on now, where we've brought a little bit of 18th century Paris to a Jacobean manor house in Staffordshire. We have designed mouldings for a boudoir and dressing room that reference Louis XVI mouldings (very different to English mouldings at the time) and introduced them into the panelling.
To find out more about Artichoke visit www.artichoke.co.uk or telephone 01934 745270.
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Sodium is an integral part of human health. It allows the body to perform some very important tasks, like blood volume and blood pressure regulation. However, just like most other things, sodium is only good in moderation. Overeating sodium-packed foods can lead to a huge number of serious, life-threatening conditions. Unfortunately, most of the people in America consume way more sodium than they should.
The recommended daily allowance of sodium is 1,500 milligrams or less. The minimum amount the body needs is 500 mg. Americans, however, consume about 3,400 mg of sodium every single day, leading to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths every year. When consumed in excess, sodium causes high blood pressure. High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for death for women in the US. About 200,000 women alone die due to high blood pressure every year. Compare that to the approximately 40,000 annual deaths due to breast cancer and you begin to realize the scope of the sodium problem.
While adding salt-free seasonings to your meals instead of pure table salt is a great way to reduce your sodium intake, most of the sodium that the average American gets each year is from processed and packaged foods. Our grocery stores supply us with most of the extremely sodium-rich foods that we eat on a regular basis, with restaurants being the next biggest source. About 10% of the sodium American consume is from home cooking. It's easy to see already that the more you cook for yourself and the less salt you use in your recipes, the healthier your diet will become.
To truly control your sodium intake, it's important to read the labels on the packaged foods you buy. Foods that have high amounts of sodium may not even taste salty. Breads and rolls are a good example of a food that many people never even associate with sodium. Pay close attention to the amount of sodium found in each serving of the foods you buy—also, be sure to pay attention to how many servings you eat. Foods can be labeled "sodium free" and "salt free" when they contain 5 milligrams or less of sodium per serving. To be a "low sodium" food it must contain 140 mg or less per serving.
Cutting out most of the sodium in your diet doesn't mean that you have to cut out most of the flavor in your diet. In fact, many people find that when they use salt-free seasoning blends (like the ones in our store) in their favorite meals, they discover new flavors that are even better. Salt has dominated our diets for so long that we forget there are better options. Salt is simply the cheapest, easiest, and, consequently, most unhealthy seasoning. Try a low-sodium diet and experience all the health benefits that come with it!
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I am a Ph.D. student in the Computer Science Department at University of Toronto. This is my third year at University of Toronto (UofT). I moved to Toronto after completing my undergraduate studies in the Computer Engineering and Informatics department at University of Patras. I am interested in theoretical computer science and working here at UofT with my advisor Mark Braverman and the members of the theory group.
The research projects I am currently involved in and a description of my areas of interest.
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Farewell tomorrow to 14-year-old girl who died in Lamia from coronavirus
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Tomorrow will be the funeral of a schoolgirl from Lamia, who died from complications of the coronavirus. The forensic examination revealed pulmonary edema.
It took the girl only a week to unequally fight the coronavirus. After a sudden deterioration in her condition, she was taken to Lamia General Hospital, but the doctors were powerless.
On Tuesday, December 7, in the Church of St. Athanasius in Galaneika, at 11 o'clock in the morning, relatives, friends, classmates and teachers will say goodbye to the schoolgirl who passed away so suddenly, lamiareport reports. Gr. The funeral will take place in the village of Stirfaka (Lamia).
The family appeals to everyone who comes to say goodbye to her at the church, refuse wreaths and make a feasible contribution to the fund of St. Athanasius by dropping a donation into a special box near the entrance to the church.
The autopsy revealed that "there was pulmonary edema, the results of other medical examinations are pending." A student in the third grade of the 4th high school in the city fell ill with the coronavirus on November 29, but suffered the infection very easily. The girl was treated at home and taken to the hospital, when it was too late… It is reported that the parents were active opponents of vaccination and did not believe in the coronavirus. On Saturday morning, her mother took the girl to Lamia Hospital with chest pains. While the doctors tried to intubate her, she had several cardiac arrests, KTG briefly reported. The hospital said in a statement that the girl was not vaccinated and her death was linked to a Covid complication that affected the girl's heart.
