{"id":1901,"date":"2011-03-07T13:03:04","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T13:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richardlittledale.wordpress.com\/?p=1901"},"modified":"2011-03-07T13:03:04","modified_gmt":"2011-03-07T13:03:04","slug":"holding-hands-to-keep-warm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/176.32.230.12\/richardlittledale.co.uk\/2011\/03\/07\/holding-hands-to-keep-warm\/","title":{"rendered":"Holding hands to keep warm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Church & commerce can work<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There was a time when church and commerce were unhealthy partners. People point, for instance, to the way in which Western trade rode into the heart of Africa on the back of mission. \u00a0Maybe this is why local churches are nervous of partnering with local businesses. We are also wary in case their agenda and ours are\u00a0different. But why can’t we write two agendas on the same page?<\/p>\n

Last year we led a harvest\u00a0initiative\u00a0to donate ‘scholar packs<\/a>‘ to schools in\u00a0Uganda. We unashamedly directed people to a local stationer, and they gladly offered a discount for those filling their scholar packs in the shop. \u00a0We have just launched a Biblefresh<\/a> photo competition sponsored by local businesses who are keen to be promoted to the many people who come through the church during a week. We wanted prizes for the competition and they wanted advertising – so we have helped each other out.<\/p>\n

As you will see from the video below, in Gothenburg this Winter this kind of partnership has been conducted on a grand scale. \u00a0Simply brilliant and brilliantly simple.<\/p>\n

[vimeo 20605697 w=400 h=300]<\/p>\n

With thanks to @Kore<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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