I’m rounding off my little series of articles on the health of theological training by coming back to the article that prompted them. In the article in Evangelicals Now, James Robson made three statements that I think need a little bit of response from practitioners in the local church. The key related quotes are: “Not… Continue reading Healthy theological training: Is it possible to restart a failed conversation?
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Grief … Two years in
I’ve been sharing a few posts recently on pastoring people through seasons of grief. We are just coming in to the second anniversary of what was a challenging time for our family. Today marks two years since my father in law died. A few weeks later my mum also died after going into hospital for… Continue reading Grief … Two years in
Healthy theological training – learning from the strengths and weaknesses of the college system
In my last post on the topic I reflected on the way in which theological college helped because: In effect these two things are closely linked. We want to make sure that if training happens primarily in house that this does not happen in a silo. First of all, Theological Colleges and academics have a… Continue reading Healthy theological training – learning from the strengths and weaknesses of the college system
Yeast, fear and wisdom
Our latest podcast on Jesus and the Gospels takes a look at Luke Chapter 12.
How not to concede
Watching the US presidential election as an outside observer has been fascinating. I am not a US citizen but despite not having a vote that doesn’t mean I’m completely disinterested. The decision that US voters makes has far reaching implications for the rest of us. The US president is often referred to as the leader… Continue reading How not to concede
Hope For The City – Urban Subversive Fulfilment
Are you considering urban pastoral ministry, perhaps as a church planter? Do you want to study a bit of missiology, perhaps applied to a specific context? I wrote “Hope For The City” to help equip people for urban mission. It applies the thinking of Dutch Missiologist JH Bavinck to urban contexts. You can pick up… Continue reading Hope For The City – Urban Subversive Fulfilment
Healthy Theological training. The benefits and challenges of College
There’s much I appreciate about my training at Theological College. A key benefit for me was the support and discipline provided to help me learn the Biblical languages. There was access to a phenomenal theological library and more importantly there were lasting friendships with fellow students and with staff, not just faculty. One particular advantage… Continue reading Healthy Theological training. The benefits and challenges of College
Reproductive Rights?
Frequently over the past 24 hours as the US presidential result cane in, I’ve heard people talk euphemistically about reproductive rights. Specifically,they have lamented the set back that this will be to women’s reproductive rights. It leaves you wondering exactly what are the rights under threat? In some parts of the world, there are restrictions… Continue reading Reproductive Rights?
If we are looking for Healthy Theological Training we should not underestimate the place of long term experience of ordinary church life
Following my article last Saturday about whether we need healthy theological colleges, I’ve been developing some further thoughts. I thought first of all, that it might be helpful to say something about my own theological training and pathway into Gospel ministry. It’s fair to say that I didn’t completely follow the current primary pipeline exactly,… Continue reading If we are looking for Healthy Theological Training we should not underestimate the place of long term experience of ordinary church life
I cannot tell .. but this I know! Reflections on the US presidential election
As I write, the final results are still to come in but it looks absolutely certain that Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. What are we to make of that? Well, the first question we might want to consider is how did Trump win and the Democrats lose? Four years… Continue reading I cannot tell .. but this I know! Reflections on the US presidential election
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