When it comes to measuring our performance in exam season, we all have different standards. But what standard should we aim for as followers of Jesus?
I don’t typically think of tension as a good thing. The stress of life, throbbing headaches, tight shoulders, difficult meetings, and arguments at home are not my favorite experiences. However, I was recently reminded again that tension is quite important as we teach our people the Bible.
Doing things well and developing new leaders are both valuable and necessary objectives. The trouble is that these two agendas often clash. Training someone up means, almost by definition, that in the beginning they won’t be particularly good at whatever it is they’re learning to do. And they almost certainly won’t be as good at it as you are.
In this 'Briefing' classic from the archives, Paul Grimmond changes the way we think about work.
FRONT: News of great joy INSIDE: The angel said to them, "Do not be afaid. Listen, I am here to bring you good news of great joy which is for all the people; today, a Saviour has been born to you in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord." The Gospel of Luke, chapter 2, verses 10 to 11 Pack of 10 cards with envelopes.
In my last post, I introduced this mini-series and tried to describe some of the pitfalls which can occur when a pastor attempts to do all (or nearly all) his ministry through his Sunday sermon. Like I said there, Sunday sermons are wonderful and essential and life-giving and edifying, but
John Chapman, one of Australia's best and most experienced evangelists, provides a guide to giving evangelistic talks.
The world has positive value in God’s eyes, simply because it was created by him. As humans rule, we have to remember that we are ruling something God has made and that God believes is good.
Tracey has no new, radical beliefs—she just trusts the Bible. But from her years in the field she’s learned some great life lessons as to how men and women can work well together in ministry.