Author: faithrootsdw

Foundational reading for urban ministry: Something from me

If you are contemplating Gospel work in the inner city or on an estate context, then I’d encourage you to have a read of this little e-book I wrote. Hope for the city is a look at applying the approach to missions and apologetics if JH Bavinck and, more recently, Dan Strange to reaching out… Continue reading Foundational reading for urban ministry: Something from me

Relearning our theological triage

One of the challenges that we all faced during COVID was that the intense pressure on health care meant that none urgent surgery and treatment had to be cancelled. There were two reasons for this. First, hospitals were at capacity treating virus patients. Second, we wanted to minimise face to face contact to reduce the… Continue reading Relearning our theological triage

Foundational reading for urban ministry … The most important book

This should perhaps be obvious and go without saying but the most important book you need to be reading if you are going to engage in urban pastoral ministry is the Bible. Still, it is worth repeating because sometimes although we know that in theory, we become too focused on the other tools we think… Continue reading Foundational reading for urban ministry … The most important book

Lessons from COVID: Fear and Control.

The COVID pandemic brought many of us into closer contact with mortality than we were used to.  With a high proportion of the population being at least significantly ill and high numbers going on to be hospitalised, intubated and even dying, it meant that lots of people knew at least of someone who had been… Continue reading Lessons from COVID: Fear and Control.

Foundational reading for urban ministry

One of the main aims of Faithroots is to help train and equip urban pastors and church planters. You will find a growing set of teaching resources here aimed at those who want to serve, in whatever capacity in urban church contexts but for all kinds of reasons will not be able to access theological… Continue reading Foundational reading for urban ministry

Can we trust the Gospel writers?

The other day, I saw a question on Twitter asking who we could trust better to give us an accurate understanding of who Jesus is -the Gospel writers of the 1st century or people who have written and commented later, medieval theologians, 19th -21st century sceptics etc?  Their argument was that we can trust the… Continue reading Can we trust the Gospel writers?

Rethinking the dates of the New Testament

One of the most significant writers of the 20th century was JAT Robinson. This is due to two books he wrote. The first, Honest to God, was significant in promoting liberal theology and religious scepticism. So it is perhaps surprising to know that the second was more likely to find support among conservative Christians. In… Continue reading Rethinking the dates of the New Testament

It’s high time that western conservative evangelicals started learning from non-western Christians

I have just had the privilege of visiting a conference held for Nigerian Christians who have settled in the UK.  What a blessing it was to worship with brothers and sisters and to sit under passionate preaching.  It prompted me to reflect on my experience of worship with non-western Christians.  Over the years, I’ve had… Continue reading It’s high time that western conservative evangelicals started learning from non-western Christians