The problem of perfectionism

  • Paul Berzekian
  • 20 April 2016

Jesus tells us to be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect. But when it comes to ministry, does this mean being a perfectionist? Paul Berzekian disagrees.

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Making the most of a church weekend away

  • David Phillips
  • 18 April 2016

Church weekends away can often be uncomfortable and awkward. But as Dave Phillips argues, there’s value in spending time away together: the key is preparing well.

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Superficiality can’t be solved glibly or easily

  • David Phillips
  • 2 October 2015

You’ve reached the end of a fantastic study. The group has been engaged, asking good questions; you feel like you’re seeing a group of people keen to apply the word of God to their lives. You reach the application questions. And nothing. No one comes up with anything.

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Please stop attacking extremists

  • Phillip Jensen
  • 27 July 2016

Phillip Jensen explains why we need more extremists, not less.

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The God Who Saves

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 27 March 2014

These five Bible studies will help people from a religious background (eg. Roman Catholocism, Greek Orthodox) to sort out what the Bible says about how to be saved.

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Be ready to serve domestic violence victims

  • Ruth Baker
  • 15 December 2016

What would you do if a victim of domestic violence came to your Sunday service, looking for help?

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Teach the tension

  • Chris Drombetta
  • 1 September 2015

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.

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In defence of being busy

  • Hannah Ploegstra
  • 20 October 2015

If I hear one more person—or myself—groan “I’m soooo busy”, I think I might explode. Or wilt. That gripe is getting really boring. Worse, I fear we are groaning about something that’s good.

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Keep growth group amazing over the summer break

  • Richard Sweatman
  • 4 December 2017

Rest is a good thing and group leaders need it, but it is still worth thinking about how we can care for our members during any break.

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Three prayers God will always answer “yes”

  • Hannah Ploegstra
  • 12 January 2016

Many times God answers our prayers with a firm “no”. But there are three prayers to which God’s answer will always be “yes”.

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