It’s been pointed out that the only way that you know if you’ve been called to pastoral ministry is not through an inner prompting, though some may experience this, it’s also not about having a few friends saying that they think you might be good at it. Rather, it’s about having a local church who… Continue reading Who will you send?
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The NHS, strikes and Junior Doctors’ Pay
One of the issues which keeps coming up with regards to recent NHS pay disputes is that Junior Doctors are able to seek better pay and conditions outside of the NHS, whether through leaving healthcare completely or by moving to another country where pay and conditions are better. I understand that over 10000 medics have… Continue reading The NHS, strikes and Junior Doctors’ Pay
Starting to think through the UK healthcare crisis from a Christian perspective
With NHS strikes having been in the news recently, I think it’s good for us to keep stretching our thinking about the issues involved. I’m going to do this over a few articles. My reason for doing so, is that I think Christians should be concerned about what happens in terms of society around us. … Continue reading Starting to think through the UK healthcare crisis from a Christian perspective
Tips for potential bloggers and podcasters
Following yesterday’s post, here is part 2 with some quick thoughts and tips for those considering blogging. In no particular order: Whatever you decide to do, commit to do it for the glory of God.
It’s about more than preaching
Yesterday, I argued that If we wanted churches that are theologically rich and culturally engaged (and I believe we need that), then rich preaching has a big part to play. However, even if we do the things that I argued for then I still think there’s a lot we need to do. We can’t expect… Continue reading It’s about more than preaching
Is my friend on the slippery slope?
My friend Steve Kneale wrote this article the other day arguing that if we are encouraging and offering theological training for men in the church, then we should also offer it for women too. Men and women should have equal access to this kind of training and education. All of that at first glance seemed… Continue reading Is my friend on the slippery slope?
Why I talk about the things I do
I occasionally speak to people who are thinking about giving some form of blogging a try -either a written blog like this or some form of podcast or vlog (video blog) on You Tube. I thought it might be helpful for those of you considering this if I were to talk about why I blog… Continue reading Why I talk about the things I do
How do we enrich our preaching?
This is a follow up to my article about deeper theological and cultural engagement. Where and how do we start to do this? Well, personally, I want to argue that we start with our preaching. Not everyone will agree with me on this. There’s a big argument for providing other vehicles and contexts for teaching. … Continue reading How do we enrich our preaching?
Why Biblically rich cultural engagement may not be happening in our churches as much as we would like
I’m picking up on a theme from two sources. First, there is my friend Tim Suffield’s tweet that prompted my little survey the other day. Then there’s a recent book that has been generating a lot of excitement among conservative evangelicals “Biblical Critical Theory” by Christopher Watkins. The book, according to some of the most… Continue reading Why Biblically rich cultural engagement may not be happening in our churches as much as we would like
Why you should do long preaching series in the Old Testament
I am planning to do some teaching through 1 and 2 Chronicles soon. It will be appearing on the Faithroots Podcast and there may also be a few accompanying articles. My main aim is to provide an additional training resource for those using Faithroots to help equip them for urban mission and planting. However, I… Continue reading Why you should do long preaching series in the Old Testament
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