For some time, I’ve been arguing that both complementarians and egalitarians alike have been letting the church down by failing to give proper place to women in the church. For complementarians, the failure has perhaps been more obvious. The focus has been so much on saying “this is what women cannot do” that the result… Continue reading Wanted -church mothers
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Why you should get baptised
We are hoping to have baptisms at our church this Sunday. Sadly, we won’t be able to be at our church for this. However, we are really excited that it is happening. I don’t think that there is much more exciting in the life of the church than seeing people get baptised, especially when it’s… Continue reading Why you should get baptised
Two Witnesses
Faithroots Podcast, Revelation 11
Should you watch The Chosen?
Cary and Cooper in their podcast have recently had “The Chosen” in their sights. The Chosen is a recent dramatization of the life of Jesus which has been hugely successful. Like most historical dramatisations, it blends specific historical data (in the case, events and words from the four Gospels) with imagined, or let’s suppose script.… Continue reading Should you watch The Chosen?
How will history judge you?
Changing the emphasis on one word can significantly alter the meaning of a question. You probably read the title of this article with the emphasise on “you”? However, my intention is to emphasise the “how”? You see, it’s one of those oft used phrases, along with expressing the desire to be “on the right side… Continue reading How will history judge you?
James’ issue is not with a bias against the poor
In James 2:3, those who leave the poor person standing and neglected are spoken to sternly. However, the problem James has identified is not so much, or not just that believers are neglecting some because they are poor or because they have taken a disliking to them. Rather, the reason that the bias is there… Continue reading James’ issue is not with a bias against the poor
The Complementarian compass
When we think about questions relating to the relationship between husbands and wives in the home and the role of men and women in the church, we tend to think of the debate being primarily between complementarians and egalitarians with a binary choice. I want to suggest that there are good reasons for not seeing… Continue reading The Complementarian compass
Where is Jesus?
One of the strange things about James’ letter is that Jesus doesn’t seem to be particularly prominent in the epistle. It is perhaps this, as much as discomfort with his take on faith and works which has tended to make it one of the less popular books of the Bible to study or to preach… Continue reading Where is Jesus?
Revitalisation questions
As promised, here are some follow up thoughts from my article about how to help churches without pastors. In that article, I suggested that it is likely that you will find yourself in a wider conversation about the need for revitalisation. Whether the conversation starts with an intentional request for this kind of help, or… Continue reading Revitalisation questions
How do you support a church without a pastor?
This was a question raised by Tim Wilson, pastor of Wheelock Heath Baptist church on Twitter. For context, Tim is involved with the Rural Project which is about supporting churches, plants and revitalisations in rural contexts, so similar to the kind of work I’m involved with in urban contexts. Here are my thoughts. I’m assuming… Continue reading How do you support a church without a pastor?
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