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Jupiter's Station in 2019
By Gary O'Toole
(Published in Timeline Astrology Magazine 2019 Edition)
In 2019, Jupiter stations at 0 degrees of sidereal Sagittarius, remaining at this degree from March 29 until April 23. This section is known as gandanta (undoing), representing a gap in the zodiac between Scorpio and Sagittarius; as we prepare for the worst (Scorpio) and hope for the best (Sagittarius). As this occurs, the south node, Ketu joins Pluto and then Saturn at the other end of Sagittarius, initiating a breakdown of order.
The subsequent conjunctions in 2019 and 2020; between Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Ketu represent the beginning of a complete overhaul of global structures in the years that follow. With these occurring in Sagittarius and Capricorn, involving the rulers of these signs, we can expect to see big shake-ups in social-political-economic structures around the globe, as a result.
There is much fear about these conjunctions, with many astrologers predicting doomsday-type scenarios. And while we cannot bury our heads in the sand, we can look at the best of what these changes eventually bring to our planet, as we take a leap of faith and wake up to a new reality.
Ideally, the 2019/2020 conjunctions are experienced as a period of willing transformation. We know from history, however, that change is never brought about on a global scale with such willingness, leading to much resistance to what is inevitable. We are likely to see governments and the public rebelling against the necessary changes.
In 2017, Saturn transited this gap, as the planet of established order began to show major cracks in the system. Its current transit in Sagittarius challenges our perception of truth. The beginning of sidereal Sagittarius is where we find the lunar mansion, Mula, the domain of the goddess of destruction, Niritti; a 'sharp and dreadful' sign; one which has, at the very least, made us aware of all the untruths.
This destabilizing juncture between Scorpio and Sagittarius is the one of the most difficult divisions of the zodiac to navigate, requiring a skilled approach to avoid the many pitfalls. Planets here behave as if they have slipped between the pavement. And while Saturn represents form and structure, Jupiter represents order and expansion, as we build on the foundations already laid down or, in many cases, torn apart.
Jupiter's station is not a time to lose hope, but to remove all that stands in the way of it.
We must make sure our foundations are sound before building and know the difference between what is real and unreal.
Interestingly, YouTube was founded in 2005 when Pluto moved into sidereal Sagittarius, where anyone with an opinion and a webcam can publish their thoughts on any given subject. Other voices clamouring for our attention have obscured our truth. Jupiter's return to Sagittarius in 2019/2020 will allow us to listen to the voice within, our intuition, exposing those who lie or distract us from what is real.
Jupiter transits bring healing to an area of our lives that has experienced much fear and grief in recent years due to Saturn's transit. This has especially been the case since the conjunction of Saturn and Mars in Scorpio in 2016, just as Jupiter joined Rahu (north node of the Moon) in Leo. Jupiter's conjunction with Rahu showed a lack of judgement and poor advice, while Saturn and Mars fuelled a fear-based response.
We are likely to try and hold on to false beliefs that bring comfort when things seem to come undone. This is the biggest challenge the world faces in 2019, and in the coming years, as we cling to ways of being that are simply out of date. Our journey from the fear of loss to the development of a renewed faith in something real becomes a very complicated step when Jupiter stations at this gap in March/April of 2019, and the knock-on effect this will have on any sense of order and coherence.
Jupiter, the planet of meaningful purpose, halts between what we wish to achieve on a material level on the planet, as it hovers on the brink of a new spiritual aspiration, and further into 2020, where the work of putting these new ideas to work begins.
Jupiter will return to Sagittarius on November 4, 2019 until March 29, 2020, after spending much of 2019 in Scorpio, before briefly entering Capricorn on March 30, 2020; returning for a third time to Sagittarius on July 1, 2020.
In 2020, Jupiter returns to Capricorn, from November 20 to April 5, 2021, re-entering the sign on September 14, 2021, after a summer spent in Aquarius. With Jupiter entering and reentering Sagittarius and Capricorn on three occasions in the coming years - its own sign and its place of debilitation.
We are likely to see major ups and downs in relation to our new vision.
Jupiter's transit through Sagittarius is a time connect with truth in more meaningful ways, and a period to at least begin to heal these parts, reaching out over the chasm that has opened between 'us and them'.
This require great courage, so as not to slip back into fear-based responses to the challenges we are now faced with as a species on the planet.
By 2020, the old social-political-economic models begin to break down as Saturn and Pluto enter sidereal Capricorn, and we discover new ways to move forward in the following decades.
We may struggle with what emerges initially as powerful planetary conjunctions re-calibrate systems around the globe, and we are asked to respond to these changes intelligently.
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Federal Government Super Grab to Spark Home Renovation Boom
Homesafe Group
Dramatically highlights investment in the family home through renovation as a safer way to build a nest egg out of the reach of government rule changes.
