thoughts on Spiritualist churches

Strengths The only evidence-based religion. A proven link with Spirit, keeping the message and inspiration relevant No reliance on outdated and legend-based theology Universalist and non-sectarian outlook Modern, inclusive and socially-progressive philosophy with no anti-women or anti-gay teachings National network of over 500 churches: SNU 336, GW 52, US 28, Corinthians ?, Unaffiliated ? Large population of enthusiastic, skilled and talented volunteers

Weaknesses Movement is stuck in ‘messages’ groove General standards of mediumship not what joiners have been led (unrealistically?) to expect Failure to promote philosophy as interestingly and accessibly as it should be Larger number of leavers than joiners over past 21 years(4) Inability to retain joiners for very long. Untrained leadership at church level Church network erratically spaced, based on serendipity rather than strategic planning Small size of congregations and churches,  making it difficult to offer an interesting and comprehensive range of activities, or to minister to the whole person Lack of in-depth leadership at all levels (too many ‘elected unopposed’) Too much bureaucracy – too little creativity

Opportunities Retain many more from the large numbers we attract Create a new model of Spiritualist church or centre Retain the large number of joiners we attract with the natural mediums that are out there Appeal to family audience with Lyceums alongside Sunday morning services Multi-media advertising, using small press ads to direct prospects to website articles, setting out our stall more fully and cheaply than ever before. To replace declining Christianity as the natural religion for modern humankind

Threats Exposure of a ‘super medium’, bringing our easy recruitment advantage to a halt, whilst accelerating the leavers’ rate Possibility of bad publicity and unfair media coverage Our own exponents’ limitations being spread by word of mouth Legislation (unlikely at present) Our own inaction due to failure to recognise our present vulnerability SNU’s bureaucratic culture could kill the creativity necessary to transform it

Spiritualist medium Jeff Jones

Spiritualist medium Jeff Jones from South-Wales/England..Spiritualist medium and Healer. Jeff was born 1954 in South-Wales/England. And he had his first contact with the spiritual world when he was 10 years old . . . He met and had a conversation with his "dead grandmother It was the most natural and beautiful experience anyone could wish to have. He was not frightened! But more pleased to see her! As a child he was told that grandmother had died and gone to heaven! So his first thought after saying good bye to her was: if grandmother is in heaven then heaven must be on earth?

continue Jeff's story here.

The Psychic Joann Spurrier Show

Welcome to "The Psychic Joann Spurrier Show" I’m going to be your spiritual guidance counselor and show host every Friday afternoon here on MCSSRADIO from 5-7 pm (CT). I will be here with you to connect with your past loved ones from the other side and help you to cherish and understand “The Spiritual Journey” you have chosen to experience in this life. I'm looking forward to working with you. The Call in number for the show: 917-889-3705 Love and Light,Joann Music and songs provided by Jacinta and Chunky Music Label (www.chunkymusic.com)

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mcssradio/2011/03/25/the-psychic-joann-spurrier-show

Princess Diana's psychic answers critics

A psychic who was regularly consulted by the late princess Diana has hit back at allegations she was assisted when giving readings during a public demonstration of clairvoyance by a man feeding her information from outside a hall.

Sally Morgan said : ‘I totally respect cynics and sceptics, as if we don’t ask questions we don’t get answers,’

Sally Morgan

‘However, I will not stand by and be accused of fraudulent behaviour, from inaccurate sources of information. It’s completely and utterly balderdash"

Following a presentation at Dublin's Grand Canal Theatre an audience member named 'Sue' claimed to have heard a man’s voice from the back of the auditorium relaying information to the psychic superstar on stage.

When the second half started we could clearly hear a man’s voice coming from the window behind us,’ she told RTE radio station in Dublin.

She claimed the voice would, for example, say ‘David, pain in the back, passed quickly’ and a few seconds later Sally would claim to have the spirit of a ‘David’ .

Read more at The Daily Mail

unexplained mystery...

Medium Michael Bagan

Evidence, evidence, evidence!

Posted on 16/08/2011 by spiritofpn| 18 Comments

Sue Farrow introduces a report on some exceptional survival evidence given recently to ‘Valerie’ by London-based medium Michael Bagan.       
Few Spiritualists – even those who do their utmost to look on the bright side – can have failed to notice that first class survival evidence has been increasingly thin on the ground in recent years.
Much has been written about the possible reasons for this – poor training, rushed or insufficient development, lack of home circles, etc – and it’s obvious that these could be contributing factors.

read the full article at Spirit of PN

What Is a Spiritualist service like ?

this video gives an example of a typical service and reading in a Spiritualist church:

Conference On After Death Communications

Friday - Sunday in Phoenix April 13-15, 2012 PLUS exclusive events on Thursday, April 12 Pim van Lommel, M.D. Larry Dossey M.D. A three-day conference at the Embassy Suites with top speakers, authors and mediums in the field of survival of consciousness after death including near death experiences (NDE), after death communications (ADC), grief counseling, healing, intuition and mediumship.   http://www.afterdeathconference.org/