But you're wrong!
- Jennie Baddeley •
- 29 September 2015
How do we disagree with each other? If you’ve been around any church for more than 12 months you’ll know that there are many disagreements. Sometimes these are fairly small and trivial. In every church I’ve ever been in there’s been an argument about the colour or type of the furnishings. And the carpet is a small issue compared with some of the wider ones that impact on life, like who Jesus is, how God saves, and other major doctrinal truths.
Stay fresh as you serve this year
- Richard Sweatman •
- 7 January 2019
Sometimes, especially if we’re returning to ministries we’ve been doing for a while, we can feel less than enthusiastic.
Tell your story
- DB Ryen •
- 8 February 2021
Giving someone a Bible when they don’t know Jesus (yet) is a great idea, but by itself it may not be as effective at saving souls as we’d think.
Flossing
- Stephen Liggins •
- 22 September 2015
Sometimes we take good advice. Sometimes we don’t. What about biblical exhortations? Take the following, for example: “always [be] prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you” (1 Pet 3:15). This instruction makes a lot of sense to a Christian.
Women, poverty and the persecuted church
- Marissa Smyth •
- 21 September 2015
The majority of countries where Christian persecution is most severe are the same countries that have extremely high rates of poverty. In fact, recent data by the Weekly Number demonstrates that gender inequality directly correlates to religious freedom—where gender inequality is higher, so is religious persecution. Afghanistan is the highest for both, the fifth worst place to be a Christian.
How to change an established group
- Richard Sweatman •
- 28 September 2015
How do you feel about change? Do you like new and different things, or do you prefer stability? Personally, I’m way down the stability end of the spectrum. If the packaging changes on my cereal box I have a bad week. I like things to be steady and predictable.
Gathering to pray
- Roger Carswell •
- 25 September 2015
Prayer from God’s children to our heavenly Father is never wasted. Every prayer is heard, and we “ought always to pray” (Luke 18:1-8). Throughout Scripture, though, I have noticed that, whilst individual prayer is vital and significant in the life of each believer, it’s when Christians gather together to pray that God chooses to intervene.
Everyone already knows: A chapter from Wisdom in Leadership
- Craig Hamilton •
- 17 September 2015
As we face the reality of our flaws and weaknesses, most of us will employ some common strategies. We will hide our weaknesses, minimize them, or deny them. We pretend they don’t exist. We don’t talk about them, we don’t acknowledge them, and we try our best to ignore them.
How to use pre-written Bible studies
- Richard Sweatman •
- 25 April 2018
Pre-written studies have a place in growth group leading, but they work best when we use them to teach the Bible well rather than just to save time.
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