Robert Caulfield
The speculation over the Federal Government's proposed move to retrospectively change superannuation rules to cover its May Budget blow outs will spark a home renovation surge.
Architect Robert Caulfield, Managing Director of the Homesafe Group today said, "Any move by the Federal Government grab for cash from super funds of older Australians who have followed the rules, dramatically highlights investment in the family home through renovation as a safer way to build a nest egg."
"People want to invest with certainty for their retirement and the family home has just become far more certain than government regulated superannuation."
Mr Caulfield said, "With reports that around a million Australians could be affected if the tax threshold is lowered from people earning $300,000 to $180,000 by the current Federal Government in the lead up to the May Budget, this will place all Australians in even lower tax brackets thinking about their superannuation arrangements."
"Renovating for retirement also provides Australians with the use of their money rather than having it invested in a superannuation fund where the Federal Government, no matter who is in power, can change the rules."
The Homesafe Group, formed by a consortium of Architects, has established a special Senior's division which focuses on renovation design to add safety to the home and ensure the design also adds value to assist in building capital gain in the property to help fund retirement.
Mr. Caulfield said we are designing renovations that support the Government policy in keeping people in their own homes by creating independent living areas, which can allow people to rent out part of their home if they need a smaller living space and help fund their retirement.
"Financial safety is also vital for anyone building their retirement nest egg through renovation to ensure they maximise their profit when the family home is sold by avoiding the 'renovation money traps' such as undertaking a poorly designed renovation, failing to keep costs under control, not getting competitive quotes or causing budget blow outs by changing the building design during construction."
Homesafe has released a Free special cost guide on its website to help people renovating for retirement to calculate the cost of renovation as a way of preventing them getting ripped off by unknowingly accepting excessive quotes. It is available at http://www.homesafegroup.com.au/overview/
Ron Smith, Media Communications, Homesafe Group - Mobile: 0417 329 201
The Homesafe Group
The Homesafe Group of companies was established to improve the quality of life of Australian families through home safety, good design and wise investment.
It was founded by a group of architects and safety professionals and utilises the skills of Australia's foremost experts in architectural design, home safety and building technology.
Home safety research and development is undertaken in conjunction with Kidsafe and Monash University Accident Research Centre.


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Senior forward Riley Haubner scored a game-high 26 points to pace three double-figure scorers and help La Salle post a 64-53 victory at Lakota West in a non-conference basketball game Tuesday night. Haubner, the Lancers' leading scorer averaging 21.3 points a game, connected on 7-of-12 field goals and was a perfect 9-of-9 from the free-throw line to help La Salle (2-2) snap a two-game losing streak. La Salle was the only Greater Catholic League South Division team in action Tuesday, with the other three GCL South members gearing up for non-conference games this Friday heading into the holidays.
Joining Haubner, also the GCL South leading scorer, in double figures were junior forward Kodyn Lambert and junior guard Nathan Vogelpohl, who each scored 11 as La Salle erased a slim 11-9 deficit at the end of the first quarter by outscoring West, 20-4, in the second period to take command. The Lancers, who converted 25-of-30 free throws (83.3 percent), are off until Thursday, December 28 when they oppose Dublin Jerome at Thomas Worthington High School in Greater Columbus.
Elder, Moeller and St. Xavier are back in action Friday. Moeller (4-1) will host Wilmington at 7:30 p.m., while Elder and St. Xavier hit the road to take on members of the Eastern Cincinnati Conference. Elder (2-3) travels to face Walnut Hills, while St. Xavier (4-1) is at West Clermont. Both games tip off at 7:30.


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Riot Horse
Riot Horse ~ Skåne, Sweden
Classic Rock/Heavy Blues Rock
Andreas Sydow - Vocals
Nille "Neil" Schüttman - Guitar
Jonas Langebro - Drums
Joacim Sandin - Bass
In 2006 the Danish/Swedish heavy band Sons Of Tomorrow decided to take a long time break. Guitarist Nille 'Neil' Schüttman have had a vision for many years. To set up a new heavy rock band with a more classic sound. The inspiration came from bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Free and The Black Crowes. Bluesy, groovy and heavy riffing. Just a couple of weeks after Sons Of Tomorrow announced their hiatus, Nille called some musicans and asked them to join. Some of them were old Sons Of Tomorrow fellows and some of them were new friends. After jamming the new ideas Neil knew that this was not only going to be a temporary project. The seed of Riot Horse was sown… By 2011 Neil had tried numerous different constellations for Riot Horse but constantly found it difficult to keep the band together. He was just about to give it all up when he was convinced by bass player at the time, Anders Johansson, to give it one more try with a couple of guys Anders knew. In came Andreas Sydow, former metal vocalist of Darkane and drummer Jonas Langebro (ex. Bai Bang). The chemistry was instant and unquestionable. During the first rehearsals the songs started to come together. A lot of the riffs that Nille had worked up through the years came together with Andreas melodies in a magical fusion. With Joacim Sandin (former bandmate with Jonas in Bai Bang) replacing Anders on bass, the band was complete. Riot Horse had found their sound! Classic heavy rock that kicks ass, straight from the heart!! Dirty, groovy and sexy... WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF RIOT HORSE!!
