• James Cary
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• 27 June 2018

A basic rule of preaching seems to be that, no matter how long your sermon is, you’re allowed to take up a minute or two at the start telling a joke.

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• Andrew Paterson
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• 24 September 2015

Just as in the big cities, people in small towns need to hear and respond to the good news of Jesus. Here are some tips for any Christian living in a small community, and then some thoughts for those who are pastoring a church.

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• Stephen Liggins
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• 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.

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• Marissa Smyth
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• 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.

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• Angus Martin
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• 7 October 2019

Have you ever felt like you wanted a sign from God to know what to do? I know I have from time to time! But asking for signs can be dangerous.

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• Pete Bayliss and Dave Cochrane
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• 15 September 2015

This is the story of two men who decided to keep sharing the gospel in the face of personal tragedy.

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• Sandy Grant
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• 9 September 2015

Sandy Grant focuses his reading list on the European refugee crises, as well as marital faithfulness, the problem of youth-driven culture, and more.

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• David Mears
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• 11 September 2015

A Christian is “at the same time justified and a sinner” (simul iustus et peccator). It is one of the more well-known phrases of the Reformation. God in his grace and mercy has declared the Christian to be righteous due to the atoning work of Jesus Christ. And what God declares something to be, truly is. And yet at the same time, sin is still at work in our flesh.

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• Craig Hamilton
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• 10 September 2015

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.

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• Tony Payne
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• 18 January 2018

Any church leadership team can get a head start on The Vine Project journey by participating in a one-day workshop together using this workbook and the four video sessions containing a total of around four and a half hours of valuable content and guidance.

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