Crossover Australia is pleased to release our latest resource entitled “In The Shadow of Death,” specifically targeting those experiencing bereavement.
This resource was born from a phone conversation with a pastor who was planning the funeral …
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About 1,700 years ago, Roman Emperor Julian gained eternal infamy as “the Apostate” for his renewed attack in Christendom which had become “mainstream” during the reign of his uncle, Constantine I, widely viewed as the first Christian Emperor.
Julian the Apostate was a man of letters, and transcripts exist of his rants against the Christians whom he referred to as the ‘Galilean Sect’. The ineffectiveness of widespread persecution of Christians was still within living memory and for the most part Julian did not set out to destroy Christianity but to drive the religion out of “the governing classes of the empire”. Read the full story »
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If you do a straw poll in your church amongst adult believers to find out how many people either came to faith at a camp, or had the initial foundations of their commitment and subsequent …
Crossover is happy to announce the release of a new resource entitled Parenthood – discover the journey as it unfolds. It is a resource aimed to help churches that have groups and events for children …
Getting your church and related groups onto the internet with a great looking, well functioning site is easy nowadays without having to spend thousands of dollars on a site that is made for you by …
Facebook has made some changes to what your friends can ‘share’ about you, and just how wide the definition of ‘everyone’ is. Everyone now means literally everyone! What we ‘share’ on Facebook with the rest …
This video is a brilliant, simple explanation as to how social networking works, and therefore helps us understand the potential it offers to churches for connecting with people.
This is an astounding video to watch (and you’ll need to watch it many times, with your finger on the pause button just to take it all in). Social Media Revolution 2 is a refresh …
This completely new Fall 2009 version video includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology, and was developed in partnership with The Economist. If you don’t think social media …
As Christians we do SERIOUS very well. We’ve been practising for almost 2000 years. At times we’ve done so well at SERIOUS that we’ve burned each other at the stake (It’s a long …
A church planter who came up with what others would think is an excellent ‘missional idea’ has had his funding pulled and finds himself out in the cold, despite having recently moved and needing to …
It seems like there is a particular standard or formula that a lot of churches are trying to attain on a Sunday morning – with some clear market leaders who are showing the away, as …