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Hard Rock Hell 2015


By popular demand your humble hacker and plodder blogger was in attendance at the annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention yesterday. Actually, the reason for my presence was more marital command (my wife was in the choir for the event) than popular demand, but why quibble over the ultimate cause. I was there, eyes open, eyebrows raised, ears perked.
The meeting was dominated by the retirement of our Executive Director, Robert White, and beginning of a new ED, Thomas Hammond. White's tenure was over a quarter century and he is an old school patrician Baptist, an indefatigible, tireless advocate for the SBC, the CP, and all of our GBMB and SBC entities. The partially hirsute Hammond (he has the requisite goatee) is a generation younger. Change is in the air. Both good men.
Dr. White isn't going away. In fact, he's just going down the hall to the Georgia Baptist Healthcare Ministry Foundation, an organization with a lot more money than the GBMB (something in the several hundred million in assets and which makes several million in grants each year) and a lot less staff.
I heard the best sermon I've heard in years from the outgoing GBC president, Mike Stone. The slight of stature, buttoned down pastor had a message on a convention in crisis was absolutely splendid, challenging, and inspiring. His intricate alliterative outline was successfully overwhelmed by his powerful delivery. He declined the traditional second term partly because he is the chairman of the SBC Executive Committee. He pastors in sand gnat country and his wife's publicity photo has her holding a deer rifle. Kill 'em all sister, I say. Menace to drivers everywhere.
We SBCers are reflexively ironic, congratulating ourselves for good work while almost all measurable church data is declining. Over the past quarter century the population of Georgia has increased by over 50% while the number of GBC churches has inched up at about 6%. We are baptizing over a third less each year. I don't see the state convention as the blame for this but it seems obvious that in spite of what we are saying and our mission statements the $25 million we keep in this state, mostly CP revenues, is not being used in ways that increase churches and generate baptisms. We do good things, have good people, have good programs, but growth is elusive.
Stone referenced the fact that about half of GBC churches baptize zip, zero, nada annually. Two-thirds baptize zero, one, or two souls. I don't hold state executives responsible for this but surely someone can come up with some measures that might reduce these numbers. We get a steady diet of concerned megapastors lamenting the fact that so many thousands of SBC churches report no baptisms and I get a little weary of this. Just once I'd like to hear someone make a mention that a good part of the decline in baptisms is because we have less children. Well, I suppose it's easier to beat up pastors and churches about evangelism than to cajole husbands and wives to do more procreating.
Disaster Relief has been busy in Georgia with the hurricane damage. Here's a tip: DR, for all of the publicity it gets is a very small consumer of CP dollars. Maybe we should put more in DR and less in places that don't show results.
We had nominations touting both the UGA football program and that of U of Alabama. Make note folks: The two head coaches combined salary ($16 million or so) is about 2/3 of the entire GBC in-state budget. Well, both Georgia and Alabama had better years than the GBC.
As usual, there was enough obesity to put the CDC in high anxiety. I'll admit to contributing a few pounds to the overage but my excuse is genetic: I have a vestigial remnant of my Neanderthal ancestors that causes me to store some extra fat cells before the long winter. I hear it's going to unusually cold this year.
Dave Ramsey wasn't present but still got an infomercial. They guy is a marketing powerhouse. The GBC will put tens of thousands in a partnership to be used by Georgia pastors and members of their churches. The theory is that people don't give more because they cannot. I think that thinking is flawed. People sometimes restrict giving to their church because they don't think the money is being used wisely. We might have better results if we looked seriously at providing value to givers instead of sending them to giving re-education camps and expecting the money flow to increase as a result. Nothing wrong with a combination approach.
