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Why we still need ministry apprenticeships

  • Colin Marshall
  • 1 September 2009

The Ministry Training Strategy has been around now in some form or another for 30 years. (We put on the first ministry apprentices at the University of New South Wales in 1979.) Today (as there always have been), there are questions about the value of doing a ministry apprenticeship. Is

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The natural salesman

  • Tony Payne
  • 1 September 2009

There were only three of us in Bible study group the other morning, and the other two guys were both in sales—one in property and one in software. We were talking about how to encourage other people with the message of the Bible (whether Christian or non-Christian), about why we

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Holidaying with God

  • 1 September 2009

This half-term, my wife, Kirsten, and I (with our son Joshua happily in tow) were able to enjoy a fantastic break in Brittany with some good friends. Brittany is a lovely part of France, and we were with great company, enjoying great food and great weather. We had a fantastic

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Gospel Convictions: Revised

  • Tony Payne
  • 1 September 2009

When we distributed a draft version of our ‘Gospel Convictions’ statement in our 21st birthday issue (in April this year), we hoped that our sharp-eyed, Bible-tuned Briefing community would help us improve the statement with their feedback. We haven’t been disappointed! Our sincere thanks to all who took the time

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The temptations of ministry: the three Ps

  • 1 September 2009

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Miraculous godliness

  • Paul Grimmond
  • 1 August 2009

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Water

  • Phillip Jensen
  • 1 August 2009

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Bible brief: Micah

  • 1 August 2009

The opening verse of Micah indicates the prophet's origin (“of Moresheth”), time of prophesying (during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah—about 750-700 BC) as well as the object of his prophecy: the people of Samaria (northern Israel) and Jerusalem (the capital of Judah in southern Israel). Less obviously, it

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Fruitcakes and the fruit of walk-up evangelism

  • 1 August 2009

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If I said I wasn’t a hypocrite, would you believe me?

  • Tony Payne
  • 1 August 2009

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