In response to my recent post ‘False gospels and me’, Neil Foster asked this: I find a dilemma. As a Christian person whose full-time job is not preaching, I find myself (even outside work hours) often speaking about issues that are not a central part of the gospel. Same-sex marriage and
You may think that ministry of the pew is practically impossible while your kids are young, but Craig Glassock argues that perhaps we’re just not thinking about it creatively enough.
One of the ways you “honour Christ the Lord as holy” as a Christian is by “being prepared to make a defense [or a ‘reasoned statement’] to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you” (1 Pet 3:15).
Just as it is completely normal to call for justice when we are the victims, so also is it completely normal to want to avoid justice when we are guilty.
Your Timothy is your second-in-command, your adviser and your protégé—just as Timothy was to Paul. How then has this worked in my ministry? How can you actually get started with your Timothy?
Important reads on Aboriginal evangelists, the pitfalls and positives of pastoring a small church, temptations when discipling, music and discernment, and liberalism.
After being in paid ministry for over a decade, I recently joined a church where I have no position, title, or responsibility beyond that of any other new member. Let me tell you, it’s an eye-opening experience of how churches operate.
As a pastor, I’m always looking for ways to shape and grow the culture of my church family around the gospel. A small but important part of what I’m doing at the moment is sending out email encouragements to everyone. It's proving to be a very effective tool. Generally
It’s a brand new year and everything is starting up again, including home group. Off you go, expecting what you got used to last year… but new people are there now. And because there are brand new people, the group feels different. The old dynamic that you quite liked last year (or at least got used to!) isn’t the same.
John Chapman is the master of keeping things simple. In this book, he tackles the important topic of the Bible. Ideal for both Christian and non-Christian readers. (ebook)