The music was scintillating. "The Great I Am" in the arrangment for the 200-voice choir and orchestra was wonderful. Puccini was on the program but got dropped. Bah humbug. I did get to hear it in rehearsal, though. Still looking for a Christian version of Gotterdammerung finale but that would require this man's convention to feature a powerful female who screams a lot and jumps in a fire. I can think of a couple of Baptist men I'd like see cross dress followed by self-immolation.
The men's chorus wears tuxedos. A couple of dozen went to lunch at a nearby Chick-fil-a. As is their practice, they did an impromptu performance of the "Doxology" after dining. It was an authentic moment. Other diners stopped eating, lifted their heads to watch and smile. They were recording it with cameras and gave hearty applause when it ended. Make a note that on a day when the sun didn't shine, birds weren't singing, no flowers blooming, gray, dark, wet, and depressing a few people had their spirits lifted by sacred music. They went back to work and talked about it. Might be a lesson there.
We have in Georgia a president and four, count 'em, vice presidents; a recording secretary and two elected assistants. Is being the 4th VP even resume-worthy? Egad.
Quote of the day: Mike Stone on what to tell that obstreperous church member, "It's easier for you to move your letter than for our pastor to move his furniture." Uh huh.
Likely to be repeated: Mike Stone on paying your pastor, "You ought to pay him so much the church across town can't afford to steal him away from you." I acknowledge that some churches like to keep pay low so the pastor doesn't stay long.
Sartorial award winner: They young dudebro in red leather shoes. Yeah, I saw you man. Very kewl…I think.
Tonsorial award winner: Another young dudebro who had a crew cut except for sort of a knot on top of his forehead. Don't know what you call that, maybe the Gerber Baby look.
Note to aspiring megapastors: My observation is that if you take your preppy blazer and get some pressed and creased, faded jeans you'll soon be called by a hip megachurch. Might need to work on skinnying up your posterior, though. Hey, just humble observations and putting two and two together.
Something wrong with me I know, but this is an entertaining post. Well done.
Sartorial splendor is kinda right up your alley, isn't it?
We're 17+ years w the IMB and counting, and the only time we met a trustee was during appointment week when we chatted with the subcommittee for our region. Not a criticism – just an affirmation that the experience your Georgian friends reported was not an outlier.
Best summary of the annual meeting. I thought last year's post was great until I read this one. William, what is a word beyond great? Thanks for helping us muse a little deeper over the 2018 GBC meeting.
I don't know you, Plodder, but I thoroughly enjoy your writing style and insights.
On a scale of 1 to 10 I'd give your erudite writing style a 20.
On another topic, I'd like to address low baptism numbers and shrinking church membership. I don't know about Georgia but here in Oklahoma about half of the 77 counties have had populations that have either stayed about the same or been in steady decline since the 1950s. So, at least in those places, demographics is the reason for the low baptism numbers.
We don't baptize infants. There is only a narrow window of ages at which people are around to potentially become Christians and then be Baptized. That window is between around 8 and 18. If they are younger than 8 they don't understand what being a Christian is. If they are over 18 they have left the depressed conditions in rural counties and moved to the city where there is at least a chance of finding a job.
I can take you to dozens of county seat towns here in Oklahoma where the main street has mostly boarded up storefronts. A few examples would be Watonga and Hollis. For example in Hollis, things are so depressed that even the Sonic has shut down.
The fastest growing counties in Oklahoma are counties which are near big cities without being in the urban core. One example would be Cleveland country is experiencing dynamite growth. First Baptist Moore is one of the anchor SBC churches in Cleveland county.
Another reason that church attendance [and baptisms] is dropping is because people are so self-absorbed that they don't mix as much socially any more. They go to work and hang out with their families but they don't go to church, or join any type of group such as the Lions club, Fraternal Organizations, the Garden Club, etc.
Kids sit around a play video games. They relate to their peers via chat rooms and Facebook etc. So activities like Boy Scouts and church youth groups are increasingly "off the radar".
There is a complex dynamic going on in society. But I believe that cold hard facts support the conclusion that a major cause [not the only cause] of low church attendance — and low baptisms — is demographics. As you say, people should to have more kids. But also, they should stop moving away to the urban areas. And they need to pulverize their smart phones and quit using the internet as a proxy for personal connectivity. All of these factors are especially at play for people between the ages of 8 to 30 which is the prime target for churches spreading the Gospel.
But megachurches are a counter example. They largely exist in "affluent" ["affluent" relative to the rest of the state] areas where there is either explosive population growth or at least a stable population.
