Why the Reformation is definitely not over

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 3 August 2016

It seems that the Pope is soon likely to declare the Reformation, which started with Martin Luther, is over. But Mark Gilbert explains why the Reformation can never truly be over.

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Why I've stuck around for over 30 years

  • Ian Carmichael
  • 5 June 2019

Video: Ian Carmichael, Matthias Media's CEO, explains why he's still at Matthias Media and encourages us all to join him in supporting its ministry in three practical ways.

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Real household devotional habits

  • Angus Martin
  • 23 June 2020

Spending time in God’s word together brings light and life to your household because the home is primarily where Christianity is taught and caught.

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Biblical recruitment: Human-shaped service

  • Peter Tong
  • 10 July 2015

Most pastors at one time or another have had a conversation with someone engaged in ministry, when they tell us things aren’t going so well. It can be hard to diagnose the problem in the moment. Maybe the person is over it or burnt out, too busy elsewhere, or wanting to try something new.

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Why evangelistic courses are like a good joke

  • Stephen Liggins
  • 19 February 2016

I have a theory—admittedly it’s a little controversial, but I still think it holds good. It concerns jokes. In my opinion, jokes have a life-cycle of three stages. Stage 1 covers the first few times you tell it; it’s extremely funny, and you’re the life of the party. Stage 2 covers those situations where you continue to tell that same joke, and it all starts to get a bit boring.

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The Discouraging Problem of Poor Attendance

  • Matthias Media
  • 2 September 2014

You’ve put in the preparation, worked hard at understanding the passage, thought about the study and how you are going to lead the group through it. You are, in other words, primed and ready to go and then… only two of the seven members of your group turn up on

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The cross preacher

  • Tony Payne
  • 2 June 2015

“You can’t be a cross preacher and appear wise to the world.” This was the provocative line I jotted down about halfway through Phil Colgan’s address at the Nexus 2015 conference. I’m pretty sure, by the way, that ‘cross preacher’ was my abbreviation for ‘a preacher whose sermons are

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What to think about the body in the coffin

  • Hannah Ploegstra
  • 1 April 2016

Hannah Ploegstra explores the hope and good news signified by funerals.

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kategoria CD-ROM

  • Kirsten Birkett
  • 16 October 2009

This CD-Rom contains all the published editions of the journal 'kategoria', with a searchable index.

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How to prepare for Sunday

  • Cassie Watson
  • 2 July 2018

What did you do to prepare for church last week? You may think this is an irrelevant question if you’re not a pastor or service leader, but we can be better disciples—and disciple-makers—if we give careful thought to how we meet together.

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