Category: Statistics

Taking 2021/2 NCLS with a grain (or two) of salt … this time

The Lord has shaped me to be someone who values data. Over the years I have realised that it is so easy to be driven by warm-hearted anecdotes, and generalise our views, and formulate strategy, accordingly. So, for many years, I have been delighted to dig into the depths of the rich NCLS data and... Continue Reading →

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Sydney Anglican Synod: Where is the Diocese on the Lifecycle Model?

Last week, I began a diagnostic survey to attempt to give some idea as to where the Sydney Anglican Diocese is up to on the church lifecycle model. Our conclusion is that the Diocese is in the vicinity of Retirement on the above model, Sydney Anglicans were introduced to the so called "Uluru model" by... Continue Reading →

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Einstein and Insanity

Apologies to those outside the Sydney Anglican World. Last night was the presentation and passing of the Sydney Anglican Diocese budget for the next 3 years (a total of some $6m of income). Please contribute to our survey to see where the Diocese sits on the church lifececyle model I dedicate this post to reproducing the... Continue Reading →

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Synod Preview

Today, the Sydney Anglican Synod begins. It is my intention to provide a brief blog each day. Don't forget to contribute to our survey to see where the Diocese sits on the church lifececyle model. When one looks at the opening Business Paper, it is easy to be overwhelmed. In past years, synods have been... Continue Reading →

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Sydney Anglicans: Confronting the Reality

It is always tempting to form a view about yourself that is relative to others. When a child tries out for a sporting team, and they think they are better than someone else, they think they are good. Right? What else matters? The nature of confronting reality The same is true when it comes to... Continue Reading →

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