Down-under round-up: 22 July 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 22 July 2015

Catch up on the Christian news and thought of the week. This week: the revelation of the sale of body parts from aborted infants; church planting that distracts from evangelism; prayers for the tempted and wayward; points for protecting a marriage.

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Six myths of discipleship

  • Colin Marshall
  • 13 April 2015

Myth 1: Discipleship is a second stage of Christian experience, after conversion. You can be a Christian but not a disciple. Many people think of discipleship as what happens after conversion. They think that it’s only after someone becomes a Christian that they ‘disciple’ them, by training them in the

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The Man Who Makes a Difference (leader's manual)

  • Tony Payne
  • 16 October 2009

Leader's notes for running a group of men through the Man Who Makes a Difference studies—Bible studies on Ephesians especially written for men.

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The Unexpected Kingdom (Matthew 13-17)

  • Peter Collier
  • 13 November 2017

Who is Jesus? And what kind of kingdom does he promise his followers? These are the big questions at stake in Matthew 13-17. Eight studies.

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Down-under round-up: 27 May 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 27 May 2015

Issue of the week Neil Foster, Associate Professor of Law at Newcastle University, continues updating us on Schools, Scripture, Banning of Books and Sexual Orthodoxy, examining the merits of the objections stated to the now-marginalized Christian views on sex. He argues that “students are entitled to hear points of view at

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Planning growth group content for the year

  • Richard Sweatman
  • 17 January 2018

Our week-by-week plan will inevitably have to change on the fly as studies run long or nights get cancelled, but the planning we do at the start of the year is indispensable.

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On good and bad evangelism

  • Sandy Grant
  • 1 June 2015

‘Proselytism’ is on the nose in our allegedly tolerant world, increasingly proscribed or restricted by law or administrative policy. Mostly the word is left undefined, open to great subjectivity. Some think of it merely as seeking to persuade others of the merits of a religion, with a view to

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Vine Journal: Issue 2

  • 13 May 2016

Contents of Issue 2 of Vine Journal.

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Living with the Underworld

  • Peter Bolt
  • 16 October 2009

Evil spirits. Demons. Ghosts. Magic. Satan. Do these words speak of a frightening spiritual reality? Or are they the silly remnants of a more superstitious age? (160 pages)

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A powerful expression of church

  • Chris Green
  • 20 February 2014

WAVE is extraordinary—and as far as I know, unique. At least in London. And I should underline that as the new pastor of this church I take absolutely no credit for what I’m about to tell you. WAVE stands for We’re All Valued Equally, and it’s an unusual church.

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