Jon Bond

Worship Evening

jon — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:54:50 +0000

On Sunday we tried something different at The Salvation Army in Guernsey. Instead of our usual traditional service we tried a new relaxed format. This included worship lead by the worship group, bible teaching, and time for small group discussions. We also had an opportunity to share thoughts and things that had been discussed in …

Worship Team Update

jon — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:55:04 +0000

We’re now a few weeks into this “new” expression of worship at our Church, and I thought I’d share some of the things we’ve learnt over those weeks. Please Stand! It will take a long time for the Congregation to get to a point where they don’t need to be told to stand up …

Worship Team Launch

jon — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:53:00 +0000

After years of gentle persuasion, frustration, and finally acceptance, months of praying and playing together occasionally, and weeks of regularly rehearsing together the new Worship Team has finally got off the ground. What was meant to start in February ended up starting on Palm Sunday, 24 March. And it wasn’t with the full team – …

New Year Update

jon — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:00:38 +0000

Looking at my blog it seems pretty neglected – I haven’t added anything since September last year. So, now Christmas and the New Year are out the way, I thought I’d post an update on what’s happening. In September our first meeting of the Strategy Committee for The Salvation Army in Guernsey took place. This …

William Booth to Officers

jon — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:26:07 +0000

Beware of Stagnation

jon — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:14:33 +0000

Today’s Army Barmy Blog post includes the following. Beware of stagnation. Wow. In some places we’ve fallen into it. We punch the clock, fill in the order of meeting, sleepwalk through it and the rest of the week without expecting God to show up in any way that will inconvenience us, let alone turn our …

My Worship Journey – Ticket for 1?

jon — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:00:09 +0000

Worship is personal. Worship is between you and God. This is what you do day to day. Personal worship is a way of life, a constant calling on your heart. Corporate worship, what we do every Sunday morning (and evening in some churches) is still personal. But it brings together that Church family in a …

Worship Blogs

jon — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:00:36 +0000

I follow a lot of blogs to keep up to date with trends in worship and also music technology. I thought I’d just briefly highlight some of the better blogs out there which really are worth a look. Worship Matters – Bob Kauflin Bob Kauflin has been on the scene for some time. Now working …

Doomed Pursuit of the Young Adult

jon — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:09:17 +0000

One of the blogs I like to follow is Red Letter Christians, which Tony Campolo contributes to. The following is an extract of an post I read today: ASSUMPTION 3 -Young Adults will help the church I love to live on! If we are honest, the main reason most of us are hopping on the …

L’Islet Salvation Army – 2012 Mid-Year Review

jon — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:45:49 +0000

I recently received a comment on a post I made at the end of 2011. It was looking forward to where I thought my church should be at the end of 2012 (read it here). Well, it’s now half way through 2012 so time for a mid-year review. I started my previous post noting the …