It’s GCSE results day. If you or someone in your family are getting your results, then I hope you have got the results that you were hoping for and working for. I normally try and post something on results day with a focus on those getting their results. Primarily my aim is to encourage you,… Continue reading Don’t forget the teachers
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What I’ve written to Birmingham Council about street preachers, buskers and amplification
Dear …… I am writing concerning that PSPO for the city centre banning the use of musical instruments and amplification. I write as one of the pastors at Church Central North, one of the churches in Birmingham. We have members of our church involved specifically in Street Evangelism. I would want to first of all… Continue reading What I’ve written to Birmingham Council about street preachers, buskers and amplification
Putin’s victories
At the end of last week, President Trump welcomed President Putin to Alaska. This week Vladimir Zelensky heads to the White House joined by a number of European leaders to support him I’ve commented previously that Trump”s apparent willingness to carve up Ukraine, requiring mineral rights for the US whilst other territory is given up… Continue reading Putin’s victories
Why I’ve challenged Birmingham Council’s Public Spaces Protection Order on noise
As explained in a post yesterday, Birmingham City Council had introduced a PSPO banning the use of musical instruments and amplification equipment at all times in certain parts of the city centre. I’ve written to the Council asking them to revoke and reconsider the order. I’ve also written to Christian Concern to review if there… Continue reading Why I’ve challenged Birmingham Council’s Public Spaces Protection Order on noise
Birmingham Council’s Public Space Protection Order – impact on street Evangelism
This week, a “Public Space Protection Order” came into force in Birmingham city centre. It is designed to restrict the activities of buskers and street preachers. The stated aim is to respond to noise nuisance caused by their activities and prohibits the use of musical instruments and amplification within the city centre. To This move… Continue reading Birmingham Council’s Public Space Protection Order – impact on street Evangelism
Pick and mix? Evangelicals and the new Archbishop of Wales
We are still waiting to find out who the new Archbishop of Canterbury will be. In the meantime, the Church of Wales has appointed Cherry Van as its new Archbishop. Van is in openly same sex relationship. She has talked about having to keep her sexuality and relationship secret when serving in the Church of… Continue reading Pick and mix? Evangelicals and the new Archbishop of Wales
Selden College – the questions are still there
I recently wrote about a new college set up in Oxford that purports to be a Classical Christian College. Now I appreciate that the college are unlikely to pick up on my little blog. However, I was hoping to encourage people to at least ask those questions themselves before getting involved in promoting Selden College. … Continue reading Selden College – the questions are still there
51
Today is my 51st birthday meaning that I’m closer to 100 than I am to the day I was born. It’s a good opportunity to pause and reflect. The Israelites set up a stone that they called Ebenezer, a stone of help. This recognised both that they could look back on what God had done… Continue reading 51
Is the ministry pipeline broken? Starting to get some data
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been looking at the question of ministry pipelines. This was sparked by reading a number of comments back in 2024 to the effect that the pipeline had dried up and that churches were struggling to recruit people into Gospel ministry whilst traditional seminary style training schemes were… Continue reading Is the ministry pipeline broken? Starting to get some data
Is there a shortage of new pastors/church leaders? A discussion about recruitment and training
Last year, I picked up on some discussion about whether there was a problem with the ministry pipeline. Were we struggling to recruit people into church leadership, especially pastoral positions. I thought I’d do a little further digging. First I sent out a short survey (I’ll share results form this in a further article. Then… Continue reading Is there a shortage of new pastors/church leaders? A discussion about recruitment and training
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