Scott Newling takes a look at the Bible's name for God and explains why it matters when it comes to Jesus.
I am very visible to my neighbours. Every time they stop to wave at my daughter, I find out a little bit more about them, and they about me.
Growth Groups is a 10 week practical, 'hands-on' training program to develop effective small group ('Growth Group') leaders. A training program useful for all Christian ministry, not just Growth Groups, because it deals with the fundamentals of gospel work.
A collection of 21 years of articles from Matthias Media's flagship journal, The Briefing on CD-Rom. Fully searchable; find and print articles on a wide range of Christian topics.
When my daughter was a preschooler, she announced in early January that she had made a New Year’s resolution. She was resolved to no longer “eat butter by itself”.
Phrases like disciple-making can carry a lot of baggage. Everybody has an opinion or an idea of what it means to disciple someone and what it looks like in practice. Sometimes it leads people to say “Disciple-making? Oh, I could never do that” or “It's not my role to
As Christians, we need to think about how we can apply discernment to the media we engage in so that we remain holy and distinct, and that our gospel proclamation isn’t undermined by our worldliness.
This very readable book explores the core beliefs of Islam as well as the main varieties of Islamic groups, and how Islamic beliefs challenge our Western secularism. (ebook)
There is less affection and trust. It’s harder for us to be persuasive to each other and easier for us to misunderstand, annoy or hurt each other. It’s a little easier for them to not want to submit to my instructions, and a little easier for me to be suspicious of a more distant team member.
Does your church culture perpetuate a “do whatever makes you happy” version of Christianity?