tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10759356.post4279015354159779019..comments2024-01-10T20:14:16.750+09:00Comments on Worship & the Arts: Critical Issues Facing the Church in JapanPaul Nethercotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219155149867389211noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10759356.post-8630362059202535652007-02-19T23:17:00.000+09:002007-02-19T23:17:00.000+09:00thanks for the list. most of these i recognize fro...thanks for the list. most of these i recognize from my brief time in japan three years ago. you really hit 'em.<BR/><BR/>encouraging leadership in a japanese church is often difficult because of the cultural reliance on the pastor for so much. lay leadership isn't as encouraged, at least in some of the small, country churches i attended. (then again, the first church i attended in japan had 7 members, one of which admitted to not being christian).<BR/><BR/>by the way, we've talked in e-mail before and i apologize for having not gotten back to you in a long time. my husband and i want to visit japan this summer, and we specifically want to visit y'all at japanCAN!2g.tifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879559289581702480noreply@blogger.com