This week’s Faithroots Podcast is now on YouTube. Yes, you will have spotted that we are a bit out of order. I managed to miss a whole chunk of Luke 8 last week!
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Brephos, Keswick, Abortion, Social justice and the Bible
This is part two of my look at Brephos’ response to my friends on the Building Jerusalem podcast. In fact, I’m going to limit my response here to one segment of the podcast. The full episode is over 1 hour long, despite saying that they won’t use this podcast to defend themselves again in relation… Continue reading Brephos, Keswick, Abortion, Social justice and the Bible
Brephos Abortion, Keswick, Building Jerusalem, Social Justice and good faith conversations
Well, this little saga seems to be rumbling on. My friends, Steve Kneale and Stephen Watkinson run a podcast called Building Jerusalem. They recently tackled questions around the Brephos/Keswick Convention dispute. Brephos have now responded. First, they posted a short podcast encouraging their supporters to go and listen to the podcast. However, they also made… Continue reading Brephos Abortion, Keswick, Building Jerusalem, Social Justice and good faith conversations
Who chooses the songs?
Michael Lawrence asks “Who should pick the music?” In church. He actually means “who picks the songs”. His conclusion for reasons provided in his article is that the lead preaching pastor should do it. I think there are a couple of problems with his assumptions. The starting point is that it seems based on a… Continue reading Who chooses the songs?
A job interview or a doctor’s waiting room? How should we think about the church
Steve Midgely asks in Evangelicals Now whether our churches are more like “a group of people waiting for a job interview or those waiting in a doctor’s surgery.” He reminds us of Jesus’ statement that: ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous,… Continue reading A job interview or a doctor’s waiting room? How should we think about the church
Just start by chopping some wood
Back when I was at theological college, my home church linked me up with a smal, struggling church for a summer placement. One of things we did over the summer was talk about their future. They had some big ideas including moving from the village where they met to the nearby slightly larger town that… Continue reading Just start by chopping some wood
It’s that time of year … But what is that time of year?
It’s the start of a new term for many, in fact it’s in effect a new year if you are at school, college or university or parents if children who are (not forgetting teachers, tutors and lecturers). A dominant theme in Christian media and in social media tends to be around helping students to settle… Continue reading It’s that time of year … But what is that time of year?
Cold contact: Going door to door
Steve Kneale writes here about the pros and cons of door to door evangelism. He does so by helpfully comparing Christian outreach to the methods used by charity fund raisers.It’s worth noting that all he says about door knocking could be said about other forms of cold contact evangelism including street evangelism I should also… Continue reading Cold contact: Going door to door
Fragments
One of the reasons that Faithroots exists is to train and equip people to serve in church plants and local churches. I’ve just started putting together some videos on preaching and teaching Here’s the first one Here’s a link to the Graeme Goldsworthy book recommendation
“I will bless you”
There’s something profoundly significant in the statement “From this day on I will bless you” As you read it or hear it, I wonder how you are responding? I wonder if you are asking whether this statement could apply to you and your church right now? If from now on God will bless you, then… Continue reading “I will bless you”
