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The 'family roles' model: Reflections on 1 Thessalonians 2

  • Simon Flinders
  • 4 July 2018

1 Thessalonians 2 is a fascinating chapter for helping us think through what ministry should look like, because in the space of just a few verses Paul compares himself to a father, a mother, and a child.

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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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It got a laugh

  • James Cary
  • 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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Reading into discipleship: How to really own a book

  • Laura Denny
  • 25 June 2018

Do you ever pick up a book—and a few pages in you realize you’re not sure what you just read?

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Pruning our thorns

  • Nathan Dempsey
  • 20 June 2018

We’re bearing fruit, we’re being as faithful to God as we know how to be, and we aren’t pursuing happiness the way the world tells us to. Doesn’t this make us the good soil?

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How to share the gospel with a stranger

  • Mike Taylor
  • 18 June 2018

Christians talk about the importance of fishing and the abundance of fish, and we tell others to fish—but few actually go out and fish, because we feel we’re no good at it. Here's some practical tips so you will be more confident in getting out there and putting your line in the water.

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Is there such a thing as a nominal Catholic?

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 13 June 2018

People from a Catholic or Orthodox background do not think about people being nominal; it is a very Protestant way of thinking.

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Discernment in our times

  • Dani Treweek
  • 11 June 2018

Discernment is a discipline that Scripture calls us to intentionally cultivate and exercise. How do we bring this discipline into our reactions in the public square?

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Interview: 30 years of Matthias Media

  • Ian Carmichael
  • 7 June 2018

We began with two goals. The first goal was to encourage churches to hold the line on biblical convictions, and to think through the shape of ministry that flows from those biblical convictions. The second goal was to produce resources that would help those churches to implement that type of ministry.

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Defend your body with the word

  • Karen Beilharz
  • 4 June 2018

Every day, I need to keep fighting to see myself the way God sees me—to see my reflection in his word instead of between the covers of a glossy magazine.

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