One last observation. The inner city core shares many of the attributes of the depressed county seat towns in terms of church attendance because people tend to be more transient.
Roger, there are some tough situations but I'm of the view that if you want to see people saved and baptized, you will.
Sure, if one lives in a rural area, it is understandable that those churches would be small and stay small. Thtat is demographics.
But most of the people dont live in rural areas.
So for most of their churches demographics is not what hinders growth.
From what I have read and seen, the one thing that hinders growth the most is a FAILURE on our part to proclaim the Gospel to our neighbors: those we come into contact with or could come into contact with day after day.
Thats no guarantee of growth[sharing the Gospel] but without the Gospel proclaimed there is a guarantee of NO growth.
And of course money IS NOT the problem. EFFORT is.
But when we baptize all of our children at young ages [not as young as the Presbys do] we might be raising as Christians those who have not yet believed. They go off to college and never back to church. We also cant expect that many people who are saved by easy believism to be great ambassadors for Christ in a hostile world. Doctrine matters.
We should want growth but growth should not be the measure of our maturity. For when that happens we tend to get artificial growth and bloated church rolls and lets throw maney at the problem, etc., types of solutions.
Just go tell others about Jesus.
Word count says this post is a book.
Couple of guys here are known for, umm, rather wordy articles. I'm a piker in comparison.
Your posts are parsimonious compared to my comments.
I always appreciate your comments, Roger. Provides a dose of sanity.
🙂 And it is why I couldn't resist.
A few thoughts on growing churches and baptizing more. There are far more qualified people than me to speak about church growth but here are my thoughts, go where hurting people are. They are everywhere. I have a huge heart for recovery ministries like Celebrate Recovery, GriefShare and Divorce Care. Send church members to mentor people in Christian addiction recovery centers. They do not need to be former addicts or divorced but just love hurting people. You will soon realize we are all broken and desperate for Christ's love. The only thing we can truly offer others for transformation is the Gospel. These Christ centered recovery ministries are a great model for the church. Seeking to partner and heal those in broken places. Realization we are all on an equal footing, honest about our brokenness, and open about our utter dependence on fellow believers. Love first and love most.
Never been to a state convention meeting. Trying to keep the streak going.
But your description makes me think we could have a good time together.
Thought post was good but just for the record sake, I was the 4th VP sitting on stage at GBC and I didn't serve to put it on a resume, was honored to serve because I was asked. But I get your point I promise! Just remember, even the 4th VP, just a pastor from Robertstown Ga might be reading your post. ?
If I invited you to preach in my church I'd introduce you as "former VP of the GBC." Why worry about the ordinal number? If I were you and were resume-conscious I'd do the same.
I'm having a little fun over the thing. Four VPs? Perhaps a bit much.
Thought your post was in good fun and also on target with your overview of all that took place. I have never responded to a blog but I just thought since you mentioned 4th VP, I would just add my 2 cents!! And believe me, after sitting on stage for 2 days straight, I wish I had been 5th (if we had that) that way I wouldn't have had to sit on stage! Yes sir, I enjoy your posts and all of those from this site. Thanks again!!
Baptisms are down because we don't have as many younger families who have children to baptize. Megachurches usually wind up with more than a handful of baptisms, but they are another reason why the number is down because per capita, they don't baptize as many as the smaller churches do.
I deployed with a DR unit to Bainbridge, GA. Learned that the average age of those deploying was 76. Also had never put together that SEND Relief is a totally separately funded and administered agency than SBC DR. SEND Relief is doing less hoop jumping to get volunteers out, apparently. Also, one of my AMS friends speculates that the dip in baptisms might be inaccurately reported because so few churches are bothering to turn in the ACR anymore. It's possible because that is definitely a realty.
I appreciate the comment. Various leaders have tossed out the thought that baptisms are down because of unreporting churches. I'd think that LifeWay Research could easily refute that, since around 80% (hardly a small proportion, though down from earlier years) of churches report their numbers. Besides, ACP carries over numbers from some previous years for churches that don't report. Seems to me to be magical thinking to believe that the decline in baptisms is not a solid reality and a longterm trend.
I routinely see the ACRs for lots of churches They carry over membership and financials, but not baptisms. I definitely have no desire to see baptismal numbers meaninglessly inflated.
Sorry, I meant to say that LifeWay carries over numbers for churches that don't file the ACP. This is done for two years, I think, so baptism numbers are adjusted thusly. I don't know how many churches are currently in LifeWay's pool of nonfilers who still have numbers added to the ACP totals.


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